Our staff has compiled some family read-alouds and gifts for grandparents or friends interested in classical education. Keep scrolling for our top book picks from the year.
Family Read-Alouds
- Mrs. Berggren: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
- Mr. Hummel: The Binding of the Blade by L.B. Graham
- Mrs. Hummel: Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
- Mrs. Peng: Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- Mrs. Knapp: Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton
- Mrs. Beals: Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield
- Mrs. Zuiderveen: Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
- Mrs. Hull: By the Great Hornspoon! by Sid Fleischman
- Miss Stieren: Favorite Poems of Childhood by Philip Smith
One book to give to a grandparent or friend interested in classical education
- Mr. Hummel: Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right From Wrong by William Kilpatrick
- Mrs. Hummel: Building the Christian Academy by Arthur Holmes
- Mrs. Hull: Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, & Beauty by Steve Turley and David Diener