My name is Bethany, and I’m a partner with Nxt Era Edu. I recently graduated from Regent University with my Bachelor's degree in Communications and a minor in Professional and Technical Writing. Today, I’m bringing you a book list resource to help you enjoy the beauty and power of literature with your kids. I’m a homeschool graduate myself, and I’ve read all of these books. They’re all age-appropriate books. Many of them cover historical events that show the intensity and development of the past. These books taught me the bravery, drive, and empathy of what many people went through during times of war, strife, and loss. As an avid reader, I wouldn’t be the same literature-loving girl that I am without many of these books. I most certainly wouldn’t be the girl that I am without homeschooling! If you’re interested, I have a bookish Instagram account where I often discuss books for younger readers. My username is @thebookwormgirl_bethany. I hope your kiddos enjoy these books as much as I did. Best wishes as you embark upon page-turning adventures!

• Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Complete Brambly Hedge by Jill Barklem
• James Herriot’s Treasury for Children by James Herriot
• My Favorite Time of the Year by Susan Pearson
• The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
• The Tale of Jemina Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
• Strega Nona’s Gift by Tomie dePaola
• A Visit from St. Nicholas and Santa Mouse, Too! by Clement C. Mouse
• On Noah’s Ark by Jan Brett
• The Adventures of Ash: Ash Learns to Roll by Anna Barroso
• Arthur's Baby by Marc Brown

• Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
• The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
• Stuart Little by E.B. White
• Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• The Watcher by Joan Hiatt Harlow
• The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
• The War Within: A Novel of the Civil War by Carol Matas
• Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield
• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
• The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
• Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
• Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
• In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
• The Dragon and the Stone by Kathryn Butler
• The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson

• Redwall by Brian Jacques
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan
• Christian Heroes: Then & Now Series by Janet Benge
• The Hawk and the Dove by Penelope Wilcock
• Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye* (advise parental guidance)
• The World Wars by Paul Dowswell
• They Loved to Laugh by Kathryn Worth
• Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw* (advise parental guidance)
• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
• The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine* (advise parental guidance)
• The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth by Katherine Woodfine* (advise parental guidance)
• Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Endlewood by Alissa J. Zavalianos
• Talon by Jayden Jelso* (advise parental guidance)
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
• The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer:

• Volume 1: Ancient Times – From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor.
• Volume 2: The Middle Ages – From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance.
• Volume 3: Early Modern Times – From Elizabethan England to the 18th Century.
• Volume 4: The Modern Age –From the Industrial Revolution to the Present.

• Apologia (excellent for Science)
• Texting Textbooks (excellent for Math)