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Please note: I was unaware the phrase "mother culture" is a registered trademark (by the Andreolas) and cannot be used in any title. My "Mother Culture" series is now "The Home Librarian" series and henceforth will be referred to by such name.
Lots of babies in these parts. Here are my book recommendations for the postpartum ladyfolk.
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Home Education, Mason
Brave New World, Huxley
Middlemarch, Eliot
Little Men, Alcott
Leave it to PSmith, Wodehouse
Code of the Woosters, Wodehouse
The Dean's Watch, Goudge
Out of the Silent Planet, Lewis
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@HMSmueller 2 месяца назад

I can't remember who said it, but an author I greatly respect once said that Wodehouse was always his cure for depression.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

100% believe that.

@AHeartForHomeEducation 2 месяца назад

I just finished Little Men today! I completely agree that it’s the most Charlotte Mason book! I have been so inspired by the Bhaers. I’ve got a lot of commonplace book work to do now. 😅

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Do I want to figure out a way to give my kids a natural history museum? Yes, yes I do. Were those exams the most accurate picture ever? Yes again.

@txranchmom 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this series and your content. It is a pleasant way to recenter my homeschooling and mothering when I get overwhelmed and I hope for many more videos in the future!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

What kind words, thank you!

@marisaturner6473 2 месяца назад

I highly recommend The Shaping of a Christian Family by Elizabeth Elliot for any pregnant or postpartum mama.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

I've not read that one but am a big fan of Elizabeth Elliot...which makes me think of her brother, Thomas Howard, and I should have also listed Hallowed Be This House. Dang it.

@humblyhaley 2 месяца назад

Just finished Home Education and loved it! So glad I went straight to the source. Middlemarch and Out of the Silent Planet are on my immediate TBR and now it looks like I’ll be adding the rest of these books as well 😂 thank you for sharing!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

You're reading Austen for your lady of the year, right? If you haven't read Eliot yet, you're in for a treat. I think she's as witty and insightful (in her novels) as Austen!

@exploringgodscreation- 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the recommendations! Will be using this soon!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

You're quite welcome!

@kendraevangelho963 2 месяца назад

Love it. Thanks Autunn

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

You're quite welcome!

@katieboyum 2 месяца назад

I never clicked so fast! I'd due in July with my third boy! and I recently got a kindle partly for the purposes of being able to read during middle of the night feedings without having to turn a light on , so I've been wanting so good book recommendations! Being that this is my third boy, I'm definitely going to read Little Men after your description of it! Thanks!!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Yes! Little Men all around! A Kindle for night reads would have been a good investment...I like where your head's at.

@macheecrickmore7322 2 месяца назад

Perfect timing! Baby #6 is a month old, and it has been a while since I ordered books specifically for me 😅 I just finished The Dean's Watch from your earlier recommendation. I laughed, I cried, and I wrote copious quotes in my commonplace book.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Oh, wasn't it amazing?! I now understand why there are Goudge-only book clubs!! Congratulations on your little one!

@maddison3843 2 месяца назад

I’m due any day, thanks for the suggestions!! ❤

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations to you!

@Naturallyemilyy 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! Newly postpartum with baby number 5. Going to start reading little men!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations to you! I hope you love it!

@abigailkunene67 2 месяца назад

Just finished it and just love it!

@MelonieL83 2 месяца назад

Brave New World has been one of my favorites since high school. Thanks for the great recommendations!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

It's my favourite dystopian! I hope you find a good read from the rest of the list!

@MelonieL83 2 месяца назад

I did get Middlemarch, The Little White Horse, and some Wodehouse short stories recently so they’re on my list to read next.

@bethburleson6684 2 месяца назад

I'm four months postpartum with child number three, and I am three chapters from finishing Little Women for the first time (!!) and I just put Little Men on hold from the library and I cannot WAIT! Thank you!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Congratulations to you! I think you'll love it!

