"The 'fun' of homeschooling left us when we switched to textbooks for a while. We returned to the fun, educational, life-giving books of Sonlight again this year and aren't looking back," writes Heather M of Bulverde, TX. Her oldest daughter Hannah just graduated and credits her years of reading Sonlight books for her higher scores in reading and English as well as her desire to go on the mission field as a nurse. In this photo, the Usborne book Tadpoles and Frogs captures Heather's sons', Samuel (6) and Andrew (8), attention and encourages them to "get out and explore!"

I love that Sonlight gives us everything we need – from the fabulous Instructor's Guides to hands-on Math and Science manipulatives. This is our first year homeschooling. My children love to read and the books have really captured their attention. We've only been using the Sonlight program four weeks and have already made cave paintings, fossils and a volcano. We even dressed up as ancient Romans and laid down on the floor to have our own Roman dinner party. Sonlight is fantastic and I can't wait to see what else is in store! During Science A study, the family was lucky enough to discover tadpoles in their backyard. Along with Dad, Samantha (7), Gregory (5), Danielle (4), James (3) and Connor (2) were delighted to track their development into frogs!

"Sonlight is all we use; we love the full grade option," writes Heather S of Nisland, SD. "I know that when we wrap up week 36 for the year, my kids have way surpassed what my state requires them to do for their school year! As a busy ranch wife and mom, I don't have the time or energy to research what books are best for my kiddos. I love all the work that Sonlight has done researching, updating and putting Instructor's Guides together for me. They boost my confidence and encourage me to be a better teacher than I thought I could be.