Read great books and stories, with Mrs. Michalowski and SJC teachers and students.
Episodes
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
A very special harmonica appears in Mike's path...could it be Friedrich's?
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Welcome back guest reader and my favorite children's librarian, Uma N, from Willowbrook, Illinois!
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
1935, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Meet Mike Flannery: a talented piano player and a very tall orphan.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
This is the harrowing, final section of Part 1 of Echo. But it is not the end of Friedrich's tale, I promise.
Friday May 01, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
It's hard to stop reading - want so much to find out what happens next.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
What do you all think of Severus Snape? I think he's just misunderstood...
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
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
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
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
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Friedrich discovers a...ghost? And learns something disturbing about his beloved sister.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Harry gets an incredible, and possibly dangerous, gift from Fred and George.
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
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
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
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
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
Monday Apr 20, 2020
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
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
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
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
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
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
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
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
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
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!