Sarah Mackenzie
Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler’s Guide to Unshakable Peace

FROM SARAH:

This was the first book I wrote—and I wrote it because I needed it myself. If you've ever felt overwhelmed or out of your depth in homeschooling (or parenting), I hope you'll read it. The audiobook is an especially good price.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for them and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context of a warm, enriching home. Yet so many parents (mainly mothers) who have taken up this challenge find the enterprise often full of stress, worry, and anxiety. In this practical and faith-based book, Sarah Mackenzie addresses the possibility of teaching from rest and taking hold of the peace that transcends all understanding.

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The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

FROM SARAH:

I wrote this book as a love note, of sorts, to the Read-Aloud Revival community. You'll find practical tips, inspiring stories, and booklists for every age. The audiobook won was nominated for an Audie Award! (Audible | LibroFM).

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

USA Today Bestseller |  The stories we read--and the conversations we have about them--help shape family traditions, create lifelong memories, and become part of our legacy. Reading aloud not only has the power to change a family--it has the power to change the world. 

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A Little More Beautiful

A Little More Beautiful

FROM SARAH:

My very first picture book, inspired by something Jeanne Birdsall (yes, THAT Jeanne Birdsall) said to me during a walk through her neighborhood in Northampton. Hear about the making of this book here and here!

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Sly as a fox and swift as a bird, Lou Alice is determined to leave each day a little more beautiful than she found it. But when she moves away from her little house, no one in town notices she's gone. No one, that is, except a little girl, who sets out to carry on Lou Alice's work. But doing so is not enough. Can the girl find a way of her own to make the world a little more beautiful?

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While Everyone Is Sleeping

While Everyone Is Sleeping

FROM SARAH:

From our very own Waxwing Books, this picture book with gorgeous illustrations by Gabrielle Grimard will, we hope, become a bedtime favorite!

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Just before first morning light, Little Shrew is awakened by the moon.

A mysterious fragrance leads her to a garden of moonflowers, where moths flutter, crickets hum, and frogs and peepers keep the beat. Join Little Shrew’s merry romp in the moonlit garden in this bedtime story for adventurous souls.

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Because Barbara

Because Barbara

FROM SARAH:

My first picture book biography! This one tells the story of one of the world's greatest picture book illustrators, Barbara Cooney, and is illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewen. Order now wherever books are sold!

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

Legendary picture book creator Barbara Cooney once noticed that the library in her little town by the sea needed attention. A library, she knew, should be a kind of paradise. And because Barbara did whatever she set her mind to, she made it one.

Follow Barbara from New York to Maine, from the shores of Greece to the mountains of Appalachia, as she captures their beauty and creates some of the most magnificent books for children ever published.

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Dear Duck, Please Come

Dear Duck, Please Come

FROM SARAH:

Writing this book was probably the most fun I've ever had. Charles Santoso's illustrations do more than bring it to life—they give it heart. Am I allowed to have a favorite book from those I've written? If I am, this is it. 🥰

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

A lighthearted romp through Piney Glen with a band of friends who learn that friendship isn’t about fixing each other’s problems but about being there for each other.

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Through the Year with Tomie dePaola

Through the Year with Tomie dePaola

FROM SARAH:

I wrote the foreword to this stunning new book. Tomie's religious art and stories first baptized my own imagination, and then they went on to baptize the imagination of my kids. Now, collected like beads on a string, Tomie's liturgical art is paired with excerpts about saints and holy days to carry us all through the whole liturgical year. Truly a work of beauty. Highly, highly recommended for your homeschool's Morning Basket, or as decor on your coffee table.

Read more about the book HERE. And while you can purchase from Amazon or Bookshop with the buttons on this page, we recommend purchasing directly from Ignatius Books. 

FROM THE PUBLISHER: 

This engaging book is sure to inspire the whole family to celebrate with the Church her special days and seasons through the year.

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