During the last eclipse in 2017, we lived in North Carolina and were close to the path of totality. What a fun experience that was! We gathered with our homeschool friends and watched the phenomenon happen together. Now we will be right along the path again for this 2024 eclipse and my kids are so excited. You can get excited along with us with these picture books about the solar eclipse. Eclipse by Andy Rash   This book is based off a dad and son’s adventure of viewing the eclipse. Packed with beautiful illustrations, a bunch of awesome learning material about eclipses, and some really ..read more

Poetry books can be such a lovely addition to your home library. They can take children on a short adventure to a different place and help them learn about a life outside of their own. We love including poetry in many of our Rabbit Trails lessons, so it was no surprise when we looked to add beautiful poetry to our new Homesteading unit. However, there wasn’t a single poetry picture book on Homesteading to be found! With the help of my son, we once again teamed up to bring you Homesteading Poetry, a poetry and picture book for kids. As the sun rises on the homestead you’ll hear the rooster cro ..read more

God created this beautiful world, including the weather and natural phenomena we get to witness. It’s so important to encourage our kids to study the weather! I’ve compiled a list below of some of our family favorite weather books that can used for all ages to show the beauty and depth of the weather of our world. See all 12+ Picture Books about Weather in my list below. Eyewitness Weather by DK   This book is richly packed with so much information! It is a must have for any weather related studies for our family. The pictures inside are beautiful and will draw even your littlest learne ..read more

I’m a sucker for poetry! I love adding it to my childrens’ lessons and I love browsing it myself, too. Give me a good poem by Emily Dickinson any day of the week. I’m also a lover and collector of picture books. Combine the two, and you better believe I have a hard time not pressing “buy now” when I come across a poetry picture book! I’ve compiled a list of awesome picture books about poetry just for you so you can fall in love with these books like I have! Here is a handy table of contents for you to easily jump to whatever type of poetry picture book you’d like: Picture books about Famous P ..read more

Literature based education is my jam. I try to fit in as many books as we can throughout our school year. Forget the text books, I want real, living books! Picture books, novels, you name it. All of our Rabbit Trails through Science curriculum is filled with amazing pictures books and is a great fit for both elementary and middle school learners. I always add novels to my middle schooler’s lessons, but that leaves the rest of the families using Rabbit Trails saying, “What novels should my child read along with these lessons?” Never fear, the ultimate list of middle grade science books is here ..read more

At our church, our kids “age up” to sit in the sanctuary when they hit 6th grade. They have amazing, age appropraite classes for preschool through elementary. This past Sunday, my son aged up and joined us for the regular church service for the first time. Oh, how they grow! I wanted something to help keep him focused and to make these new adult sermons helpful to him, so I created My Sermon Notes Journal to help him and the other kids in our church. Now, it’s available for your kids, too! My Sermon Notes Journal is simple, yet just enough to get your kids thinking in church. It was such a de ..read more

It can be so hard to find good, quality picture books for history sometimes. We search far and wide to find books on certain history topics and sometimes we come up short. When we couldn’t find a book on the 100 Years War, I took it upon myself to write one. With the help of my son and his illustrations, we are able to bring you a beautiful picture book: The Story of the 100 Years War. Here is the story of the 100 Years War in precisely 300 words (or maybe just a few more). Learn about the 100 Years War in a fun way! Replicas of Medieval artwork, a summary of a war no longer taught, and a glo ..read more

Literature based education is my jam. I try to fit in as many books as we can throughout our school year. Forget the text books, I want real, living books! Picture books, novels, you name it. All of our Rabbit Trails through History curriculum is filled with amazing pictures books and is a great fit for both elementary and middle school learners. I always add novels to my middle schooler’s lessons, but that leaves the rest of the families using Rabbit Trails saying, “What novels should my child read along with these lessons?” Never fear, the ultimate list of middle grade history books is here ..read more

Learning about Native Americans is important for many reasons. Not only do we get to learn about those that have come before us, but it’s important to learn about Native Americans throughout history through a lense of what really happened, not just the happy stories that are in many of our textbooks. This list of 20 picture books about Native Americans will take you through the different regions of the United States, plus some extras that shouldn’t be missed. Let’s dig in to some of these beautiful books together! Books about the Northwest Native Americans Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pac ..read more

Space: The Final Frontier… Okay, I’m not actually a Trekkie, but I do love learning about space! It has always been a favorite subject of mine. I love star gazing, finding shooting stars, learning about planets, and space exploration. One of my favorite movies is Hidden Figures. I even happen to live in John Glenn’s home town! So, when it came time to write up another book list, space was on the top of my list. Here are 20 picture books about space you (okay, and your kids. This is for the kids…) are sure to love! Mysteries of the Universe by Will Gater This book has the most amazing picture ..read more