Episodes
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 13, Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Welcome back guest reader from Seattle, Washington: the incomparable Laura Z!
Too bad we all can't watch Quidditch matches -- especially ones like this -- on ESPN.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Echo, Chapters 14-17
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Friedrich and his family have much to fear. But reader, don't forget the midwife's prophecy from the fairy tale at the beginning of the book: "Your fate is not yet sealed. Even in the darkest night, a star will shine, a bell will chime, a path will be revealed."
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Echo, Chapters 10-13
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
The terrifying reality of life under Hitler is starting to hit home for Friedrich and his father.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 12, The Patronus
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
What if your happiest memory could save you from a Dementor?
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11, The Firebolt
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Our favorite guest reader, Camilla S, direct from London, UK. Thank you as always Camilla!
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Echo, Chapters 5 & 6
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Friedrich discovers a...ghost? And learns something disturbing about his beloved sister.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 10, The Marauder's Map
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Harry gets an incredible, and possibly dangerous, gift from Fred and George.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Echo, Chapter 4
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Friedrich works and learns at the factory, but not everyone is on his side.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 9, Grim Defeat
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Guest Reader Alert: Thank you Sarah W, from T. Ford Library!
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Echo, Chapters 1-3
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Bullies abound, but Friedrich's family has his back.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 8, Flight of the Fat Lady
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Professors Lupin and Snape - friends?
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
NEW BOOK STARTS NOW: Echo, by Pam Munoz Ryan
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Woohoo - on to our next GREAT book. This time, it's Echo, a book that is a whopping 585 pages long BUT flies by. The characters in this book will warm and break your heart - they will stay with you long after we finish reading. Get ready for an epic saga that takes place around the world and in the beginning at least, in a fairy tale world somewhere in a forest in Germany...I love this book and can't wait to read it with you. Enjoy!
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 7, The Boggart in the Wardrobe
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
This chapter reminded me of Monsters Inc...
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6, Talons and Tea Leaves
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Really, should anyone seek to know their future?
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 86 - Epilogue
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Sometimes the world needs a happy ending : )
Tomorrow, a new book - stay tuned for updates!
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 5, The Dementor
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Creepy creatures coming to Hogwarts.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 74-78
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Oh no, RECOs. Lots of them.
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4, The Leaky Cauldron
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
The gang is back together again, getting back-to-school supplies. What could possibly go wrong?
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 68-73
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
There's little that scares a mother more than when she loses her child in a big city.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 3, The Knight Bus
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Harry, a runaway on the streets of London?
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 63-67
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Big waves, deep water, and a whale.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 2, Aunt Marge's Big Mistake
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Yikes, it's Aunt Marge...
Friday Apr 17, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 57-62
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Life on the run can be dangerous.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1, Owl Post
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Away we go! The 3rd book begins with a birthday and some very good friends. Watch for some guest readers from around the world in coming chapters.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 51-56
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Roz and Brightbill are on the run!
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18, Dobby's Reward
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Another school year wraps up at Hogwarts, with even more secrets and surprises at the very end. Tune in tomorrow as we start book 3:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!
And if you are an SJC student in grades 2-4, be sure to log in and take the AR quiz on Chamber of Secrets. Lots of points (and lots of prizes to be won).
Thanks for listening,
Mrs. M
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 46-50
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Goodbyes are never easy.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17, The Heir of Slytherin
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
What and who are down in the Chamber?!
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 40-45
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
A midnight surgery in a dark, deserted barn. What could go wrong?
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16, The Chamber of Secrets
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
As multiple secrets start to unravel, Harry and Ron find themselves dangerously close to a dark force that wants them dead.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 31-39
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Reunited, and it feels so good...
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 15, Aragog
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Um...spiders. Get ready for spiders. Good thing our wonderful guest reader doesn't mind spiders! Please welcome Katie Filbin, Librarian at St. Francis Xavier School in La Grange, as she reads to us all about...very scary spiders. Thanks Katie!
Monday Apr 13, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 25-30
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Sadly, today's chapters are all too relevant for many of our American neighbors in the south. Tornado season is here - but clearly, Roz was built for protecting her farm.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14, Cornelius Fudge
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Guest reader alert! Please welcome Uma Nori, Head of Youth Services at the Thomas Ford Library here in Western Springs, IL. Known as Ms. Uma to her many fans, she is a local treasure. Thank you Uma!
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 13, The Very Secret Diary
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
All diaries have secrets, but this one has that little something extra.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 8-16
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Life on the farm turns out to be pretty wonderful. But Roz still has a longing...
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12, The Polyjuice Potion
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
The potion is ready! But will all go as planned?
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
The Wild Robot Escapes, Chapters 1-8
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Roz wakes up in a very different world...with humans!
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11, The Dueling Club
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
No one reads aloud like a librarian! Welcome today's guest reader, Sarah Wilson, Youth Services Librarian at the Thomas Ford Library. Thank you Sarah! I can't wait for the T. Ford to reopen : )
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
The Wild Robot, Chapters 76-80
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
The exciting and emotional...end? This might be the last installment of The Wild Robot, but I assure you, the story is not over.
Come back tomorrow for the sequel!
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10, The Rogue Bludger
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
More Quidditch! And a very bizarre injury for poor Harry.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
The Wild Robot, Chapters 71-75
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Action, danger, and some serious damage. Things are getting serious.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9, The Writing on the Wall
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Dead cats, dingy toilets, ghostly professors...and some untold history of Hogwarts.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
The Wild Robot, Chapters 65-70
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
A wild party, a beautiful sunrise, and 3 new robots...
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Harry Potter & Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 8, The Deathday Party
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Hmmm...hanging out in a roomful of ghosts...would that count as social distancing?
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
The Wild Robot, Chapters 59-64
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Reunited, and it feels so good! And spring has sprung...at last.
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
This is Part 2 of Chapter 7. Please click the earlier episode and listen to Part 1 first! Thank you Alex C - you are one of my favorite readers!