Pablo Picasso famously said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Perhaps that can be done by taking children to art museums, showing them great art, and, most importantly, giving children the space, the materials, and the encouragement to make their own art.
- Baseball Cards
September 20, 1999
As curator of a historical children’s literature collection, Rita Smith comes across many things youngsters stuck into pages of a book. Today, she discusses a recent find: baseball cards. Read more "Baseball Cards" - Fall Kids’ Cartoons
September 17, 1999
We’re talking today with Elaine Needelman about new shows for the fall TV lineup. Read more "Fall Kids’ Cartoons" - H. A. Rey
September 16, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/H-A-Rey.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/16/1999 H. A. Rey Transcript Hans Augusto Rey, better known as H.A., and his wife and collaborator Margret, escaped from Paris in ... - Robert McCloskey
September 15, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/McClosky.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/15/1999 Robert McCloskey Transcript In Boston they take their ducklings very seriously. In Boston Common, there’s a larger than life-sized statue of ... - Bullies
September 14, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Bullies.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/14/1999 Bullies Transcript On my way home from school every day in third grade, Paulie Sullivan beat me up. I fought him, ... - Roald Dahl
September 13, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dahl.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/13/1999 Roald Dahl Transcript It’s always struck me as one of the supremely correct accidents in the history of children’s books when ... - Grandparents
September 10, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Grandparents.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/10/1999 Grandparents Transcript Coming up this weekend is Grandparents Day on Sunday — a day for celebrations, and a good time to ... - Jack Prelutsky
September 9, 1999
That’s Jack Prelutsky, whose birthday it is today, with part of his poem, “I am Diggin a Hole in the Ceiling.” Read more "Jack Prelutsky" - Harry Potter
September 7, 1999
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Harry-Potter.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/7/1999 Harry Potter Transcript Got your running shoes on? Got the car warmed up? Today Scholastic Books finally releases, in this country, ...