Tag: Grandparents Day
Grandmother Poems
We asked the poem Lola Haskins to share with us some of her thoughts about becoming a grandparent.
Grandfather’s Greatest Hits
That’s the Grammy-award winning artist, David Holt, with a smidjin of one of his mountain music classics, “Little Log Cabin in the Lane,” from his Grandfather’s Greatest Hits.
Folktales for National Grandparents Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Folktales-for-National-Grandparents-Day.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/5/2003 Folktales for National Grandparents Day Transcript It’s National Grandparents Day this Sunday, and the well-known storyteller, Jane Yolen, a grandparent herself, has offered a present specifically for grandsons, in her new collection of folktales: Mightier Than the Sword, World Folktales for Strong Boys. These […]
Grandparents
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Few-Words-about-Grandparents.mp3 Author Shelley Fraser Mickle Air Date 9/6/2002 Grandparents Transcript It’s National Grandparents Day this Sunday, and that has Shelley Fraser Mickle remembering. When a child is lucky enough to have a grandparent in his or her life, it’s like being armed with a Supreme Court Justice always ready to […]
National Grandparents Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Kids-and-Grandparents-an-Activity-Book.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 9/7/2001 National Grandparents Day Transcript It’s National Grandparents Day this Sunday, and if you’re a grandparent, or you know of one or two who might be looking for a quick course in grandparents lore, then Kids and Grandparents, an Activity Book by Ann Love […]
Grandparents Day
With National Grandparents' Day coming up this week, Rita Smith has a Rediscovery essay about grandparents of the past.
Grandparents
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 mention several of the fine books that have appeared recently about children and their interactions with the senior members of our families. […]