Books for young kids that "advertise" homeschooling

[Bea Mantovani]

A friend of mine is complaining that her 4 year old says she wants to go to school next year because of all the school propaganda in the kids' magazine she reads. I mentioned to her that there are at least two "homeschool propaganda" books (by that I just mean: books where the main characters are homeschooled):

Freya and Heath are home educated
http://www.lulu.com/content/563010

and

Adventures of the Homeschoolers: The Genie in the Teapot
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Homeschoolers-GENIE-TEAPOT/dp/1847...
or
http://www.lulu.com/content/695583

by Liz Pilley

does anybody know of any other such books?

[lydia]

ooh that sounds like a great book, I will have to check it out, Nim's Island was a great example of unschooling, how about August Rush, anyone see that - I thought that was pretty much unschooling!!

[lydia]

oh yeah, not a book recommendation, but how about the movie RV, that promoted homeschooling and was fun!!

I am sure there are lots of books that would capture the unschooling life, that may not specifically say homeschool, or would be homeschool propaganda per se, within the story, but that show learning in life as a child is inevitable and natural apart from school. Would that help your friend to look at books that way??

[Paige]

There's a sequel to Stargirl, "Love, Stargirl", but I didn't like it as well as I liked the first one.

Perhaps books set in other times and places where schooling isn't/wasn't the norm would be helpful.

There are books about homeschooled girls (twins, maybe?) by Stacy Towle Morgan. (They are Christian-themed, I believe.)
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Morgan%252C%2520Stacy%25...

[Jean Dorsey]

The book The Happy Hedgehog by Marcus Pfister is a great picture book for unschoolers. It doesn't come out and say it's about unschooling, but it illustrates the idea beautifully. It does have a small part where the hedgehog observes school, but chooses not to go.
We love this book!

[Silvia]

I compiled a Listmania list at Amazon of books/movies that have homeschooled characters. Might not all be the kind of book you're looking for, but here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/4spozu . I'd love to add more!

Ok, I added the books/movies that were listed above. :) Nim's Island did come from a book, and there are at least two other books in the series, that I found.

[Bekah]

I know of a few....Homeschool Huskies for Boys series and also there's a series for girls by Brenda Krames.
And there's Allison's Story: A Book About Homeschooling by Jon Lurie.
for younger kids...
Kandoo Kangaroo Hops Into Homeschooling by Susan Ratner.
I Am A Homeschooler by Julie Voetberg.

[Mandy O]

We really like this book. We checked out from the library a few years ago and promptly purchased it.

[James Marcus Bach]

How about My Side of the Mountain? About a kid who learns to live off the land by himself.

Treasure Island is a good read, and at least there's no school in it.

There's no school in any of the Narnia books, and they all involve children being self-reliant.

There's also no school propaganda (or violence) in any of the Ferret Chronicles series, by Richard Bach.

The Wizard of Oz series may also serve.

Mysterious Island, by Jules Verne, involves men who survive on an island, learning as they go.

[Ren]

Skellig. Hands-down the best unschooling quotes from Mina in that book....but not exactly written with a four-year old in mind.

[Shaina Williams]

http://homeschooladventurebooks.com/
Great little story, my almost 7yo son wishes it was a longer story.

[Lucky Sia]

The Year I Didn't Go To School is a great book. It is by Giselle Potter and I read it pretty often to my gals who are 5 & 7. It is a picture book with a great true story about the author. Her parents took her and her little sister to Italy to travel around and do a puppetry/mask show.

[diana (hahamommy)]

ooooh the ferret chronicles!!
I'm so surprised no one has yet recommended: PIPPY LONGSTOCKING <3<3<3<3