I do terribly enjoy my kids but once in a while it's nice to take a break from them and talk about more mature matters. As most of you know I love to read. Maybe "Book Fanatic" would be a better way to put it. I plan to occasionally post book reviews on my blog for many reasons but the main one being that here I can talk about what I want too. And I enjoy discussing books!
Pajama School
by
Natalie Wickham
Pajama School
by
Natalie Wickham
I must start with a disclaimer: Natalie is a friend of mine, and I am biased in this review. I wish I could be completely objective but let's be honest - I will just have to give it my best shot.
Pajama School is a book written by home school graduate Natalie Wickham. It loosely falls into the category of memoir. Natalie was home schooled from fourth grade to graduation along with her five siblings and this book covers her journey along the way. While the book is full of antidotes and stories it also chronicles her growth in her faith. It is a wonderful encouragement to homeschooling parents and shows the fruits of many years of labor. This is my favorite part of the book:
It was during our early years of political involvement that we garnered a reputation of sorts in the community for being the place to drive by if you needed to know which candidates to vote for. That was due to our location on a well-traveled street and the fact that we were not above placing numerous political signs in our yard. During one relatively low-key year politically we had only a sign for a County Commissioner candidate in our yard. One of the children of our new neighbors, whom we had befriended, along with her sister, and with whom we spent quite a bit of time playing, asked what the sign was for. Nicole lowered her voice and sadly told her that is was to mark the place where we had buried our uncle. The girl looked at her in horror and slight disbelief. She questioned why the sign said County Commissioner. Again with a lowered voice Nicole explained that that was his job when he died and it was very important to him and his family. Nicole finished her tale by warning the girl not to tell anyone else, because we didn't want people to know we had buried someone in our front yard. The girl nodded solemnly and we resumed our playing for the day. It wasn't until several weeks later that the girl came running across the street and exclaimed, "My Dad said that that is not your uncle buried in the front yard!"
I would recommend this book to those who are home schooling, those who want an un-sugar coated look at home schooling and those who are considering home schooling. I enjoyed reading it.
To order go to:
http://www.pajamaschool.com/blog/
http://sibropublishing.com/
And here is my favorite part! When you order the book whether it be through the Pajama School website or Amazon.com. Noel or who ever might be available will receive the order by email and then run into the garage and pull out a book from one of the many boxes and mail it to you.
Pajama School is a book written by home school graduate Natalie Wickham. It loosely falls into the category of memoir. Natalie was home schooled from fourth grade to graduation along with her five siblings and this book covers her journey along the way. While the book is full of antidotes and stories it also chronicles her growth in her faith. It is a wonderful encouragement to homeschooling parents and shows the fruits of many years of labor. This is my favorite part of the book:
It was during our early years of political involvement that we garnered a reputation of sorts in the community for being the place to drive by if you needed to know which candidates to vote for. That was due to our location on a well-traveled street and the fact that we were not above placing numerous political signs in our yard. During one relatively low-key year politically we had only a sign for a County Commissioner candidate in our yard. One of the children of our new neighbors, whom we had befriended, along with her sister, and with whom we spent quite a bit of time playing, asked what the sign was for. Nicole lowered her voice and sadly told her that is was to mark the place where we had buried our uncle. The girl looked at her in horror and slight disbelief. She questioned why the sign said County Commissioner. Again with a lowered voice Nicole explained that that was his job when he died and it was very important to him and his family. Nicole finished her tale by warning the girl not to tell anyone else, because we didn't want people to know we had buried someone in our front yard. The girl nodded solemnly and we resumed our playing for the day. It wasn't until several weeks later that the girl came running across the street and exclaimed, "My Dad said that that is not your uncle buried in the front yard!"
I would recommend this book to those who are home schooling, those who want an un-sugar coated look at home schooling and those who are considering home schooling. I enjoyed reading it.
To order go to:
http://www.pajamaschool.com/blog/
http://sibropublishing.com/
And here is my favorite part! When you order the book whether it be through the Pajama School website or Amazon.com. Noel or who ever might be available will receive the order by email and then run into the garage and pull out a book from one of the many boxes and mail it to you.
