Homeschooling with Children’s Books

There is a lot of advice concerning how to homeschool your younger children from individuals who support a boxed curriculum to those who will tell you play is best. I firmly believe you should let your children and your own feelings guide the decisions you make about homeschooling – (while keeping in mind the requirements … Read more

Reading Comprehension for Any Book – Questions to ask your Child for any Book

We love taking novels and turning them into novel unit studies — as evidenced by our ever-growing list of free novel studies!  Sometimes, however, you just want to read the book without doing an in-depth unit…and that’s why we’ve created this list of questions for any age, any book… Setting Where does this story take place? … Read more

The Boxcar Children Early Reader Set Reviews

This article is in collaboration with Albert Whitman & Company. If you have ever daydreamed about living in a boxcar in the forest and going on adventures with your favorite playmates, you might be a fellow childhood fan of The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner.  These books are childhood gold and continue to stir … Read more

The Eagle, The Cave, and the Footbridge & The Lost Princess and the Jewel of Periluna Reviews

This article is in collaboration with 12 Gates Publishing. Fantasy books take us to places we could never go, give us ideas and inspiration that the laws of nature cannot alone provide, and create a world where lessons can be taught in a mysterious and impactful way. The Hamelin Stoop Series published by 12 Gates Publishing is a middle … Read more

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