We are mad about books in this house! When I decided to home-educate I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I did know that if I could help the kids to fall in love with literature and books it would unlock so much. So, we always have a read-aloud on the go, in the morning, throughout the day, at bedtime, and Heppy is always reading for herself too. Moses won’t be far behind I’m sure. I studied English and American Literature at school so I can’t wait to dissect books, discover, and see the joy and thrill as a new page is turned. Here are some of our recent favourites. They have mainly been directed towards Heppy. Some of them she has read for herself and some I have read aloud.

I’d always dreamed of homeschooling my kids but, like with anything in parenting, I dreamed a lot of things and realised when you get there, even with great intentions plans change, and so I kept my mind open. I remember being in a local library and seeing a sign saying that the sign-up for school for Heppy’s intake had passed, and I felt such peace.