Articles and book lists for children’s read-alouds.
This list of fiction books for young readers includes classics and more modern works, about historical periods from the mid-18th century to the present day. Enjoy! In Grandma’s Attic – Richardson (late 1800s USA)...
Children's Literature / Short Stories
by Janice Campbell · Published July 13, 2020 · Last modified July 10, 2020
Cinderella OR A Little Glass Slipper This rags-to-riches folk tale of unjust oppression and triumphant reward features Cinderella, a young woman living in difficult circumstances. Through the intervention of a fairy godmother, she is...
Children's Literature / Reading
by Janice Campbell · Published April 14, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
What shall we then read? When presented with a new experience, the committed reader tends to wonder, “What can I read that will shed light on this event, place, or experience?” A number of...
Children's Literature / Poetry
by Janice Campbell · Published August 23, 2017 · Last modified October 21, 2023
In Hilaire Belloc’s humorous book of More Beasts (for Worse Children), a companion volume to The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts, you will find poetic descriptions of real and imaginary beasts. Many like “The...
Children's Literature / Reading
by Janice Campbell · Published April 16, 2015 · Last modified April 15, 2015
Fairy Tales an essay by G. K. Chesterton Some solemn and superficial people (for nearly all very superficial people are solemn) have declared that the fairy-tales are immoral; they base this upon some accidental...
This reading list was born out of our search for books boys like, but chances are your girls will love these too. The list starts with picture books and ends with high-school level books, although the...
Biography / Children's Literature
by Janice Campbell · Published September 19, 2013 · Last modified December 18, 2023
Reading historical fiction and biographies is one of the best ways to immerse in a time period and learn in a memorable way. Some of the best fiction I’ve ever read was written for...
Here’s the Everyday Educator — our annual newsletter handout. It has book lists and helpful articles about homeschooling topics. We’d rather be sharing it in person, but for now, you can download the Everyday Educator here. I hope you enjoy it!
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