Sara L of Grandview, MO writes: "We just completed our very first year of homeschooling! I'm so grateful we found Sonlight. It brings me to tears of gratitude when I think about all the special moments we had learning together. Even our 5-year-old who was not required to participate in school this year wanted to jump in and learn along with us." When she asked her children to choose a book for a photo to commemorate their first year of Sonlight, they voted unanimously for Homer Price. Micah (8) and Selah (7) used Sonlight B this year while their younger siblings joyfully listened in and tagged along.

"One of the greatest gifts Sonlight has given us is the books that light up our day," writes Mandi V of Lynchburg, VA. "Our backyard was transformed into the forest in Kildee House, our house was an Alaskan schoolroom during The Year of Miss Agnes, and so on. We don't have to travel far to enjoy the living books Sonlight provides. By the end of our first year, I knew homeschooling was the best decision we'd made, and that we'd be a Sonlight family for a very long time." In this picture, Jeremiah (8), Jadon (6), and Ezekiel (3) think how their Animal Poetry can come alive.

"Read-Aloud time has become an anchor for family life in our home. Taking time each day to read together has a way of centering our relationships. When we began learning with Sonlight, I was skeptical that my 6-year-old would sit and listen to an entire Bible passage, History lesson or Read-Aloud chapter, as his attention span is short. But Sonlight's books are so well-chosen that he's captivated from start to finish. He surprises me by recounting events from our reading with amazing detail, even recreating scenes for imaginary play. In their second year of Sonlight, Noah (7) and Elijah (9) enjoy The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great, their favorite Core C adventure.