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Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Chicago-Childrens-Humanities-Festival.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 10/23/2006 Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival Transcript For the next two weeks in Chicago, something extraordinary is happening: the Chicago Children’s Humanities Festival. From October 28th through November 12th, the city will be alive with cultural events for children and families — performances and exhibitions, […]

Kate DiCamillo

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Talking-with-Kate-diCamillo.mp3 Author Susan Raab Air Date 8/22/2006 Kate DiCamillo Transcript At this year’s Book Expo, Recess correspondent Susan Raab spoke with the award-winning author Kate DiCamillo about her most recent book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Brief Sound Clip

“The Tale of Desperaux” and Forgiveness Day

This description of reconciliation comes from Kate DiCamillo’s novel The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the 2004 John Newbery Medal, but the sentiment is shared by all of those who participate in International Forgiveness Day, which is held each year on the first Sunday of August.

100 Best Books for Children

Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/100-Best-Books-for-Children.mp3 Author John Cech Air Date 8/2/2004 100 Best Books for Children Transcript The summer is getting along, and the children around you have probably played those favorite videos and video games at least a million times. And if they’re played out and swum out and malled out, then it […]