Over twenty families visited the library yesterday and it was a fairly typical day of checking in and out books and making book recommendations. It is a marvel that so many parents are so deliberately looking after their children’s education. The day is full for us, going by in a blur as Emily and I enjoy conversations with… Read More Always Winter and Never Christmas
Having spent most of my life in northern Michigan, winter has always been a long season. After the holidaysespecially, it became the tradition in our family to hole up, play games, and read good books. This winter is turning out to be a mild one here in southwest Virginia, but the habit is established. My two youngest sons and… Read More A Season for Reading
Realms of Gold in Children’s Books by Bertha Mahoney and Elinor Whitney. This is my “gold standard” of good book recommendations. It was printed in 1929, so the books are old, though many are still in print, or have been reprinted. The recommendations in this nearly 800 page book are very clearly categorized. Part I… Read More Top Picks: Books about Books
When you think of getting an education, what first comes to mind? School? And what associations do you make with school? Desks? Chalkboards (my age is showing)? Teachers? Textbooks? When you think back to your own school days, whether recent or distant, I would be willing to bet that you can still conjure up the… Read More what is a LIVING BOOK? part four
Emily has written an art appreciation curriculum for SimplyCharlotteMason.com, called Picture Study Portfolios!You can read all about them here. Each portfolio contains everything you need to do a Picture Study unit on one artist: Instructions on how to do Picture Study A Biography of the artist written for children Suggestions for further reading on the… Read More Picture Study Portfolios
Picture Biographies by Ingri & Edgar D’Aulaire These books for elementary readers also make great read-alouds for younger children. They are children’s classics, written 70 years ago and are still in print! Husband and wife both worked on the words and pictures, a perfect team. Full color lithographs contain so much detail that young eyes… Read More Top Picks: Biography Series
Living Books are written by authors passionate about their subjects. Have you ever had the experience of looking forward to reading a book on a subject you were eager to learn more about, only to find yourself yawning or your mind wandering off, not long after you turned the first few pages? Perhaps you have… Read More what is a LIVING BOOK? part three
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Gentian Hill by Elizabeth Goudge reviewed by Martha, homeschooling mother It took me a while to get “into” Gentian Hill but after getting into it good, I love it. The beginning of it was actually a struggle for me and I had to re-read much of it. I think I had gotten to be a… Read More Gentian Hill
The Winged Watchman, Hilda Van Stockum When this book appeared on our Top 10 Family Read-Alouds I wrote that if you only read one book about WW2, this should be it, so it is appropriately heading up the list here. Great for younger students as well, everyone in the family will be on the edge of… Read More Top Picks: World War Two Historical Fiction