History-Sode | "The Cats Out of the Bag"
Why do we say this when a secret is revealed?Sources used:Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – historical citations for “let the cat out of the bag” and idiom notesMerriam-Webster Dictionary – idiom entr...
28 Aug 20253min
The Library Lantern : Part 2
Wren returns to the Hall of Hidden Wonders - a magical place that feels alive, changing each time she visits. The man in the green coat is waiting, and today he has a challenge: find her spark, the gi...
26 Aug 20258min
History-Sode | The Pencil
There’s a tiny tool in your backpack with a giant history. In this kid-friendly history-sode, Auntie Jo Jo traces the pencil’s journey from a 1500s graphite discovery in England to the first wooden pe...
21 Aug 20254min
The Library Lantern : Part 1
Wren Calder has always been good at staying invisible: at home, at school, even in the crowded hallways where louder voices take up all the space. But on a quiet afternoon in the school library, she s...
19 Aug 20259min
Author Spotlight | Elephant Beach with Christine Devane
Auntie Jo Jo’s Library opens her library to a very special guest! This episode I sat down with author Christine Devane to talk about her children’s book, Elephant Beach.Christine shares how she brings...
15 Aug 202524min
History-Sode | Popcorn
Popcorn and movies go together like peanut butter and jelly but how did this crunchy, buttery snack become a star at the theater? Sources used:National Popcorn Board – History of PopcornSmithsonian Ma...
14 Aug 20254min
The Mystery Locker Key
On the first day of seventh grade, Sam expects the usual: new classes, new teachers, and probably a forgotten locker combination. What he doesn’t expect is for a strange brass key to tumble out of his...
12 Aug 20254min
History-Sode | The School Year
Why does school start in late summer and end in late spring? And who came up with the idea of school in the first place? Sources used:PBS Learning Media – A History of School in AmericaNational Park S...
7 Aug 20256min
