Comments on Raising Three Thinkers: Homeschool Days 10/29/09

Beta- Thanks for the book recommendation! I'm...

2009-10-31T19:43:49.087-04:00

Beta- Thanks for the book recommendation! I'm putting that one on my Christmas list :)

I wrote a post a while back about my favorite book for introducing the major world religions.

http://www.raising3thinkers.com/2008/12/story-of-religion-by-betsy-and-giulo.html

It was that book that introduced Robotson to Hinduism, but really to all of them. Another is In the Beginning: Creation Myths From Around the World by Virginia Hamilton. We read this one, but at the time Robotson did not seem interested. Turns out he actually paid much more attention than I thought. He brought up one of the stories just this week.

Raising a Happy Child-Thanks for looking at Robotson's blog, he'll be thrilled that you enjoyed it!

Interesting books. I like it that in many modern b...

2009-10-30T18:00:08.890-04:00

Interesting books. I like it that in many modern book homosexuality is "normalized". Anna's best friend is adopted by a gay couple, and she thinks nothing of the fact that he has two fathers instead of mother and father. Normal family with two parents, that's all. Robotson's post about Ganesha is neat - yeah, definitely not quite a baby any longer :)

I always love hearing about the great books you se...

2009-10-30T03:31:20.649-04:00

I always love hearing about the great books you seem to find -- thanks for sharing! Perhaps I can return the favor. Have you ever heard of the book "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World"? Absolutely delicious concoctions, fun writing style, inspiring photos. If you truly enjoy baking, you should get this book.

Thanks for the link to Robotson's blog. Gamma and I are going to check it out right now. Can I ask what sources you've used for different world religions with Robotson? Gamma's been asking some questions lately, and we'd rather present him with a broad overview of many religions, rather than just the Christian story, so he can see the similarities etc. But all the books I've been able to locate have been far beyond his attention span.