We wanted to let our visitors know that we are out of the office for two weeks–August 7-21. If you are needing a book that we publish before we get back to work on August 22nd, we recommend you purchase it on Amazon.com to avoid the delay. We hope you are all having a wonderful… Read More Vacation Leave
The Year Round is the newest offering from Living Library Press. This paperback reprint of a 1932 nature guide, written and illustrated by Clarence Hylander, is an excellent adjunct to a student’s nature studies. Mr. Hylander states that his purpose in writing the book is to assist not only the student, but the parent or… Read More Introducing: The Year Round
Living Library Press is pleased to announce the release of our newest reprint: Cardboard Modelling by William Heaton. This Hardcover book is twice the length of the introductory Paper Modelling at 176 pages. Cardboard Modelling is the second book that Charlotte Mason used in her schools to teach the art of Sloyd, the Swedish handicraft… Read More Cardboard Modelling is Available!
In our continuing tradition of re-publishing living science books we have added The First Book of Sound by David C. Knight. This is intended for Form II (grades 4-6) and explains the principles of sound and the science of acoustics. The book is full of illustrations that are dated to the 1950s but continue to be relevant… Read More Newest Living Library Press Release
The Tower by the Sea by Meindert DeJong I have written before about one of my all-time favorite children’s authors, Meindert DeJong, and try to pick up one of his titles now and then. Though The Wheel On the School and The House of Sixty Fathers are among my most beloved books, I am never disappointed in… Read More Summer Goody: The Tower by the Sea
The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge. My favorite modern women’s author unfolded a pageant of characters as usual, this time in the historical setting of the British civil war. In typical Goudge fashion, her insight into the nature of man’s heart and how that produces the decisions and actions of the diverse characters is perceptive… Read More What I Read in March
The fuller life gets, or the older I get, the faster the years fly by, so incredibly I close the 2017 chapter so shortly after having lived 2016. Here are the books I completed in November and December. I am sorry I didn’t post November’s sooner but let the holiday season take precedent over publishing my… Read More End of Year Wrap-Up
Summer is a wonderful rest from the school year routine. For me, it has become my most intense season as I help moms plan their coming school year, so I beg your understanding for neglecting to post blogs often here. These are the most recent books I have finished. School Education by Charlotte Mason. I am… Read More Summer Reading
Truthfully, I was reading in 12 books last month, and that’s pretty average for me, but these are the only ones that I finished in May. I try to read in two or three of them every day, but every day read different books. For a couple of years, I have been trying to read… Read More Books Read in May
“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” – Desiderius Erasmus If you’re a homeschooler, you know that this is the season of spending money on books to prepare for the coming school year. Or, if like me you buy them whether it is… Read More The Cost of a Book