Type: historical reference picture bookAges: 6-9Authors: Felicity Brooks, Helen EdomDesigners: Mary Forster, Brian RobertsonIllustrators: Teri Gower, Guy Smith, Chris Lyon This is possibly my top “love-hate” book on our shelves. ? It is amazing how many details it has! But…
Note: When this website began (a few years ago), my book thoughts consisted of very minimal information–just specific things to point out to parents who didn’t have time to pre-read. This review has now been updated to reflect more particulars.…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author & Illustrator: Giselle Potter My daughter NEVER tires of this book. We’ve checked it out from libraries since she was old enough not to tear pages (and she’s almost 7 ?). There’s just something very charming…
Type: picture reference bookAges: beginner readers+Author: Katherine HowardIllustrator: Huck Scarry We used this in our kindergarten language arts activities, but still appreciate it on occasion. If a child knows his or her alphabet, this dictionary can be figured out and…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Eleanor EstesIllustrator: Louis Slobodkin This was a fairly quick read-aloud for us! It was included in our Sonlight book package (“A”), and it teaches a great lesson in compassion. ?
Type: history chapter bookAges (listeners): 6-8Ages (readers): 9-12Author: Danika CooleyIllustrator: Martyn Smith I posted about one of her other books a few days ago–this is a great addition to that one! They are seriously delightful. I love the tone throughout…
Type: picture bookAges: 6-9Author: R.C. SproulIllustrator: T. Lively Fluharty This might have been the first “reformed” children’s book we ever owned in our family, so it’s pretty special to us! However, the artwork wasn’t my kids’ favorite at first–it’s quite…
Type: long picture book (6 chapters)Ages: 8-12Author: Simonetta CarrIllustrator: Troy Howell This beautiful hardcover book is a gem on our shelves. We don’t have the whole series, but every one we do have is easily 5 stars. The author is…
Type: history chapter bookAges (listeners): 6-8Ages (readers): 9-11Author: Danika CooleyIllustrator: Martyn Smith This book just pumps me up. I want to cheer “Amen!” on many of the pages. 🙂 Great addition to your homeschool curriculum or for anyone of any…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author: Catherine MackenzieIllustrator: Rita Ammassari You might want to research how to pronounce main words like “Wittenberg,” “Worms,” etc. if you don’t already know. 🙂 We like this little book!
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