Welcome

 Hello!  I am so pleased that you have come to visit me on my blog! 

A Little about Me

My name is Nathalie (Nat for short) and I have been married for over 12 years to Mark.  We have 3 children ages 11, 8, and 6.  This is our 7th year of homeschooling!  What started out as "let's just try this for a year" has continued to this day!

How We Homeschool

I am a hopeless bookaholic, so we use many,  many great living books in our homeschool studies.  We are definitely not a textbook family!  We love Unit Studies and incorporate many of Charlotte Mason's ideas in our day to day learning.

What Will This Blog Be About?

Over the years I have recommended many books to friends who have asked me for suggestions on what books to read.  I prefer many of the older, out-of-print books, but we also read books that are currently in print (many Newberry and Caldecott titles are wonderful!).  I love to let others know why our family enjoyed certain books, so I thought I would do a blog with book reviews and ideas on how to use great literature in your homeschool.  I also hope to encourage other families to build a great home library of their own.  My hope is that this blog can be a great homeschool resource for you.  If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to email me with them!

Where To Find Used Living Books

Well, as you can imagine, I have accumulated MANY books over the years!  My husband always jokes around that I could start a library (I think he is serious!).  Some of my favorite books are out-of-print, and I found that many libraries are getting rid of these very same books!  Apparently, if a book is not checked out enough from the library, they discard it.  Well, in my quest for an awesome collection of living books, I was often finding duplicates of titles that I already owned.  So, I started offering these "extra" books to other homeschoolers through my eBay store several years ago.  I enjoy hunting for books (it's like treasure hunting!), and I wanted to be able to help other homeschoolers build awesome home libraries like we have!  So, if you are in search of a particular title, or just want to check out what I have for sale right now, feel free to click on the link on the right side of this page called "Nat's Used Books eBay Store" or you can click right here:  http://stores.ebay.com/Nats-Used-Books-and-More

There's always time for a great book!

Have a wonderful day