Entering the Middle Ages

We have moved on to the Middle Ages - a time period I think my boys will really enjoy if I do a good job of presenting it to them.

I have dumped the Winter Promise snorefest Hideaways in History and instead decided to move forward in a more Charlotte Mason way - with great living books.  Books of knights and dragons, kings and battles - all things two little boys love to hear about and have read to them.  Also, keeping in mind their age, I am trying to pick books that they can understand.  It's a fine line between "twaddle" and completely losing them in old English literature where even I have to concentrate to understand the story.

We've only just begun, but Saint George and the Dragon has started us off well with a wonderful story and beautiful illustrations.

 

I am checking another book out from the library today - we will see if that one is a keeper too!  If so, I'll post on it later.  We bought Saint George and the Dragon at Half Price Books for $1!!  I am keeping my eye out for other gems of this quality every time I go so we can build up our library.  The joy of not purchasing twaddle, is that the books will last for years and years, not just a short age range like so many of the ones I've purchased in the past.