Living books

With living books, I find that thinking of people and places we've studied is like remembering an old friend or a family vacation.

One of the main differences of a Charlotte Mason education is the use of living books instead of textbooks to provide information and ideas. But what are living books? How can you spot them? In this post you'll learn how to better tell if a book is living or not, and you'll find incredible living

A comprehensive guide to beautiful, living and vintage books that aren't as well known to make your homeschool library complete.

(This post contains affiliate links to Amazon please see our disclosure for more details) What is a "Living Book"? This question, I'm asked all the time has become much easier for me to explain and understand than it was 8 years ago. At first, I didn't fully grasp what a living book really was. It

These wonderful living books for elementary grades are wonderful for young children to read on their own or for you to read to them!

Living Books as Curriculum This post has been a long time in the works, friend. When I began our homeschool journey many years ago, we dabbled in all manner (...)

Inside you’ll find: my boys favorite chapter books we read this year. Most of them I’d say fit the category of living books! 2017 was the year we really started diving into chapter books. I’ve been dreaming about this stage in life since before I was married! Sharing fantastic stories and adventures within the pages [...]

Karen Smith shares some of her favorite living science books for grades 1–3 that will give your child a gentle introduction to the wonders of God's Creation.

Inside you’ll find: picture books about composers, full of living ideas perfect for a Charlotte Mason picture study. Have you ever met a person that hated all types of music? Yeah, me either. Unfortunately, I know far too many people that don’t appreciate classical music. Maybe because they weren’t exposed to it at a young [...]

Teach your kids about godly character traits using this fantastic curriculum from Beautiful Feet Books! You'll be teaching character with living books!