@kariannszemethy3050 2 месяца назад

Thanks, Autumn! My first child is about to turn one tomorrow, so my postpartum was a while ago, and oh I would’ve loved this then! I wish I would’ve spent my postpartum wiser by feeding my mind whilst feeding my baby. Instead I tended to gravitate towards screens. Regardless, these are great recommendations and I think I’ll go pull my lovely vintage edition of “Little Men” off the shelf for its first reading!

@Yesica1993 2 месяца назад

Happy birthday to your little one!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

A happy birthday to your little one! I'd say it's certainly time for Little Men with one about to start toddling around. (Although, I didn't read it until my eldest was 6 so you're certainly ahead of my curve!)

@joysilas4724 2 месяца назад

Exactly what I needed!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Love when that happens, Joy!

@laurissawolfram-hvass8096 2 месяца назад

Love these recommendations! In addition to my newborn, I have a 4 year old and 2 year old. (Basically, I’ve been postpartum for four years straight. 😂) Our lives seem to revolve around books-and I love that! Where/how do you source all the lovely hardback copies of these books? A gorgeous physical book just elevates the entire experience.

@ArielColmoreWilliams 2 месяца назад

Aren’t Autumns editions gorgeous?!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Hahah! Postpartum for four years straight. I was similar. I had my three in 3.5 years... I am a book hunter. I really believe my library is an inheritance for my children and generations to come! When I first started to build, it was more about getting the right books in the house, but now, I spend a lot of time hunting for certain copies. Here's a video on how I built our classical library on a budget: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1ky00Kxqt34.html

@Hillariousj 2 месяца назад

Well I just had my 7th so this is perfect. I whole heartedly agree on Little Men being CM education played out. My kids have their own garden plots thanks to that book. I picked An Old Fashioned Girl to read postpartum and asked for it for my birthday last year. I recommend it as well!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Oh good to know! That’s one I’ve grabbed at a library sale but haven’t touched…perhaps this summer.

@ArielColmoreWilliams 2 месяца назад

My second born is 6 weeks this week and I have been loving all the book recommendations in your other videos. Where did you find your Charlotte Mason volume? It looks like a gorgeous original 😍 thanks for another valuable piece of content ❤ (ps: enjoy all those new babes!)

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Congratulations to you! It's one of those old ones, yes, but not an original/first! It's the fourth edition. The earliest edition I've found was an 1890s copy of "Lecture to Ladies" and I thought the title was so fun (I lecture to ladies, kind of.) but it was in poor condition and I passed over it. I believe it's still on the market!

@carolinasmith2045 2 месяца назад

Hey Autumn! Thanks for the book recommendations. I was just curious if you write/highlight on your books? I like to highlight things as I read but I’m also wanting to keep some books nice for our family library.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Great question! I write/mark in my paperbacks but not hardbacks! I use book darts to mark things I want to put in my commonplace book!

@meganwiedeman5040 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the titles! I love being introduced to new authors. I just had my 6th baby 4 months ago (so am exiting the intense postpartum phase). My first book that I finished was a re-read of one of the Fairacre series by Miss Read. I just needed a delightful trip to the English countryside!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations to you! Ooh, if I may add one to your possible TBR: The Awakening of Miss Prim. If you liked your delightful trip to the English countryside, I think you'll enjoy that one!

@meganwiedeman5040 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool I will add it to my list! I can’t wait to read the other Wodehouse. The only one I have is “Enter Jeeves” and I just love it. My Aunt introduced me to the BBC Jeeves and Wooster when I was a teenager so I always have Stephen Fry’s and Hugh Laurie’s voices in my head when I read it.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

@@meganwiedeman5040 I didn't know this existed...

@meganwiedeman5040 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool joy and laughter awaits you!

@zshampo123 2 месяца назад

I’m having a baby in June so this is perfect for me! Thanks!

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations!!

@RedHanded42 2 месяца назад

I think Peter Pan would also be a great choice. It deals very beautifully with the nature of childhood and its relationship to motherhood. It’s also wonderfully written, I recommend it just in general for that. The narrator’s voice is so distinctive and delightfully cantankerous, and such a fun contrast to the children protagonists.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

FANTASTIC recommendation. I've mentioned Peter Pan before in one of these videos as a door into the world of boys (Boys are mysterious; even grown men don't understand them...is what I think Chesterton said.) and a way to understand the child-like nobility behind their actions. Definitely a great postpartum read.

