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Micky Dolenz

Here's Kevin Shortsleeve celebrating the birthday of Mickey Dolenz, one of the real believers in wonderful entertainment for young people.

James Joyce’s Nonsense

It was James Joyce's birthday this weekend, and Kevin Shortsleeve has something to say about this famous Irish author and his gift for nonsense.

Charles Perrault

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Charles-Perrault.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 1/10/2002 Charles Perrault Transcript Charles Perrault, born in Paris in 1628, had an active life. He first became a lawyer, but growing bored with that, he became chief clerk in one of the city offices and then Receiver-General of Taxes for the city of […]

Spielberg’s AI

John Cech explores how Steven Spielberg's new film, AI, taps into primal themes of children's literature.

Howard Pyle

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Howard-Pyle.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/7/2001 Howard Pyle Transcript Way back in 1877, American children going through their latest issues of St. Nicholas Magazine discovered some little fables with illustrations quite different from those to which they were accustomed. These simple drawings had a strong, heavy line, and a […]

Comics and Fairy Tales: Art Spiegelman’s Little Lit.

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Little-lit.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 1/9/2001 Comics and Fairy Tales Transcript I can’t think of a better combination of favorite things than folk tales and comics. Enlist some of our more intriguing cartoonists and illustrators like Walt Kelly, Bruce McCall, William Joyce, and Harry Bliss to adapt one of […]

Banned Book Week

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Banned-Books.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 9/25/2000 Banned Book Week Transcript The American Library Association has designated September 23 through the 30th as Banned Book Week. That practice, as Rita Smith reminds us, has been with us for quite awhile. Pressure to remove certain books for children from library shelves […]

Barishnikov’s Favorites

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Barishnikovs-Favorites.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 5/19/2000 Barishnikov’s Favorites Transcript There’s a series of 13 animated films for children called “Stories from My Childhood,” that is available on video tape and DVD. The collection of films is hosted by Mikhail Baryshnikov, and it’s based on a program that’s run on […]