“It was the night before homeschool, and all through the house,
not a person was sleeping.
Our home was full of music, laughter, and shouts.”
About the book
The Night Before Homeschool is a picture book that follows a family through both the night before and the first day of school for this homeschooling family. This book features a family of six. The mother plans a back-to-school day to remember that is bursting with learning opportunities for the four children.
This book highlights real learning opportunities, real relationships, real personalities, and real families.
This book emphasizes that learning can take place at a table and away from it. It also features family style learning where all of the children are included in the school day.
If you are looking for a book where the children constantly have a smile on their faces and they are walking around like robots, this book isn’t for you. The illustrations feature real relationships among siblings… The kids may bicker, but at the end of the day they are family and love each other.
This book is full of children who have unique personalities and feel comfortable enough to show them. The boy tends to be the class-clown and instigator but never disrespectful. The oldest daughter has every thing envisioned in her head and gets frustrated when things do not go her way. The middle daughter is adventurous and always ready to go. The youngest daughter is just a tot and learning where she fits in.
Most homeschool families would agree that the time spent as a family is one of the best reasons to homeschool! These children not only do schoolwork together, they are experiencing life together!
Inspiration for the book
I wrote this book back in 2021. I had four young children who loved reading. I always tried to make our back-to-school week super fun but found the amount of books that featured homeschooling lacking. I wanted a story that was relatable to not only my family but others as well. I pride myself on being a real mother with a real family and I wanted that same message to come across in my book. I didn’t want to set up unrealistic expectations. I think there are enough of those going around.
It took me 5 years to get the time to illustrate this story. I have dabbled in drawing in the past but nothing of this magnitude. My daughter purchased some alcohol markers. She let me play with them a little bit. After a while, my husband and children encouraged me to illustrate this book. I am so blessed to have their support.
Activities for the book
I love extending books by adding activities to go along with them! I have a post that includes free printables, recipes, and experiements to go along with this book. Everything that the mom does with the kids… I have it just for you.
Reviews for The Night Before Homeschool
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2 responses to “The Night Before Homeschool”
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
This book is absolutely adorable and would be the PERFECT book to buy to read the day before school starts next year. The illustrations are so cute and it gives a fun look into a homeschool day.
I’m so glad you liked it! Thank you so much for taking time to share your thoughts.