I Am Learning All the Time

by Rain Perry Fordyce, Audrey Anne Miles Cherney (Illustrator)

I Am Learning All the Time
Written by Rain Fordyce
Illustrated by Audrey Miles-Cherney A large, eco-friendly, perfect binding,
soft-cover, 8.25 x 10 full illustration color book. I Am Learning All the Time is the story about 5 1/2 year-old Hugh as he begins the discovery process of what it means to not go to school. He reflects on life at home and life of his neighborhood friends, who go to school. A fun, compelling story narrated by Hugh about his life at home. Full of bright, eye-catching illustrations with realistic (and realistically messy) scenes from family life. Your children will love and identify with the characters in this book. Whether your child is homeschooled, unschooled or schooled, the positive approach brings understanding and similarities into focus, creating confidence in your children no matter what your family s educational choice is. This story helps to uncover the unknowns of homeschool life. It is great book to share with your child if their friend or neighbor decides to homeschool. Your child s worries will melt away as they begin to understand what homeschooling is and that they can still be friends with their homeschooled friends. You can feel confident about the positive nature put into the creation of this book in every way!

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40 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published October 31, 2008

Reviews

[Gretchen Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Featuring a five-year-old, this book focuses primarily on learning through games, projects, and play. I especially liked the closing when Hugh reveals his new answer when people ask him why he is not in school! I also appreciated how this book compares Hugh’s homeschool experience with that of his friends at school, painting them in equally positive perspectives: “Whatever we’re doing, we always have fun. School sounds like fun, too.”

[Poetry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came across a review of this book in Secular Homeschooling Magazine. Because it had a good review there and because I have never come across ANY other childrens' books for and about homeschoolers, I went on the author's website and bought it. We got our copy promptly and I just adore the book. It is fun and enthusiastic, pointing out how great it is to be a homeschooled kid while still managing to contrast with the main characters' public schooled friends in a totally positive way. I bought it for my almost 4 year old son, but even my 8 year old daughter enjoyed looking at it. The illustrations are wonderful, by the way. I recommended it to my homeschool group and at least one other mom bought and loved the book. I've recommended it to my local childrens' librarian, too. I only wish the author would write another homeschool book, with an older child for a main character :)

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[Hannah Carlson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally a homeschool book for my sons.

[Susan Wight · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the home education equivalent of a starting school picture book. Written by American unschooler, Rain Perry Fordyce, it shows five-year-old Hugh learning every day as he wonders about school and home education. I really like how play is treated so respectfully – for example ‘Sometimes I work with my homeschool friends’ is accompanied by a picture of Hugh and his friends playing Lego, and ‘Sometimes I work with my big brother’ is teamed with a picture of the two boys playing an imaginative game under their tree house, capturing a tyrannosaurus rex. This affirms the natural learning principal that children’s play is their work and forms a large part of their learning. The book has appealing animal characters and an accepting attitude with Hugh’s mum saying, ‘Some families send their children to school to learn, we like the way you are learning all the time.’ The book has a clear, open font, making it a good book for beginning readers as well as an enjoyable picture book.
Home Ed. Style: Natural learning.
Portrayal: Positive, no stereotypes.
Target Age: A picture book for young children.
Conclusion: A book any young home education family will enjoy. I highly recommend this one.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book to help young children explain why they are "not in school". My kids asked me to read this repeatedly and enjoyed it multiple times.

[Michael Weinraub · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this charming paen to homeschooling. There is something poetic to the refrain about homeschooling which occurs in the book, which I won't spoil for you by repeating here.