CHARLOTTE MASON LITERATURE
LIVING BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
“A child gets moral notions from the fairy-tales he delights in, as do his elders from tale and verse.” ~Charlotte Mason
Living Books for Your Form 1B Student (Grade 1)
Literature
Little House books
Fairy Tales
Fables & Folk Tales
Paul Galdone’s series of Folk Tales is wonderful
Poetry
Living Books for Your Form 1A Student (Grades 2-3)
Literature
Literature
Mythology
Poetry
Religious Allegorical Tale
Additional Living Books for Free Reading
Fun Stuff
Peter Rabbit
Benjamin Bunny
Flopsy Bunny
Squirrel Nutkin
Beatrix Potter Collection
Jemima Puddle-Duck
Mrs. Tiggy WInkle
Mr. Jeremy Fisher
Literature for Your Form 2 Student (Grade 4-6)
Mythology for Your Form 2 Student (Grade 4-6)
Greek Mythology
Iliad & Odyssey Retellings
Norse Mythology
Tales of Asgard by Keary
Arthurian Legend
Poetry for Your Form 2 Student
Cats by T.S. Eliot – I love reading these poems with my kids! We also listen to the music and see a show if possible!
“Poetry for Young People” Series
“Poetry for Young People” Series
“Poetry for Kids” Series
Additional Living Books for Free Reading
Literature for Form 3 Students (Grades 7-8)
- If your student hasn’t read King Arthur yet, now is the time to do that!
- Be sure your student reads a retelling of Beowulf as well.
- Before high school, be sure your student has a good foundation of Greek and Norse mythology (see Mythology section).
- Choose other literature based on your historical time period or your student’s interest.
Mythology for Form 3 Students (Grades 7-8)
- If you are starting the CM method with an older student, please look at the Greek Mythology choices in Form 2.
- If your student has had a good foundation in Greek and Norse Mythology, and Arthurian Legend, feel free to choose from another category such as world mythology or Native American mythology.
- Bulfinch’s Mythology was essential reading in CM’s schools, but it can be delayed until High School if needed.
Greek Mythology
Norse Mythology
Other Mythology
Poetry for Form 3 Students
Anthologies
Themed Anthologies
Individual Poets
Individual Poets
Audiobooks
TIP: Audiobooks are a great way to listen to poetry
Additional Living Books for Free Reading for Form 3 Students
Literature for Form 4 Students (Grade 9)
I have categorized the Literature selections based on time period.
Books are sorted by when the book was written or the era in which it is set.
Up to 17th c.
Utopia: be sure to use the translation by Gilbert Burnet
17th – 18th c.
19th c.
19th c.
20th Century Literature for Form 4 Students
Essays for Form 4 Students (Grade 9)
Charlotte’s students also read essays in Forms 4-6.
Mythology for Form 4 Students (Grade 9)
If you are starting the CM method with an older student, please look at the Greek Mythology choices in Form 2 or 3. Bulfinch’s Mythology was essential reading in CM’s schools. If your student hasn’t read it yet, now is the time!
Poetry for Form 4 Students
Poetry Anthologies
Audiobooks
TIP: Audiobooks are a great way to listen to poetry
Individual
Poets
Includes Poe’s epic poem, Tamerlane
Includes Whitman’s epic poem, Song of Myself
Individual
Poets
Additional Living Books for Free Reading for Form 4 Students
More options coming soon…
Other Helpful Tools for Your Homeschool
Yes, we own all the items listed here!
- We use our Audible Membership for listening to audiobooks on-the-go!
- We own several Kindle e-Readers for accessing free Kindle books and Public Domain books.
- We use our Google Home for listening to composer music, folk songs, and audiobooks. We also use it to ask questions about nature study! It’s great for listening to birdsongs too!
Audible Membership
Kindle e-Reader
Google Home
Google Home Mini
