#LivingBooks
Comment BOOKS and I’ll send you the links to these!
*just make sure you’re following me FIRST or it won’t send*
And tell me—what books would you buy first if you were starting your homeschool library from scratch?
Let me know what age is or grades do you want me to share about next, and let me know if you want a tour of my bookshelves!
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If you’re new here, hi!
I’m Christina, a homeschool mom of five who usually just shares our non-traditional homeschool lifestyle, and our favorite things and adventures, and why I homeschool—and why so many other homeschool moms are former teachers!
Pull up a chair, let’s chat!
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When repetitive reborrowing becomes an “it’s probably time to just own it” moment.
Comment “KEEP” if you’d love this book list dropped into your dms.
And a huge shout out to the first book in the list. It has the most beautiful “living” stories. A huge recommendation for any nature lovers.
And don’t worry. The originals did get returned.🤭
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Comment BOOKS and I’ll send you the link to all my faves!!
Upon popular request—here is my bookshelf tour!
I have a bunch more book recommendations coming, but if there’s something that you have questions about from this bookshelf tour, or an age/grade/topic you’re looking for, drop them in the comments 👇🏼
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If you’re new here, hi!
I’m Christina, a homeschool mom of five who usually just shares our non-traditional homeschool lifestyle, and our favorite things and adventures, and why I homeschool—and why so many other homeschool moms are former teachers!
Pull up a chair, let’s chat!
Oh, and hit follow so you don’t miss anything 🫶🏻
#homeschooling #homeschoolresources #homeschoolbooks #livingbooks #homeschoolroom
‼️Warning‼️
These books may cause muddy feet, grass-stained knees, wildflower picking, creek exploring, firefly chasing, tree climbing, countless backyard adventures, and an uncontrollable urge to visit the library!
Consider this your magical summer reading list.
Comment SUMMER MAGIC for 🔗⤵️
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Here are some recent children's picture books we've been enjoying. They were all published either last year or this year, except "Listen to the Language of the Trees," which was published in 2022.
These will be showing up on my monthly booklists that are included with my nature studies, along with some other new books I've come across (either publication wise or new-to-me).
Check out the blog post for more information.
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Reading aloud as a family is something I’m SO glad we started prioritizing early on and continue to do even in the high school years.
These are the books that are stand outs to our family over the years.
Comment “read alouds” for this list and even more of our favorites over the last decade!
What are some of your read-alouds we should not miss?
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A book about the seasons can help children notice what’s changing. These books give us so many ways to explore those changes together. 🌿
We’ve been diving into the spring guide, and what I’ve loved is how easily a few pages can become something to do. A question to follow outside, something to make or cook, or an invitation to slow down and look a little closer. ✨
There’s so much woven through these little books: plants, animals, fungi, seasonal words and their meanings, alongside ideas for writing, creating and playing. Plenty of starting points for curious children—and for those moments when I’d love to explore something with the boys but need a little inspiration myself.
Our spring guide even came to the park with us when we were learning about frogs. Small enough for the backpack, and lovely to have beside us as we explored. 🐸
That’s the part I appreciate most: having something we can read together, then take into our play, our conversations and the world around us.
Four little books to return to as the year changes. I’m looking forward to seeing what catches the boys’ attention in each season. 🍂✨
🐭✨ Calling all little adventurers! If your kids love whimsical mouse stories, meet the Mouse Adventures series by Torben Kuhlmann. Prepare to get asked for these on repeat!
Follow the mice through daring, history-making journeys in:
🛩️ Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying Mouse
🚀 Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon
💡 Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure
🧠 Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time
✈️ Earhart: The Incredible Flight of a Field Mouse Around the World
Gorgeous illustrations, big ideas, and tiny heroes with huge dreams. 🌙
📚 Save this post for your next library run, and tell me in the comments: which mouse would your kids follow first?
✨Follow @alivinghomeschool for more book recommendations.
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The secret has always been a love for learning! That’s something traditional schools can’t offer. I never could tailor a lesson to 25 individual personalities. I love that I can do that in my home because we homeschool. But how could I give those magical moments to other families. The Family Book Nook! Where I help homeschool families GATHER their families, READ a good book, and GROW in a love of learning and reading!
Use code Welcome50 for half off first order
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We’re just getting started, so follow along. I’m pouring almost 20 years od educational experience and helping other homeschool families into this project! Let me come along with you and make your homeschooling journey easier.
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Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and one of our favorite things to do for each holiday is read good books!
This year I’ve chosen our very favorites that we come back to year after year to read aloud together and a few longer ones that we’ve read once and really enjoyed as well!
If I had to choose just one of these books to recommend I would absolutely recommend “Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving.”
This beautiful story brings me to tears every single year!
Happy Reading and may these books bring out the beautiful gratitude that is my most favorite thing about the holiday of Thanksgiving 🍁
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Some of our very favorite stories are those we have read together and have a strong theme of FAMILY.
The kind of stories that squash our own bickering, bring everyone on the same page, and gently shape how our kids see family, unity, and what really matters.
These are a few of our favorite family-centered living books we’ve come back to over the years. Those special stories that I will want to keep my shelf long after they are grown!
If you’re looking to add more of that to your days, I’d love to share a larger list of favorite family read-alouds with you.
Comment “books” and I’ll send you the link 📚
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I don’t think all children’s books need to look like they came from another era; there are so many beautiful, thoughtful books being made today;
But flipping through these vintage books from my girls Pappy … I couldn’t help but compare them to some of the books I see on shelves today 😵💫
When did we start making so much of childhood so bright, so polished, so … simplified? What happened to the intricate illustrations, the unexpected details, the artwork that invites you to linger on a page and notice something new every time?
Maybe I’m romanticizing the past a little. Every generation has its own treasures and honestly, not everything old was better.
But I do wonder if in our efforts to make things more “engaging” for children, we sometimes underestimate their capacity to appreciate beauty, complexity, and things that ask them to slow down. Is this not, in fact, a skill they need to practice?
Children don’t need everything to be designed specifically to capture their attention, I think they deserve things that reward that attention
Not every book needs to be a work of art, but I feel the quality of the writing has diminished immensely too! I’m kind of horrified to hear about so many people publishing books now with the “help” of AI 😵💫🫠
Somewhere between flying cars and ChatGPT flyers, I feel we might be losing the plot.
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