"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.

Sonlight is the way you wish you'd been taught. I would have loved school in a tree fort or perched on a mountainside with a fantastic book! Since I discovered Sonlight, my 7-year-old has gone from dreading reading to loving it. The books capture his heart and make for great discussions and character development. The other day he said, 'I think the best job you could ever have is to be a missionary.' Raising our children to love God and to love learning about his world is our goal. Sonlight helps us accomplish this in spades. Cole (7, Core A) and Locke (3, P3/4 Multi-Subject) love to learn in the hammock.

"I was so excited when I browsed my first Sonlight catalog and saw they included Handwriting Without Tears," writes Melissa N of Chittenango, NY. "I was already working with Handwriting Without Tears when our first Sonlight materials arrived and found integrating the Sonlight Language Arts for Grade K Readers program into what we were already doing an easy transition. Thank you Sonlight for recognizing that every child is different and for giving parents a variety of options to choose from!" Here, Sawyer (5) and Coen (3) work with the Handwriting Without Tears manipulatives in their second year of Sonlight.