Story Time #7: Dr. Seuss' ABC

Last week this was the answer to the question: "What's your favorite book?"

Length: 1:10

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Story Time #6: Chrysanthemum

This continues a run of "Story Time" episodes you'll see in the coming weeks, as the boy's been on a bit of an oral interpretation tear of late.

Here the Master Thespian "reads" from Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes. The Scholastic video adaptation features a brilliant voice performance by Meryl Streep, but here the boy riffs on his mother's vocal inflections. I make no money if you buy the book or DVD from Amazon.

The fact that his back is turned (and that a conversation is going on in the background) reinforces our sense that he is performing this entirely for his own enjoyment.

Length: 1:18

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Story Time #5: Oh Say Can You Say?

The boy's diction has taken a giant leap forward, as evidenced by his handling of this tongue twister from Dr. Seuss.

Length: 1:00

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