The Library The Hundred Best Books for Children ~ Introduction 22 Sep 202221 Sep 2022 Back in 1884, The Book-Lover by James Baldwin was published. Baldwin was a teacher, author, and Editor-in-Chief for American Book Company (a large textbook publishing company in the late 1800s).…
The Library Mother Carey’s Chickens ~ Free eBook 22 Aug 202222 Aug 2022 Looking for a great read-aloud? Here it is: Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin is a family favorite. It was Captain Carey's favorite Admiral who was responsible for the…
How-To 4 Ways to Incorporate Poetry ~ Resources 21 Apr 20225 Jul 2022 Poetry? Depending on the age of the student, the word might draw a blank look, an unhappy expression, or a dark scowl! If we do this right, from the beginning,…
The Library Preparing for Easter ~ Review 11 Apr 202211 May 2022 Fans of C. S. Lewis may be interested in these 50 devotional readings leading up to Easter. Preparing for Easter is a 7-week (plus one day) devotional taken from the…
The Library The Children’s Own Longfellow ~ Free eBook 28 Mar 20227 Jul 2022 Longfellow has long been a favorite of homeschool moms. Because of the concrete storytelling element, his poems make an easy introduction to poetry. The Children's Own Longfellow is an illustrated…
Activities Activity: Describe ~ Free Form 23 Mar 20227 Jul 2022 One of the marks of a good writer is the ability to paint a picture in the reader's mind of what is happening. Instead of simply telling what happened, by…
Online Poetry Anthology “The Cloud” by Shelley 17 Mar 20227 Jul 2022 I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,From the seas and the streams;I bear light shade for the leaves when laidIn their noon-day dreams.From my wings are shaken the dews…
Activities Activity: Storytelling Prompts 9 Mar 202211 Jul 2022 Storytelling is a great way to dip a toe into creative writing. It borrows from narrating, and redirects the process from retelling the story of someone else to telling your…
The Library Black Beauty Young Folks Edition ~ Free eBook 21 Feb 202216 Jul 2022 Black Beauty has long been a favorite read of horse lovers. If you have a younger reader, you might appreciate this free abridged version in the public domain. Written in…
The Library Stormy, Misty’s Foal {Free eBook} 7 Feb 202212 Jul 2022 Everyone should have Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry on their reading list. The third book in the series, Stormy, Misty's Foal, is now available in the public domain. If…
The Library The Long Winter ~ Review 21 Jan 202214 Jul 2022 One of our favorite winter snuggle-up books is The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Part of the Little House series, this Newbery Honor winner finds the family snowed in…
The Library Winnie-the-Pooh ~ Free eBook 4 Jan 202214 Jul 2022 January 2022 brings a fun and familiar read into the public domain in the US: Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne with original illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard! If you happen…
Activities Activity: Storytelling 26 Aug 202114 Jul 2022 There are many benefits to learning the art of storytelling. And storytelling is one of those "soft skills" our children will want to take with them into life. Here are…
The Library The Twenty-One Balloons ~ Review 20 May 202114 Jul 2022 The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois is a Newbery winner that frequently finds itself on a variety of homeschool reading lists. It makes a perfect fun read-aloud for…
The Library Orphan Trains ~ Free eBook With Go-Along Resources 15 Mar 202116 Jul 2022 Big Brother by Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel series, is an easy introduction to the Orphan Trains of the 1800s. Like the passel of other children on…
The Library Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin ~ Review 15 Feb 202123 Jul 2022 Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin is a favorite book by one of our favorite authors: Marguerite Henry. The book tells the story of artist Benjamin West, who from a…
The Library In Grandma’s Attic ~ Review 8 Feb 202123 Jul 2022 In Grandma’s Attic by Arleta Richardson and the other three books in the series include interesting and wholesome tales a grandmother tells to her granddaughter — tales of days gone…
The Library Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry ~ Review 1 Feb 202128 Jun 2022 Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry is a wonderful introduction to different horse breeds. Written by the beloved author of Misty of Chincoteague, Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin, and…
The Library Johnny Kaw: A Kansas Tall Tale ~ Read Free 11 Jan 202128 Jun 2022 Kansas has its own tall tale to rival Paul Bunyan: warm-hearted Johnny Kaw! We love the story of Johnny Kaw: A Tall Tale, about a fictional Kansas settler recommended in…
The Library Little House on the Prairie ~Read Free! 28 Dec 202028 Jun 2022 If you are looking for a fun read-aloud, try Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Right now you can read this title, along with the first in…
The Library The Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Stories ~ Free eBook 7 Dec 20208 Aug 2022 You may enjoy this cute collection of Christmas stories for children. The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories for Children is a free eBook containing 16 short stories and…
The Library The Boxcar Children: Read the Entire Series 19 Nov 202023 Jul 2022 If you are looking for a fun read-aloud over the holidays, try The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Gertrude Chandler Warner wrote the first 19 books in the…
Online Poetry Anthology "The Snow-Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson 12 Nov 202025 Jul 2022 Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,Seems nowhere to alight; the whited airHides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,And veils…
The Library The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder ~ Review 28 Oct 202025 Jul 2022 The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes that Inspired the Little House Books by Marta McDowell takes a look at the locations and landscapes encountered and detailed in…
Online Poetry Anthology "Birches" by Robert Frost 22 Oct 202027 Sep 2022 When I see birches bend to left and rightAcross the lines of straighter darker trees,I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay.Ice-storms…
Online Poetry Anthology "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll 15 Oct 202027 Sep 2022 ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy tovesDid gyre and gimble in the wabe;All mimsy were the borogoves,And the mome raths outgrabe.‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son!The jaws that bite, the claws that…
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