Website Review: MrsP.com
Adds some excitement to storytime for little ones.
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What Parents Should Know
Parents need to know that this free storytelling site offers lightly entertaining children’s stories read by an animated character named Mrs. P.
Parents need to know that this free storytelling site offers lightly entertaining children’s stories read by an animated character named Mrs. P.
Families can talk about fairy tales and why they remain so
popular hundreds of years after they were written. What kind of
lessons can you learn from characters like Jack, Goldilocks,
and Little Red Riding Hood? Also, why do you think this site
shows Mrs. P reading the stories rather than turning them into
animations? How does hearing a story and not seeing it
encourage you to use your imagination?
Actress Kathy Kinney played cantankerous secretary Mimi
Bobeck on
The Drew Carey Show
. But on MRSP.COM, Kinney -- one of the site’s
co-creators -- dons a pair of reading glasses as Mrs. P., a
storyteller with an Irish brogue and a dry sense of humor. Mrs.
P sits in her flash-animated study, surrounded by quirky,
clickable objects. Click on her bookcase and Mrs. P will read
whichever book you choose. There are fairy tales aplenty, along
with other children’s classics like "The Tale of Peter
Rabbit." Older kids can check out Edgar Allan Poe’s
“The Tell-Tale Heart” (but maybe not right before
bedtime).
Though a high-tech endeavor, MrsP.com aims to preserve the
very low-tech pastime of reading and storytelling. The
sophisticated animation and high level of interactivity are
undoubtedly digital age, but Mrs. P. also employs some
delightfully old-fashioned touches, like prefacing her tales
with personal anecdotes. The stories are light on illustration,
compelling kids to use their imaginations to flesh out the
tales. Well done overall, with the promise of more stories to
come.
PBSKids.org/Lions
OneMoreStory.com
Childrenslibrary.org
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