Videos

  • Week 37: Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying! read by Jessica Blandy, 2nd Grade Teacher at Grandin Court Elementary School, and President of the Roanoke City Council of PTAs

  • Week 36: The Great Truck Rescue read by Don Richardson, Supervisor of Maintenance

  • Week 35: The Color Monster, read by Dr. Hayley Poland, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and Sgt. Brandi Lazare, Sergeant of Community Engagement, Roanoke Sheriff's Office

  • Week 34: When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left, Mary-Katherine Schmidt, Supervisor of Early Learning

  • Week 33: Horton Hears a Who, Stan Robinson, Director of Facilities

  • Week 32: The World Needs More Purple People, Danielle Allen, Principal, Hurt Park Elementary School

  • Week 31: The Snowy Day, Carisa Stallworth, Director of Payroll

  • Week 30: Oh, the Places You'll Go! Anthony Swann, Assistant Principal, Monterey Elementary School

  • Week 29: Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You, Dr. Brenda Russ, Principal, Round Hill Elementary School

  • Week 28: The Monster Who Ate My Peas, Candace Rippey, Reading Specialist, Lincoln Terrace Elementary School

  • Week 27: Mae Among the Stars, Olivia Hiner, Kindergarten Teacher, Monterey Elementary School

  • Week 26: Green Eggs and Ham, Rebecca McConchie, Special Education Teacher, Morningside Elementary School

  • Week 25: The Great Fuzz Frenzy, Kristin Gierke, 5th Grade Teacher, Lincoln Terrace Elementary School

  • Week 24: I Got the Rhythm, Ariel Austin, Music Teacher, Lincoln Terrace Elementary School

  • Week 23: One Winter's Day, Kathleen Jackson, Chief Financial Officer

  • Week 22: Isabel and Her Colores Go to School, Karina Altamirano, Bilingual Assistant | Asistente Bilingüe

  • Week 21: Baby Ballers: Michael Jordan, Wes Williams, Executive Director of Technology

  • Week 20: Peanut Butter & Cupcake!, Corey Allder, Director of Community Engagement

  • Week 19: Math Curse, Dr. Julie Drewry, Executive Director for Research, Accountability, & Assessment

  • Week 18: The Dot, Wade Whitehead, 5th Grade Teacher at Crystal Springs Elementary School

  • Week 17: The Little Snow Plow, and Harold Loves His Woolly Hat, Dr. Verletta White, Superintendent

  • Week 16: Wintercake, Kelly Sandridge, Chief Communications & Community Engagement Officer

  • Week 15: Libby Loves Science, Dr. Eric Anderson, Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education

  • Week 14: Mmm, Cookies!, Mary Lawson, Kindergarten Teacher, Morningside Elementary School

  • Week 13: Captain Buckle and Gloria, Chris Perkins, Chief Operations Officer

  • Week 12: The Magical Yet, Myra Wasson, 4th Grade Teacher, Fallon Park Elementary School

  • Week 11: Ada Twist, Scientist, Dr. Alan Seibert, Constituent Services & Government Relations Officer

  • Week 10: All Through the Night, Dr. Schwanda Jackson, Director of Equity and Organizational Diversity

  • Week 9: King Bidgood's in the Bathtub, Dr. Lisa Renard Spicer, Supervisor of English for Middle & High Schools

  • Week 8: A Very Cranky Bear, Archie Freeman, Chief Academic Officer

  • Week 7: A Song of Frutas, Courtney Poindexter, Fallon Park Elementary

  • Week 6: Caps for Sale, read by Jeff Merritt, Cox Communications - Roanoke

  • Week 5: I Am Enough, read by Jasmine Swann, Westside Elementary School

  • Week 4: Knight Owl, read by Dr. White, Superintendent

  • Week 3: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, read by Chaz Tyree, Preston Park Elementary School

  • Week 2: The Kissing Hand, read by Sharon Ritter, Virginia Heights Elementary School

  • Week 1: My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, read by Malcolm Mitchell, Author and Former NFL Super Bowl Champion