My Book 'Curious Unschoolers' is Now Available!

My book Curious Unschoolers is now available for purchase. I’ve been wanting to say those words for a very long time. Yes, it has taken me years to write and publish this book!

You might know that I received a proof copy of Curious Unschoolers in the mail about a week ago. Since then, my daughter Imogen and I have been adjusting the formatting of the book so that it looks as good as possible. Last night, we finally got everything finished. I uploaded the final version file to Amazon and went to bed feeling very, very tired but excited too. And then when I woke up this morning, there was an email waiting for me:

Congratulations, your book ‘Curious Unschoolers’ is now live and available for purchase in the Kindle Store…

So the Kindle version went live overnight. And the print version should be available within the next day or two.

I wrote an unschooling book and published it. There were many times when I doubted I’d get to this stage. But I did it!

Here are the opening paragraphs from Curious Unschoolers:

I’ve got something very important to share with you.

I want to tell you about unschooling: what it is and how it has changed our family’s life and why I think everyone should do it. I’m passionate about unschooling. I hope my words are going to make you feel excited about it too!

If you’re already unschooling, maybe you’ll relate to my stories. If you’re feeling alone in a crowd of people taking the more conventional path, you might be thinking, “Are the critics right? Are we crazy because we unschool?” Will you find it reassuring to hear that we’re a bit crazy too? A good kind of crazy. Yes, we’re not like everyone else. But that’s okay. Actually, I think being different is a good way to be!

And if you haven’t yet set out on your unschooling adventure, I hope that when you arrive at the last page of this book, you will say, “Hey, I want my family to be unschoolers too!”

So what am I going to tell you? Will I say, “Unschool and everything will be wonderful”? Will my stories convince you that my family is living a perfect life? No. My kids aren’t perfect. I’m not a perfect mother. And life isn’t one long and exciting and enjoyable adventure just because we unschool.

Then why am I writing about unschooling if it isn’t a perfect way of life? Am I just another voice in the crowd? Are we all shouting about how we’ve found the best way to live when none of us has? Or is unschooling truly a way of life that is different from everything else?

Does that sound like an interesting beginning to a book?

So what can you expect from Curious Unschoolers?

What will you find within my book’s pages?

It’s a book of stories arranged by subject matter: what is unschooling? starting unschooling, how children learn, trust, strewing, technology and screen time, homeschool record keeping, criticism and fears, and lots more. I’ve arranged everything in a logical order and linked the 22 sections together. My book can be read from beginning to end. Or you could dip into it as titles catch your attention.

Each story contains a piece of unschooling. Each piece will illustrate some principle or thought or idea. Sometimes the same piece will appear more than once, presented to you from a different angle in a different story. By the time you get to the end of this book, I hope all the pieces fit together, like a completed jigsaw puzzle, to form a good picture of unschooling,

Yes, there are lots of ideas and thoughts to ponder. Even though the book is full of my family stories, I also share lots of practical tips and information.

My book has the same flavour as this blog. Actually, there are stories from my blog in the book. But I’ve written new stories and turned a few podcasts into stories, and I’ve edited the stories that you might already be familiar with. So is it worth buying the book if you’re a blog reader? I hope so!
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You might know we’re a Catholic Christian family so is my book religious? No. This doesn’t mean I don’t mention God or write about going to church just like I do on this blog. I think there’s something in my book for everyone regardless of beliefs. We can all discuss unschooling and encourage each other even if we have our differences, can’t we?

This is a big book: 400 print pages. Hopefully, it’s a good read. I priced it accordingly. I’m hoping any profit will support my blogging and podcasting and other unschooling work.

You can download a sample of the Kindle book for free. This might give you a good taste of my book.

I’d like to thank my family and friends who encouraged me to write this book. I would especially like to thank Deb:

For Deb Lewis

Without your love and encouragement, I would never have finished this book.

So what do you think? Will you take a look at my book Curious Unschoolers?

Update

The print version of Curious Unschoolers is now available on Amazon!