Read great books and stories, with Mrs. Michalowski and SJC teachers and students.
Episodes
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
Saturday Apr 11, 2020
All diaries have secrets, but this one has that little something extra.
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
Thursday Apr 09, 2020
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
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
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Dead cats, dingy toilets, ghostly professors...and some untold history of Hogwarts.
Monday Apr 06, 2020
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
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!
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
This is PART 1 OF CHAPTER 7. Please click the next podcast for Part 2. Thank you to Alex C, from Summit, New Jersey for guest reading. Your acting chops really shine in your reading!
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Brrrr....it's c-c-c-cold on the island this winter. How will the animals survive?
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 04, 2020
Welcome back guest reader Camilla from London, England! Happy Sunday everyone.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Roz needs a new foot, Brightbill needs to follow his instincts...change is coming.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
It's Saturday - what better way to spend it than sleeping in late and listening to Chapter 5 when you wake up? Have fun! -Mrs. M
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Brightbill is now officially a moody teenager. And those pesky bears are back...
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Let's here it for Seattle, WA! Our wonderful guest reader Laura Z is in the house again, reading Chapter 4. Enjoy.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Brightbill makes the world's cutest friend. And he's starting to grow up..ah, tweens.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
How do you build a garden in the wild? What will you use to fertilize the soil? How about inviting all your neighbors over to poop in it...that might work! (Don't try this at home)
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Welcome back Laura Z from Seattle, Washington! One of our most popular readers is back to treat you to her dulcet tones and fantastic voices. Thank you Laura - and happy April to all our listeners!
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Goslings hatch. Goslings need to eat. How hard can it be for a robot to be a mother?
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Here we go! Starting the 2nd Harry Potter book today. There are 18 chapters, so we will have 18 episodes for you over the next 18 days. I'm super excited because I've actually never read this book!
Enjoy and thank you JK Rowling for the permission to record for our students during e-learning.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Day 3 of The Wild Robot and Roz learns a life-changing skill: how to speak to the animals!
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
This is it! The final chapter and a final showdown between Harry and...? You'll have to listen to find out.
Tomorrow we start the 2nd Book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
We are down to the last two episodes in the first book. Things are going to get a little hairy for Harry in this chapter! Enjoy the excitement.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
I. Love. This. Book. And so will you. It's nothing short of magical.
Thank you to Peter Brown for writing this instant classic about robots, nature, being a mom, adventure, danger, understanding and most of all, connecting to each other.
Here we go! The Wild Robot.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
We head back to England, this time to London, for guest reader Camilla S. This is how Harry Potter was meant to be read! Thank you and long distance air hugs, Camilla!
#lovethataccent
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Here we are, at the end of One-Third Nerd - what will become of Cupcake, Dakota, Izzy, Dodge, Moses and Liam?
I hope you enjoyed this book. It has the best illustrations throughout, which really add to the story - if you ever get a chance, grab a copy and check them out!
COMING UP NEXT, STARTING SATURDAY, MARCH 28:
THE WILD ROBOT, by Peter Brown. (A modern masterpiece!)
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Yesterday, our guest reader was in northern England. Today, sail back across the Atlantic and soar clear across the US to gorgeous Eugene, Oregon, to hear from another lifelong friend and Harry Potter fan, Tris O.
Enjoy and Go Ducks!
#Benetclassof86 #Osh
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
I know, I know, I keep saying this but seriously: Don't Try this Stuff at Home! Dakota, sheesh. On the other hand, she might just be on to something...
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Today, at last, we have a real live British person reading our chapter! My old friend Leanne E, from Leeds, North Yorkshire, England will delight your ears with her wonderful reading. Thank you Leanne. Also, kids, check out this link to see how magical North Yorkshire is: https://www.yorkshire.com/places/north-yorkshire
Geography lesson included free of charge : )
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Time is running out for raising the money to take Cupcake to the vet to solve the peeing-in-the-apartment problem.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Thank you again to yesterday's guest reader Alex C from New Jersey. Tomorrow, fingers crossed, we will have a guest reader from the other side of the world! Stay tuned...
This is another action packed chapter - enjoy!
Mrs. M
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Again, don't try this at home. Microwave safety everyone - it's important!
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Meet Alex C, today's guest reader from Summit, New Jersey. He is a real pro - you're going to love this reading. As a professional actor (Law and Order anyone?) and a dad, he's the perfect combination to do a fantastic reading. Enjoy!
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Tennis anyone? (well, not really and not here in Chicago because it's been SNOWING all afternoon). But Liam gets an invite to play, so his social life is looking up! Have a great week, Mrs. M
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Hope you had a lovely weekend with your families. I saw a funny meme today that said, REMINDER: 9pm is the time to remove your day pajamas and put your night pajamas on. Had to share. Ok - enjoy the chapter!
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
My apologies in advance for cracking up while reading Chapter 13. The image of Dakota and Liam trying to get a diaper on Cupcake is just too funny. Happy Sunday!
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Exciting chapter! Happy Sunday to you, wherever you are. Stay home, stay strong, stay curious and go for long walks with your family. And read Harry Potter! That's my new daily motto. -Mrs. M
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Two chapters today! And probably every day from here on out. Dakota does something NO little sister should ever do to her siblings today....enjoy.
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Woohoo, it's Saturday! Welcome to our listeners from Germany. We truly are all one family in this world, and certainly our 22-year global love of Harry Potter clearly demonstrates that. Hope you all have a lovely day with your family - thanks for letting me be a part of it too.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Cupcake just can't stop peeing on the floor, Dakota sulks, and we meet the fun-loving 47s.
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Guest Reader Alert: please welcome Kate G: an SJC alum, Benet Academy senior, and future Indiana University Hoosier. Thank you Kate for sharing your love of Harry Potter with us!
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Today we meet Moses, the new kid at school who is also, perhaps, the coolest kid at school. What will he say when he sees Liam's pink glitter bracelet?