6 Books to Read as a (New!) Classical Charlotte Mason Mom | The Home Librarian Series | COMMON MOM

There are a lot of beautiful books out there...and inside my house. So, we have a new series over here at COMMON MOM called "The Home Librarian Series" wherein I share the books that have shaped my thoughts, affections, and actions hoping to add those books to your shelves.
Today, I'm sharing my six favorite books for the mom at the start of the classical Charlotte Mason journey. Consider this your ticket through the wardrobe!
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Books + Podcast Mentioned:
For the Children's Sake: amzn.to/3Tub33Q
You Are What You Love: amzn.to/3F3w7u3
The Abolition of Man: amzn.to/3EJeorl
Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child: amzn.to/3EJ4zK8
Beauty in the Word: amzn.to/3T9mRbI
The Whole-Brain Child: amzn.to/3SbHF10
The Commonplace Ep 13 | Getting to the Curriculum: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
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[@jessica_wood]

Adding several of these to my list and I very much appreciate the fact that it’s not all books specifically written for homeschooling moms. It’s so important that we read a wide variety of books!

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Oh yes! I completely agree. I’ve had quite a few people scratch their heads when I recommend Lewis’ Space Trilogy as an introduction to classical ed, but once you fall through that wardrobe, you realize every part of life, every part of a person, must be brought into the conversation which means many, many books and most of them not “homeschooling” books!

[@fishtaylfertility]

"They fell through their wardrobe with these books" Well placed, subtle Narnia reference 👌Subscribing ✅

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

You’ll find them all over The CP! (I love Narnia with my whole heart and use the language to describe my own journey into classical ed and the enchanting, sacramental view of the world!)

[@seasonsofwonder]

Thank you for these recommendations..always looking for new books..will add these to my wish list...love it 💕😉

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Enjoy! 🤍

[@sarahmarinkovich-durfee4509]

Library had all but one- very interested to read these. The last three also caught my husband’s attention. He was listening in 😁

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Woohoo! My husband is currently reading You Are What You Love and I want to slide Abolition of Man onto his nightstand shortly! (He’s the reason we read Whole-Brain Child so I think your husband will enjoy that one too!)

[@julietmariebryant209]

It's like you read my mind and granted my wish to share a reading list and more mother culture content in the future! Exactly what I was hoping for.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Ah, perfect! So happy to hear it!

[@FamilyStyleLearning]

I've only read one of those. Adding them to my list now. Thank you.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

You’re so welcome! Enjoy!!

[@jennyswanson4488]

Okay, okay! Just found you and I'm all in! Love these books suggestions and everything you were talking about 🙌

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Welcome Jenny!! Happy to have you here!

[@thefruitofherhome]

These are great! Adding to my book list!😍

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Enjoy, enjoy!

[@levistate2793]

I am not a mother, nor will I be a mother teacher, but I find your content 100/100. My wife and I are pretty set on the Charlotte Mason method, in large part bc of your videos - thank you. As I help my wife teach our children, I hope to be a father teacher - haha! Thanks!

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

I refer to my husband as the father-tutor (tutor being more of the classical term)! It's totally a thing and an important part of home education!

[@levistate2793]

@@thecommonplacehomeschool Love that! Thanks again - we are devouring your content. My wife is signing up for your patreon!

[@allisont.0478]

This video is so encouraging! I would love to read more of these books. Do you think you could do tips on bringing back the love of reading for the mother teacher? (Or is there a blog post, video, or podcast you could refer me to?) I find that I want to do more reading for myself (outside of pre reading the school books), but kind of feel intimidated.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Oh, I love that idea! I will add it to my list for this series, yes!

[@Bowandarrow17]

I’m sure you know about Ken Myers/Mars Hill Audio Journal? If you don’t, I think you would be intrigued! That’s how I came across the classical wardrobe. I heard him give a lecture at a beautiful old church when I first moved to Maine. The setting, the talk, the subject - beautiful. The more I dug into MHA, I found more and more beauty that no one else seemed to be talking about. I feel your channel is bringing that good, truth, and beauty to our generation as moms in an accessible way. (I knew about two of those books on your list from MHA :)

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

I've never heard of him/this but I'm really intrigued! Thank you for sharing!

[@Bowandarrow17]

@@thecommonplacehomeschool ooo you’re in for a treat and a wealth of digging through years of interviews! Ken is probably our parents’ generation, and I’m pretty sure he’s been running the Journal since the 90’s. He was “podcasting” before it was a thing. ;) When I started listening a few years ago, I felt really stretched intellectually, in a good way. I hope you enjoy!

