SCM Authors
Sonya Shafer is married to her best friend, John, and homeschools their four daughters near Atlanta. With a passion to encourage moms in their homeschooling, she co-directs SimplyCharlotteMason.com and is a frequent speaker at homeschool groups.
She has been using the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling for more than eleven years. One of her main goals in creating this Web site and writing books is to communicate CM principles in a way that shows how practical and doable they are.
To minister to younger mothers and those dealing with special needs, Sonya shares her heart through IntentionalParents.com and her book This Anguishing Blessed Journey: A Mother’s Faith Journal through Autism.
Karen Smith is married to our Webmaster-and-more, Doug, and homeschools their four children near Rockford, Illinois. Anyone visiting her home would notice two things right away: her garden, which could feed a small army, and her book collection, which overflows into several rooms.
Karen embraces opportunities to minister one-on-one to younger moms and to share her enthusiasm for the sciences, nature, and outdoor living. Her goal in contributing to SimplyCharlotteMason.com is to show how practical and enjoyable the CM method can be.
Rebekah Shafer is the oldest daughter of John and Sonya and a homeschool graduate. She loves to read, write fiction, play the djembe (an African drum), and make movies. You can follow her movie-making adventures at the Phantom Moose Films blog.
Ruth Shafer is the second oldest daughter of John and Sonya. She has a real knack for proofreading and editing, has recently started to learn the violin, and takes beautiful digital photographs (some of which are featured on the book covers here at SCM). Ruth helps to maintain several Web sites, including Incredibooks and Phantom Moose Films.
Other Authors
Ruth Fosdick Jones (1909–1973) was born in Buffalo, New York. In 1933 she received a master’s degree in English from Mount Holyoke College. Mrs. Jones taught at several schools in New York and Massachusetts. She also worked in the royalty department at Macmillan & Co., New York. Her book, Boy of the Pyramids, received the Jack and Jill Magazine award for the best manuscript submitted in 1951.
Edmund Selous (1857-1934) was a British naturalist and a strong supporter of observing nature without destroying it. He wrote a variety of books on natural history for both children and adults from 1899 through 1933.