Exploring the Globe Simply with Literature | Episode 265
In this episode from the archives, Carole Joy Seid sits down with the owner of Yellow House Story Shoppe, Chelsea Jacobs, to talk about books that we can use to give our children “Windows and Mirrors” into exploring the globe and other cultures.
Books as windows allow us to see through the to other cultures and stories. Books as mirrors helps our children see themselves represented in stories.
Join us for a wonderful list of books that your family can read to get a fuller appreciation of life around the globe.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- Introducing your kids to the beauty of the biblical feasts and Jewish culture through meaningful books and family rhythms
- How living books help children grow in compassion for others and connect with stories across time and culture
- Gently walking through hard history with your kids using powerful stories they’ll remember for years
- Why books like Words by Heart, The Endless Steppe, and The Slave Dancer stay with our families long after the last page
- Simple ways to bring more diverse voices into your homeschool through artists, composers, and poets from around the world
- Favorite resources from fellow homeschooling moms who are doing the work to help all our kids feel seen in the stories we share
Listen in.
Books & Authors Mentioned in this Episode:
- Ezra Jack Keats
- The Snowy Day
- Whistle for Willie
- Marjorie Flack
- The Story about Ping
- Taro Yashima
(Pen name; real name not specified)- Crow Boy
- Umbrella
- Eleanor Estes
- The Hundred Dresses
- Leo Politi
- Song of the Swallows
- Tomie dePaola
- The Legend of the Poinsettia
- Yuri Shulevitz
- The Treasure
- Jamie Martin
- Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time (recommended as a resource)
- Alice Dalgliesh
- The Courage of Sarah Noble
- Marguerite de Angeli
- Thee, Hannah!
- Bright April
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Little House series (multiple titles)
- Betty Bao Lord
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
- Joanne Oppenheim
- Have You Seen the Stars Come Out? (likely The Stars Come Out)
- Martha Zimmerman
- Celebrating Biblical Feasts (mentioned as a resource)
- Jerry Pinkney and Gloria Pinkney
(Illustrators, various African American children’s books) - Mildred D. Taylor
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- Let the Circle Be Unbroken
(Other books in the Logan family series)
- Patricia St. John
- Star of Light
- Treasures of the Snow
- Barbara Cohen
- The Carp in the Bathtub
- Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed
- Four Feet, Two Sandals
- Meindert DeJong
- The House of Sixty Fathers
- Claire Huchet Bishop
- Twenty and Ten
- Ouida Sebestyen
- Words by Heart
- Paula Fox
- The Slave Dancer
- Esther Hautzig
- The Endless Steppe
- Rumer Godden
- The Diddakoi (sometimes spelled Didakoi)
- William H. Armstrong
- Sounder
More episodes to inspire your reading:
- Episode 170: How to Make Your Child a Lover of Books
- Episode 191: Building a Home Library with the Yellow House Story Shoppe
- Episode 209: The Best Books for Children
- Episode 232: Laying a Good Foundation for Homeschooling
- Episode 263: Discovering Living Books: Jan Bloom’s Journey to Building a Rich Library
- Episode 264: Cultivating a Love of Reading with Classics and Trusted Authors with Jan Bloom
Resources:
+ Get $5 off your order with this link to Yellow House Story Shoppe: Yellow House Story Shoppe
+ Build Your Family’s Library: Grab our FREE book list here
+ Get our FREE ebook: 5 Essential Parts of a Great Education.
+ Attend one of our upcoming seminars this year!
+ Click HERE for more information about consulting with Carole Joy Seid!
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