[@rosamundraven]

So, I'm not a mom (and not really any close to becoming one 😭), but your videos are incredible even for a single 24 year old Brazilian girl. And let me tell you why that is: not only I hope to become a mom one day, but, even if that is not God's plan for me, these videos are helpful for my self education process. So that people would know that the education system, methods, just education in general, is absolutely terrible (in so many levels) here in Brazil, so the only way to gain so intellect is to work on my own to find good things online. Thank God for the internet. It makes life easier, and it gives people like me more opportunities to learn. And yes, The Abolition of Man is absolutely wonderful and terrifying. I've read it 3 times already, and it shocks me every time. Lewis was amazing, and I love him. Great video! I'll definitely check out some of the books. ❤

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Ah, love hearing this, Rosa! And welcome to this nook of the internet! Everything I say is good for children is good for...everyone. We're all persons. So while I take the education route to talk about these ideas, they are certainly for anyone!

[@akieffer]

I noticed you quoting James K A Smith in the podcast. It made my heart happy. :)

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Oh yes. Love his educational philosophy work!

[@MysteryExodus]

I’m so relieved that you said that you have to read the abolition of men many times to get it because I keep listening to the audiobook and I feel like such a dummy.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Oh, for SURE. It can/should be read repeatedly!

[@lanaleighwilkens206]

I have been on the neo-classical thing for the past decades, Dorothy Sayers etc, and not even realizing it until this year!! Any recommendations on how to pull back into the classical model? I now have a high schooler down to a three year old and I do not believe it’s too late! ❤️ But I’d like any help you have to point me toward.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

This is a great question. I recommend The Great Tradition (Ed. By Gamble) and The Liberal Arts Tradition (Clark and Jain) for books. But you can also dive into the articles and resources at CiRCE and have pleeeenty to read/listen to for now!

[@HMSmueller]

I know this isn't related but I am DYING to know where you get your clothes because I always love your outfits 😍

[@jessica_wood]

Ditto.

[@witwaltz]

I was thinking the same thing, & now all I can think of is “I saw Autumn in a Peter Pan collar & glasses, so I wear Peter Pan collar shirts & glasses now.” 🤣 Plus, I will join you in the library curator business!

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Ann, maybe I’ll appear in army pants and flip flops soon. All, I’m usually in a dress from Son de Flor or Not Perfect Linen. I prefer NPL because you can customize the dress without any charge, but SDF makes all my Peter Pan collar dreams come true. You can find both on Poshmark (if you’re a treasure hunter like me) or keep an eye out for SDF’s pre-loved sale which happens every so often. (It just happened and I scored this dress in a different color for more than 50% off!) I love high quality but on a deal. 😉

[@mountaingirl8124]

Now we all want to know where you got your red dress! Will you share? Many blessings! Love your channel. :)

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Son de Flor!

[@Pro7093]

I am so happy I came across your channel. I have binge listened to your podcasts all day. I have a question. What is the difference between your Patreon and the Common House?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Welcome! Common House is the new platform! Everything that was in Patreon is now in Common House but we've also expanded with full courses, a used book shop, templates, resources, groups to find your local CM moms all over the world, and more! commonhouse.mn.co

[@livmuller7109]

love your channel! Random question where did you get your book shelves?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

CB2!

[@anniegrumbles1544]

Because this is the most important thing…is your dress Son de Flor? I’ve read The Abolition of Man and part of the Esolen book (my library dropped it from their Hoopla catalog while I was in the middle). I look forward to tracking down and reading the rest.

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

It's certainly not the least important thing. Ha! Yes, it's Son de Flor. And how rude of your library! Gah! I hope you find a copy soon.

[@daniellenicohl6343]

Hello!! I watched one of your videos where you recommend which CM book to start reading but I can't for the life of me find it! haha So would you be so kind as to direct me to which book I should start with having never read them?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Ah, here's that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZmXnYKgp8mBfbM&ab_channel=TheCommonplace%7CClassicalCMHomeEducation And I think you should start with #6/A Philosophy of Education!

[@gilusoph]

Can you please share where you got your bookshelves?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

CB2!

[@screechinglilies]

Those bookshelves are from where? I'm trying to do that on one of my walls

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

CB2 and we love them! We have three of the super tall ones side-by-side!

[@alikettmer9714]

Your dress is absolutely gorgeous 😍 Where is it from?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Thank you! It’s from Son de Flor. Their classic dress.

[@dacoolfruit]

I love your dresses... Where do you find them?

[@thecommonplacehomeschool]

Thank you! Mostly Not Perfect Linen and Son de Flor! But I've been eyeing second-hand Toast dresses quite a bit lately!

[@dacoolfruit]

@@thecommonplacehomeschool Thank you! I just love them!