The importance of Living Books
“If we want a child’s mind to come alive, we feed him living ideas.” Charlotte mason, Home Education I like to think of Living Books as ‘Life Giving Books’ . They give life to ideas and information in a way that no other format can. They literally bring knowledge alive ! Living books are the cornerstone of a Charlotte Mason education and are the source of most of the information that is presented to children engaged in this style of learning. However I believe that Living Books should form part of everyone’s reading list regardless of what educational philosophy you are following. They are such a rich source of information and intellectual stimulation and offer an unparalleled method in my opinion of presenting facts to young minds. During our years of home educating we have mixed several different philosophies together over the years but we have always used living books. Ever since Noah was three we have always invested in good quality living books, a living
