Books for Homeschool Parents

Where to start? What to do now? If you’ve got questions about homeschooling, parenting, and juggling family life and academic goals, here are some words of wisdom from favorite homeschool authors, who’ve been there, done that, and want to help other parents have successful experiences in home education.

  1. New Books Authored By Homeschool Parents
  1. The Brave Learner: Finding Everday Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life
  2. Mom's Journal: What I Want You to Know About Me and My Life
    Jennifer Basye Sander
    Skyhorse Publishing / 2019 / Hardcover
    Our Price$12.99 Retail Price$17.99 Save 28% ($5.00)
  3. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to  Unshakable Peace
  4. Q&A a Day for Moms: A 5-Year Journal
    Potter Style / 2015 / Hardcover
    Our Price$11.85 Retail Price$16.95 Save 30% ($5.10)

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PreOrder: Releases May 20, 2025

Wondering whether you're "doing" homeschool correctly? Yurich offers encouragement that you're learning through living, allowing for individual times, leaving space for boredom, teaching self-reliance, offering freedom, and so much more! 224 pages, hardcover from Baker.

It's the fastest-growing form of education in America and it's here to stay! Dive into this collection of 30 thought-provoking articles and experience a fresh infusion of creativity, connection, and confidence for your family's journey. 336 pages, softcover from Revell.

Must-Reads for Homeschool Parents

Best Books for New Homeschool Parents

  1. Rethinking School: How to Take  Charge of Your Child's Education
    Susan Wise Bauer
    W.W. Norton & Company / 2018 / Hardcover
    Our Price$14.83 Retail Price$25.95 Save 43% ($11.12)
  2. The Homeschool Advantage: A  Child-Focused Approach to  Raising Lifelong Learners
    Colleen Kessler
    Jossey-Bass, Inc / 2024 / Trade Paperback
    Our Price$23.02 Retail Price$30.00 Save 23% ($6.98)
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    Stock No: WW205746
  3. The Brave Learner: Finding Everday  Magic in Homeschool, Learning and Life
  4. Four-Hour School Day: How You and  Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life
    Durenda Wilson
    Zondervan Trade Books / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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    4.8 out of 5 stars for Four-Hour School Day: How You and Your Kids Can Thrive in the Homeschool Life. View reviews of this product. 4 Reviews
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Mama Bear Apologetics

  1. Honest Prayers for Mama Bears  Note-Taking Edition
    Hillary Morgan Ferrer with Julie Loos
    Harvest House Publishers / 2024 / Hardcover
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  2. Honest Prayers for Mama Bears
    Hillary Morgan Ferrer with Julie Loos
    Harvest House Publishers / 2024 / Trade Paperback
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  3. Mama Bear Apologetics--Book and  Study Guide, 2 Volumes
    Hillary Morgan Ferrer
    Harvest House Publishers / Trade Paperback
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  4. Mama Bear Apologetics ®: Empowering  Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies

Sally Clarkson

Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

  1. For the Children's Sake
    Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
    Crossway / 2022 / Trade Paperback
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  2. Modern Miss Mason: Discover How  Charlotte Mason's Revolutionary Ideas on Home Education Can Change How You and Your Children Learn and Grow Together
    Leah Boden
    Tyndale Momentum / 2023 / Trade Paperback
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  3. When Children Love to Learn: A  Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today
  4. Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love
    Cindy Rollins
    Blue Sky Daisies / 2021 / Trade Paperback
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Charlotte Mason Heirloom Planners

Classical Education & Homeschooling

  1. The Well-Trained Mind, The Essential  edition
    Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise
    Well-Trained Mind Press / 2024 / Hardcover
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  2. Classical Christian Education Made  Approachable
    Classical Conversations / 2014 / Trade Paperback
    Our Price$12.10
  3. An Introduction to Classical  Education: A Guide for Parents
  4. Teaching the Trivium: Christian  Homeschooling in a  Classical Style
  1. Homeschool Curriculum Advisors
  1. The Call of the Wild and Free:  Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education
    Ainsley Arment
    HarperOne / 2019 / Hardcover
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  2. Wild + Free Handcrafts: 36  Activities to Build Confidence, Creativity and Skill
    Ainsley Arment
    HarperOne / 2019 / Trade Paperback
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  3. The Wild and Free Family: How to  Create a Home Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection
    Ainsley Arment
    HarperOne / 2022 / Hardcover
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Family Adventures

Homeschooling from a Child's Perspective

This Is My Home, This is My School by Jonathan Bean is a sweet portrait of what homeschool life is really like. Wonderfully illustrated with a simple text, this picture book takes readers through the daily life as a homeschooling family, from nature studies to music lessons to kitchen-based activities (all in real-life, suitably messy surroundings)--and then to out-of-the-home field trips and co-op activities with friends. This story weaves together the learning and living that happens when schooling happens at home in a way that homeschoolers will instantaneously recognize. Includes an afterword from the author with photographs of his family.

Delight your 6- to 9-year-olds with a sweetly illustrated story about a homeschooled clan who looks very much like theirs! They'll love tagging along with Mommy, Daddy, and the kids in the yellow house as they participate in meals, chores, lessons, pet care, family worship, story time, and play time on the farm. 52 pages, hardcover from Trivium Pursuit.

  1. 8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers A  Guide to Teaching Based on Your Child's Unique Strengths
  2. 8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture  Your Child's Intelligences
  3. Educating the Wholehearted Child
    Clay Clarkson, with Sally Clarkson
    Whole Heart Ministries / 2019 / Trade Paperback
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    Stock No: WW692320
  4. The Way They Learn
    Cynthia Ulrich Tobias
    Focus on the Family / 1996 / Trade Paperback
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    4.6 out of 5 stars for The Way They Learn. View reviews of this product. 16 Reviews

A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This updated and expanded edition includes completely updated book lists geared to your child's age and filled with nearly one thousand longtime favorites, timeless classics, and wonderful new books and audiobooks that will enrich your child's life. You'll discover the importance of being a read-aloud family and how great books can give your children a large view of the world, of truth, and of goodness. Thousands of parents have used this guide to furnish their children's inner spirit with the wonder and delight of good reading. 272 pages, softcover.

  1. CLASS Lesson Planner (4th Edition)
    Christian Liberty Press / 2023 / Trade Paperback
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  2. The Princeton Review Complete  Homework Planner: How to Maximize Time, Minimize Stress, and Get Every Assignment Done
    Princeton Review / 2023 / Trade Paperback
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  3. God's Word in Time Scripture  Planner: Shine Like the Stars  Daniel 12:3 Primary Teacher Edition (ESV Version; August  2023 - July 2024)
    God's Word in Time / 2023 / Spiral Bound
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  4. God's Word in Time Scripture  Planner: Shine Like the Stars  Daniel 12:3 Elementary/Middle School Teacher Edition (KJV  Version; August 2023 - July 2024)
    God's Word in Time / 2023 / Spiral Bound
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