The books we love

A shelf of living books.

These are the books that actually shaped our homeschool — read to pieces, held together with packing tape and affection. Open one to see what it's about and the ideas worth carrying away.

The Home Education Series

Home Education

Charlotte Mason

The book that started it all — educating and nurturing children under nine, at home, without hurry.

Rated 4.8362 pages1886

Parents and Children

Charlotte Mason

Twenty-six essays on the weight — and the wonder — of being the parent in the room.

Rated 4.6344 pages1896

School Education

Charlotte Mason

What lessons look like from nine to twelve — a generous curriculum and the docility that isn't dullness.

Rated 4.5320 pages1904

Ourselves

Charlotte Mason

The volume written to the students themselves — a field guide to your own inner kingdom.

Rated 4.4456 pages1904

Formation of Character

Charlotte Mason

Habit training told in stories — case studies of real children being gently re-railed.

Rated 4.3400 pages1905

A Philosophy of Education

Charlotte Mason

Her last word — the whole method, matured by forty years and tested in hundreds of schools.

Rated 4.9380 pages1923

Modern Companions

Consider This

Karen Glass

Charlotte Mason and the classical tradition — the family tree behind the method.

Rated 4.7172 pages2014

Know and Tell

Karen Glass

The art of narration — the deceptively simple practice that replaces quizzes, worksheets, and dread.

Rated 4.6204 pages2018

In Vital Harmony

Karen Glass

How the twenty principles fit together — one philosophy, not a basket of tips.

Rated 4.7216 pages2020