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All three versions came from the Web site of Canadian author Robert Munsch. Hearing Robert Munsch read his own stories can be a revelation. He puts so much en
by dmlorenzetti 8y ago
All three versions came from the Web site of Canadian author Robert Munsch.
Hearing Robert Munsch read his own stories can be a revelation. He puts so much energy into the reading, in a way that kids seem to really enjoy. He also often deviates from the published text. Listening to him made me willing to take a lot more risks as a reader.
I read "Paper Bag Princess" to my daughter's kindergarten class, and then played them Munsch's rendition [0]. Whenever I go back, the kids ask if they can hear an author reading their own book.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIPrb-sA6Uo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIPrb-sA6Uo
- sevensor 8y ago> He also often deviates from the published text. I'm so glad to hear that! Especially with books I've read them many times, I'm going to get bored if I don't start taking liberties with the text.
- b0rsuk 8y agoThere's a hilarious trick you can pull off. Insert references and made-up characters into stories you read. I got the idea from an audiobook, which described someone who kept inserting "spotted female mule" into stories he read. See what's the most outrageous but harmless change you can get away with.
- codetrotter 8y ago> See what's the most outrageous but harmless change you can get away with. I don’t think I could keep a straight face for more than a couple of minutes at most if I tried to insert my own ideas into a story XD
- b0rsuk 8y agoAt least you do have a sense of humor. I know too many people who don't smile, and definitely don't laugh out loud.
- codetrotter 8y agoI do :) and sorry to hear about those people. Hopefully they laugh and smile sometimes, just you haven’t seen it.