YMB #103 The Role of Classic Children's Literature: A Conversation with Cheri Blomquist

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Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

When you have been homeschooling as long as I have it takes quite a bit to be surprised by a new resources. Before Austen Comes Aesop is a new book that was up to the task of turning my head.

This valuable guide for parents not only takes on the misguided idea that our kids need to read the most mature and difficult books at a young age, but also provides parents with the tools they need to create their own reading program using any books. Yes, there is a booklist, but it is not what you might expect. Instead of a subjective list of author favorites, what we have is a historical glimpse into the most influential children's literature of all times.

This resource (and this conversation) is not to be missed.

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0:00.0	Remember, we can come to literature at different points in our life and get new things out of it.
0:04.3	Like, you can read the line in which in the wardrobe, a third grade is a bedtime read aloud with your mom or dad, and then read it again in high school and then read it again when you're 75 years old and still get something wonderful out of it each time.
0:18.4	So that is where the best literature comes in and that's the great art that we want
0:23.5	to expose our children to is the kind of literature that's meaningful across your life.
0:34.1	This is your morning basket where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your homeschool day.
0:45.5	Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 103 of the Your Morning Basket podcast.
0:51.5	I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I am so happy that you are joining me here
0:54.9	today. Well, on today's episode of the podcast, I am so excited to share a new resource with you.
1:01.4	It's a resource for all parents, but especially for homeschooling parents. And in this book,
1:08.4	author Sherry Blumquist has kind of broken down the classic children's literature canon.
1:16.1	And she's laid out this objective canon for us to have a look.
1:20.4	And she's going to explain a little more about what that means in the podcast.
1:23.6	But these children's books that our children can be introduced to before they read
1:29.5	the classic great books. The name of this resource is before Austin comes ASOP,
1:35.5	the children's great books, and how to experience them. And the wonderful thing is,
1:40.2	is this is not just a collection of book list, though it certainly is. It's also Sherry's own
1:45.7	insights into why these books are important and why we might be harming our kids by pushing down
1:51.9	adult books into the childhood years, but also it is an outline and a guide for homeschooling
1:58.0	parents to use to show their kids how to read books and to create
2:01.6	your own literature curriculum. So this is a really exciting resource and I think you are going
2:07.4	to enjoy our conversation today. Speaking of exciting resources, I have one for you. If you would
2:14.4	like someone to plan out your morning basket for you, well, we've got you covered.
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