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Homeschool Library

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A compilation of beautiful and inspiring books your children will be excited to read over and over!
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August Picture Books

Summer might be coming to a close, but you can embrace these last days with a fun book and a blanket on the grass.
 
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A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.
Fireflies
 
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An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text. -Associatio...
When I Was Young in the Mountains
 
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Backyard Books: Are You a Bee? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries shows that--from the perspective of a honeybee--the backyard is a busy place. A young bee faces many challenges as it takes its place in the hive and joins in the work...
Are You a Bee? (Backyard Books)
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Best-selling author Max Lucado helps young children grasp the unending love of God in this beautifully illustrated story of discovery and wonder in exploring the amazing world that God has made
The Boy and the Ocean
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Ramble through the woods, as you join Grammy and her favorite grandkids on a summer walk. Beautiful illustrations and clever rhymes will guide readers as they learn to identify twenty-six different bugs, from grasshoppers to moths, snails to katydids...
Summer Walk (Seasonal Walks)
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Clickity, clackity. The roller coaster car is going up, up, up to the highest spot. And at least one of the people in the car has never ridden on a roller coaster before . . . ever. Wheeeeeeee!
Roller Coaster

April Picture Books

The days are getting warmer, the flowers are waking up, and it’s the perfect time to curl up with a good book. These April favorites bring the soft joys of Easter, spring rain, and garden beginnings right to your reading nook. Sweet stories for slo...
 
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Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. NATIONAL BESTSELLER CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER
Make Way for Ducklings
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Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni Caldecott Honor Book New York Times Best Illustrated Book
Inch by Inch
 
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The Peter Rabbit Library by Beatrix Potter
The Peter Rabbit Collection
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Rain Feet by Angela Johnson
Rain Feet
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Singing in the Rain Based on the song by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
Singing in the Rain
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Mama, Is It Sunner Yet! by Nikki McClure
Mama, Is It Summer Yet?
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The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens
The Donkey Egg
 
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Rain by Andrea Holmer
Rain
 
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The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross by Carl Laferton
The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross
 
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Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratley
Guess How Much I Love You: A Cherished Classic
 
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Lift-a-flap Spring in the Forest
Spring In The Forest Deluxe Lift-a-Flap Book
 
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Green Garden: A Community Garden Story by Baldev Lamda, Marie Lamda
Green Green: A Community Gardening Story
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May Picture Books

A sweet collection of springtime stories to celebrate blooming flowers, Mother’s Day, and the joys of May. Perfect for cozy storytimes and seasonal fun.
 
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Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Miss Rumphius
 
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and the it’s spring by Julie Fogliano
And Then It's Spring
 
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Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman
Are You My Mother
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A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden by Sarah Mackenzie
A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden
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Flower Fairies of The Spring by Cicely Mary Barker
Flower Fairies of the Spring
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Brambley Hedge Spring Story by Jill Barklem
Spring Story: Brambly Hedge Illustrated Classic
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Age 10-12

My twin boys have enjoyed all of these books! (They are great reads for both girls and boys)
 
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Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
Ben and Me: Life of Benjamin Franklin
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Journey To Topaz by Yoshiko Uchida
Journey to Topaz (50th Anniversary Edition)
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Pedro’s Journal by Pam Conrad
Pedro's Journal: Columbus Voyage 1492-1493
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The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Hatchet
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Rascal by Sterling North
Rascal: 50 Years of Sterling North's Adventure
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Frindle by Andrew Clements
Frindle
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Leatherbound
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The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
The Green Ember
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September Picture Books

 
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$12.89 (reg. $16.99)
Because of an Acorn: Nature Autumn Kids Book