@kelseybogus7354 2 месяца назад

Haha! This is perfect. I just had my baby a week ago. ❤

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations! It is indeed baby season!

@pienkunicorn 2 месяца назад

My postpartum reading so far was Howl's Moving Castle trilogy, the first three Narnia Novels, the Hobbit amd Lord of the Rings. I actually have that Hideous Strength on my list. Ive read the first two of the space trilogy a few times but i haven't made it tgeough the last ine yet

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Ah, a great list!

@pienkunicorn 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool thanks. I've added Little Men and Little women and the Woodhouse book. I meant to read that while pregnant, but didn't get to it.

@lisacornish1360 2 месяца назад

Hello, I'm interested in the book "Winters in the World" and curious as to how you use it. Do you just read? Are you applying it in some specific way to your daily or seasonal schedule? Thank you - I'm really enjoying your website.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

I’m just enjoying it but I’m reading it over the course of the year by reading the corresponding season.

@iguanasincamouflage9029 2 месяца назад

I'm due in August! :)

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Many congratulations!!

@heartofthehomesteadsarahze1601 2 месяца назад

Thank you for these ideas. I don't have a baby on the way, but I just had unexpected, emergency surgery. I've been looking for good ideas for reading during my recovery.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Wodehouse is good for all occasions, even post-op. But, honestly, Lewis, Huxley, Goudge, et al would be good friends during recovery.

@heartofthehomesteadsarahze1601 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool Thank you, those are wonderful ideas. I have some Goudge that need a re-reading. I'm going to pass on the Wodehouse for the time being because he makes me laugh, and my surgery was in the abdomen.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

@@heartofthehomesteadsarahze1601 Ah, wise. Wishing you a speedy, full recovery!

@heartofthehomesteadsarahze1601 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool Thank you.

@amyhartmann5330 2 месяца назад

Where do I find a Charlotte Mason home education book like that 😮❤

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Ah, with much searching, I’m afraid. It took me about four years to find one at a price I wanted.

@Yesica1993 2 месяца назад

Does Little Men live up to Little Women? I recently finished my umpteenth reading of LM. I know I read either Little Men or Jo's Boys but at a time when I was very distracted or something. I don't remember anything about it. Oh, I'm supposed to love the Space Trilogy and... my brain just wasn't grasping the first book. And then I was even dumber and sold or donated the bindup I had. I KNOW! I will fix this one day. General question - Do the Everyman editions have exceedingly small print? I've heard that and it makes me want to cry because they look so beautiful! I've only ever seen them in videos.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

I think it does! Admittedly, I think it's also my season of life, you know? Little Women was my book best friend as a teenager/young adult. But Jo mothering so beautifully in Little Men? That's my jam in this season of life and I love her for growing up in front of me and leading me on such a good path.

@Yesica1993 2 месяца назад

@@thecommonplacehomeschool Thanks!

@Yesica1993 2 месяца назад

Ha ha, when I saw you holding up the stack of books I INSTANTLY stopped the video try to read the book titles... even though, DUH, you're going to talk about them. It's a sickness, I swear. Sorry to hear about the name issue. But I love the new name! I'm one of the few here who is not a mother. (NOT by my choice, I promise.)

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Hahaha! I also like to freeze on people's shelves so I get it...especially if you enjoy their book recommendations! Honestly, the name change will probably better serve the goal of helping people connect with books! "Mother culture" is such an easily targeted phrase for Charlotte Mason homeschool moms (my primary audience but certainly not the only ones invited to the party) but, outside of that group, makes zero sense. Ha!

@MysteryExodus 2 месяца назад

When does the mental sharpness come back 😅 ? I’m 4 months pp and my brain is like mush.

@thecommonplacehomeschool 2 месяца назад

Ha! You know, it really depends on the postpartum (and the sleep!!). Wodehouse is best when you're still mentally foggy. An evening of snort laughter is good medicine.