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Review: The Dramatic Difference
Should you wish to use drama as an aid to exploring emotional discovery and empathy for 4-6 year olds, The Dramatic Difference, by Victoria Brown and Sarah Pleydell, is a great book for you. Should you wish to explore simple … Continue reading
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Book of the Month: Stuck in the Mud
I stumbled upon this delightfully funny book, Stuck in the Mud, just published in February of this year. One morning, a mother hen discovers one of her chicks is missing and stuck in the mud. She jumps in to rescue … Continue reading
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Review: Sam Pig at the Theatre
I excitedly ordered the hard-to-find children’s book, Sam Pig at the Theatre, part of a British series. Alas, that’s the last time I trust Amazon’s claim of age range. It is not for children 2-4. In fact, I’d likely read … Continue reading
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Taking Your Child to the Theater
If your child has never been to the theater, I recommend starting with a local children’s theater performed by either adults or children. In fact, theater performed by children can be the best introduction for your young child. You may … Continue reading
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Review: Beverly Billingsly Takes a Bow
I have begun what seems like a futile quest: quality picture books about acting. There are plenty about dance and music, but very few about the theatre. I will be hunting them all down (out-of-print ones too!) to determine the … Continue reading
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Looking for the Perfect PictureBook
Picture books are a dime a dozen these days, but really great picture books are still diamonds in the rough. Back when I didn’t have a toddler to chase around, you could often find me spending hours in the children’s … Continue reading
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Toddlers Like to Play Too
My daughter came with me while I taught. She’s only 14 months old, but she still participated in the movement exercise, Guided Imagery. Here they are being wind together:
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PictureBook Plays Goes to Greenfield Community College
The students of ECE: Creative Experiences and I had a lovely time playing last week. We started out with some wiggly warm-ups to loosen everyone up, played some grown-up improv games to get everyone in the story-telling mind-set, played some … Continue reading
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Book of the Week: The Happy Egg
I stumbled across The Happy Egg a couple of years ago. It was written by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by my old favorite Crockett Johnson (creator of Harold and the Purple Crayon). The pictures are deceptively simple. I say deceptively … Continue reading
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