Winter Issue e-mailed!

Dear Readers,
I apologize for the delay in getting this issue out. It ought to be easier now that we are digital, right? Well, we are still homeschooling families trying to pull this off amid our schooling schedules, sick kids, and stressed out husbands, etc etc etc. So, we are late.

But it was finally e-mailed last week! Unfortunately, I had 69 bounce back to me with bad email addresses. If you didn't receive an email with a link to download the issue, please contact me so I can get your correct email. Also, I have about another 60 subscribers for whom I have never had an email on file. I'll be contacting those people by mail over this coming week to get a good delivery address. 

Thanks to all of you who are sticking with us in this new era! We will be offering the coming issues in various e-reader compatible files, but this one is a straight pdf, which I think you can still read on your personal devices.

Hope you enjoy the issue!!
God bless,
Margot

Editor

Book Giveaway Winners

This week during Nancy Carpentier Brown's talk on Chestertonian humor at the MidWinter Refresh Virtual Conference, we sponsored a book giveaway of Nancy's books.

55 people entered the drawing and here are the 3 winners: Maria Nielsen, Kris Ward, and Colleen Arsenault.

Thanks to all who attended Nancy's talk and all who entered the giveaway!

Check out the conference to see the other presentations in which you can participate!

Great New Title for kids- new Mass translation

The Mass Illustrated for Children

 by Susan Bateman

!!!  NEW   !!!

This is an incredible coloring book/illustrated storybook of the Mass. It contains the text of the Mass (Ordinary - new translation) as well as some explanatory text. Perfect for First Communion prep or any study of the Mass. Children can take it to Mass and follow along as well.

I really like it because it fits with the way I teach First Communion prep classes. For example, on the Confiteor page, the text is accompanied by illustrations (to color) of the story of the Prodigal Son. The cover image features the Good Shepherd carrying the lamb on his shoulders. (I have placed on this page the image of the previous cover of this coloring book but will load up the revised cover as soon as I can scan it.) The back cover text says "Jesus is inviting you to share in his life through the Mass. Let the Good Shepherd carry you on his shoulders into the mystery of his love."

5.5 X 8.5 softcover
published by Second Spring and Thomas More College

You can purchase it HERE!

We're having a big sale!!

I mean a REALLY BIG sale!! Please pass the word along.

We've never had a sale this BIG! Everything in our online store is on sale with savings from 20-50%. Please visit our website soon as some quantities are limited. Check out some of the specials below. 

 

ALL NOVELS 50% OFF

CROSS AMONG THE TOMAHAWKS AND SHIPS BOY WITH MAGELLAN BY MILTON LOMASK 

SWORD OF CLONTARF AND THE KING'S THANE BY CHARLES BRADY

WORD TO CAESAR BY GEOFFREY TREASE

CITY OF THE GOLDEN HOUSE,

CHILDREN OF THE RED KING,

 AND CHUIRAQUIMBA AND THE BLACK ROBES

ALL HOMESCHOOL CULTURE RESOURCES 40% OFF

    HAYSTACKS FULL OF NEEDLES: A CATHOLIC HOME EDUCATOR'S
    GUIDE TO SOCIALIZATION BY ALICE GUNTHER
   

    IN HIS IMAGE: NURTURING CREATIVITY IN THE HEART OF YOUR
    HOME  BY MARY GILDERSLEEVE

   

    A LITTLE WAY OF HOMESCHOOLING: THIRTEEN FAMILIES
   DISCOVER CATHOLIC UNSCHOOLING BY SUZIE ANDRES

  Much more!! All on sale now!!

Our newest title!!

Children of the Red King

by Madeleine Polland

Now available!!

This was Mrs. Polland's first novel for children, and it is excellent! In her usual beautiful storytelling style (City of the Golden House, Beorn the Proud, Chuiraquimba and the Black Robes), she tells the story of the last Irish chieftain to hold out against King John and the English conquest of Ireland. While his children are held captive by a Norman knight, Cormac of Connacht battles to keep the land free and retain his kingship against conspirators.

Exciting historical fiction set in early 13th century Ireland.

 
Cover art by Sean Fitzpatrick; cover design by Ted Schluenderfritz.

Website Down

I'm sorry, but our website has been down for a day or two as the cart server owner migrates to a new server. It will be another day, I think, and all will be up and running again.

Thanks for your patience!
I am not able to access it to see what orders were placed over the weekend, but I will get the orders out as soon as possible once the servers are back up.
God bless
Margot

End of Summer

Wow- my last post was in May! I didn't realize that I hadn't posted something in so long. But that's probably a good thing since one goal I had for the summer was to spend less time on the computer and more time looking in my children's faces.

And now . . .  summer is at an end (almost)!

I wanted to post a long and rambling tract about my impressions after the Catholic Marketing Network trade show, but I just haven't had time. I will say, however, that the show never ceases to inspire me and make me feel part of something great and glorious.

Here are a few new things I saw that I think homeschoolers will find interesting:

Lisa Hendey's new book is due out this fall.

This new DVD series will also be ready this fall:

I saw a little clip of it, and it is a beautifully filmed wide overview of the Church photographed all over the world. I will be doing a more indepth review of it for the magazine and love2learn.net after I have had a chance to view the whole thing.

Lastly the Didache religion course series has now come out with semester courses which focus on particular aspects of the catechism. Some of them are condensed versions of the full year courses and some have new information. There is one just on the Sacraments and one on the Blessed Trinity. I think having the option for a smaller book will be great for homeschoolers, both for the pocketbook and for the schedule.

Hillside news in the next post!!