Ah, books! The passion of all CMers! We want to make it easy for you to find great living books that fit your family. This Books section is where you will find all things related to books.

SCM Bookstore—Our exclusive line-up to help you save time and teach more effectively. All of these books are available for immediate download so you don’t have to wait to get your hands on them! Many are also available now in printed form!

NEW! SCM Gift Certificates—Give the gift of an SCM e-book with a printed or e-mailed gift certificate. (Please note that gift certificates can be used only for e-books.)


Hours in the Out-of-Doors cover NEW! Hours in the Out-of-Doors: A Charlotte Mason Nature Study Handbook—Explains all about nature study in Charlotte’s own words. Full of inspiring quotes and lots of practical tips!

Boy of the Pyramids book coverBoy of the Pyramids—The best living book we have found for younger children studying Ancient Egypt! This gentle mystery teaches so much about Ancient Egyptian culture, but in a way that is appropriate for children in grades 1–3.

Genesis through Deuteronomy and Ancient Egypt cover Genesis through Deuteronomy & Ancient Egypt: A Family Study Handbook—This handbook walks you through the accounts of Adam to Moses, including a study of Ancient Egypt. It details Scripture passages, living books, Book of Centuries entries, narration ideas, geography ideas, additional assignments for older students, and optional hands-on activities for the whole family.

Laying Down the Rails cover Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook—Here, compiled into one volume, are all the habits Charlotte mentioned in her writings with her thoughts and suggestions for cultivating each one. This 224-page work also includes Charlotte’s help for breaking bad habits, hundreds of inspiring quotes, and lots of practical tips.

Spelling Wisdom Set cover Spelling Wisdom—Our CM-style spelling curriculum that teaches today’s 6,000 most frequently used words presented in the writings of great men and women of history. Available in both American and British spelling versions!

106 Days of Creation Studies cover106 Days of Creation Studies—All the details of the living books, nature study, science experiments, Bible verses, and additional assignments that one family used to study creation with all their children (grades 1-6) together.

Wisdom for Life: A Proverbs Bible Study cover Wisdom for Life: A Proverbs Bible Study—A CM-style Bible study that walks your student (grades 7-12) through discovering the wisdom in Proverbs about eight important topics.

Discovering Doctrine cover Discovering Doctrine: A Personal Bible Study—Another CM-style study that helps students (grades 7–12) discover what the Bible says about ten major doctrines.

Jashub’s Journal and Bible Study set coversJashub’s Journal: An Old Testament Law Story—A living Old Testament law story combined with a Charlotte Mason-style Bible study. Both designed to highlight God’s wisdom in the laws He made.

Your Business Math Series covers Your Business Math Series—Children practice their math skills while running a pretend pet store, book store, or sports store. Great “living math”!

CM Bookfinder—More than fifteen hundred CM-style books (and other resources, like audio tapes, videotapes, and CDs). Browse or search by title, subject, recommended grade levels, time period, and more to find the books you want to use.

Early Years Books—More than seventy living books that were introduced to our children in their early years (ages 3–5) and which they have loved ever since.

Incredibooks—A Web site designed, built, and operated by CM homeschooled kids that highlights and reviews their favorite books. Great resource for leisure-read books.