Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3+Author: Angela Elwell HuntIllustrator: Tim Jonke It’s a traditional folktale so you may have heard variations before, but this particular retelling is poignant and lovely. It’s also one of those books that you get more and…
Type: chapter bookAges: 10-14Author: Andy Thomson John begins his studies at Oxford in earnest. He is a great example to his young friends. However, he soon notices various problems within the church and is compelled to address them. This causes…
Type: long picture bookAges: 5+Author: Madeleine L’EngleIllustrator: Joe De Velasco Written from the perspective of the 7-year-old, readers enjoy an innocent view of life and experience struggles a 7-year-old might deal with. It’s too bad she has been influenced to…
Type: chapter bookAges: 9-13Author: Emily Winfield Martin This is a spin-off fairy tale for a new generation! Your middle school girls (and probably boys, too, really) will enjoy the age-appropriate suspense as Snow and Rose find themselves in various predicaments.…
Type: large illustrated chapter bookAges: 10+Author: Rosemary SutcliffIllustrator: Alan Lee I’ve read other versions of abridged Iliads, and this is my favorite for sure. Absolutely essential to a well-rounded study of Ancient Greece!
Type: short chapter book (or long picture book)Ages: 7-12Authors: Mary and Conrad Buff My kids really enjoyed hearing this book aloud. Though experts disagree on which points are facts or fiction, it’s still a great story. With its nuclear family,…
Type: oversized chapter book with illustrationsAges: 9+Authors: Edgar Parin and Ingri d’Aulaire This is THE classic as far as children’s books on Greek myths go. Though many have been written and compiled since, none show the effort and quality of…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Marjorie FlackIllustrator: Kurt Wiese Ping learns an important lesson in just one day! Sometimes it’s best to receive a punishment than lose the comfort and safety of home. In avoiding a small spanking (the last duck…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 7+Author: Kathryn LaskyIllustrator: Kevin Hawkes This is an excellent book! It’s well-written, well-illustrated, and inspiring to young thinkers. And it made a great addition to our homeschool history studies this year in Ancient Greece. I appreciated…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Lynne Reid Banks One of my childhood favorites! Decades had passed since I last read it, though, so I found time earlier this year to re-read…this time aloud to my children! They thoroughly enjoyed it and…
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