The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb 23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023 Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare is number 66 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Charles Lamb was an English essayist who along with his sister…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson 16 Mar 202316 Mar 2023 Now we need to diverge a bit from our original list, which lists "Eliot's Poetry for Children" as the next entry. This may refer to Charles Eliot, former president of…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Hunt Jackson 9 Mar 202310 Mar 2023 Bits of Talk for Young People by "H. H." is number 64 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. It is a book of poetry…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Andrews 2 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 Those familiar with the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling may already be familiar with The Seven Little Sisters by Miss Jane Andrews — number 63 on The Hundred Best Books…
Site Updates Things to Do: March ~ Updated 27 Feb 202327 Feb 2023 We have updated our March learning calendar for 2023. In March we look forward to getting outside a bit more. This month's "things to do" include: 32 favorite finds. 29…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Dodge 23 Feb 202323 Feb 2023 The children's classic Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge is number 62 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Mary Elizabeth…
The Library The Wright Brothers ~ Free eBook 20 Feb 202320 Feb 2023 The Wright Brothers by Fred C. Kelly is the biography authorized by Orville Wright after his brother's death. Fred C. Kelly was a journalist and friend of the Wrights. Kelly…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Church 16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023 Alfred J. Church was a classical scholar and Latin professor born in 1829. After becoming the headmaster of a grammar school he began rewriting the classics for young people. Church's…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Scudder 9 Feb 202310 Feb 2023 Horace E. Scudder was the author of a series of 8 books known as the Bodley Books about a family's travels. This series in addition to Scudder's Book of Folk…
The Library Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook 6 Feb 20236 Feb 2023 We are currently working through writer and educator James Baldwin's list of 100 Best Books for Children. Many will be familiar with Baldwin's own works such as Fifty Famous Stories…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin 2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023 Evenings at Home is a collection of children's stories by John Aikin and his sister and number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Edgeworth 26 Jan 20235 Feb 2023 The Parent's Assistant is a collection of children's stories by Maria Edgeworth and number 50 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. The book contains…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Yonge 19 Jan 20235 Feb 2023 In keeping with the history theme, the next 6 books on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are histories by Charlotte Marie Yonge. Charlotte Yonge…
The Library The Child’s Illuminated Prayer Book ~ Free 17 Jan 202317 Jan 2023 This really is a beautiful book! Published in 1846, the copy we have access to shows its age a bit. But we have included retouched images that hopefully will help…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Dickens 12 Jan 20235 Feb 2023 The next book on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is another history. A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens was originally written as…
The Library Now We Are Six ~ Free eBook 9 Jan 202310 Jan 2023 January 2023 brings another A.A. Milne work into the public domain in the U.S. Now we Are Six is a book of 35 poems. Many deal with Christopher Robin, and…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Abbott’s Histories 5 Jan 20235 Feb 2023 A series of histories by Jacob Abbott is next on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Jacob Abbott was an extremely prolific writer of children's…
Site Updates Things to Do: January 2023 29 Dec 20223 Jan 2023 Happy New Year! We have updated our January learning calendar for 2023. This month's "things to do" include: 26 free eBooks (including Winnie-the-Pooh). 10 Bible reading plans for the new…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Scott 15 Dec 20225 Feb 2023 Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe is number 12 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Sir Walter Scott came from a large family in Scotland. When…
The Library The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories ~ Free 12 Dec 20229 Dec 2022 Just in time for Christmas, The Children's Book of Christmas Stories edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner provides 35 Christmas tales for you to read aloud. Many…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Lanier 8 Dec 20225 Feb 2023 Numbers 10 and 11 on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are children's versions of King Arthur and Percy by Sidney Lanier. While Sidney…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Kingsley 1 Dec 20225 Feb 2023 Numbers 7, 8, and 9 on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are classics by author Charles Kingsley: The Heroes, The Water-Babies, and Madame…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Hawthorne 17 Nov 20225 Feb 2023 Number five and six on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are classic retellings of the Greek myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Wonder Book…
The Library Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook 14 Nov 202215 Nov 2022 Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a free poetry book aimed at young readers. It was compiled in the early 1900s by Nora Archibald Smith and Kate…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Wyss 10 Nov 20225 Feb 2023 Continuing our adventure theme, number four on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss. The Swiss Family…
The Library 100 Best Books for Children ~ Defoe 3 Nov 20225 Feb 2023 Number three on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe…