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My First Little Workbook of Wicca
(Review originally published 2013, book purchased by the reviewer) My biggest complaint: this book is perfect bound, and as a workbook, I really wish it was either spiral bound, or had tear-out pages, or something. I could see kids doing these pages over and over again, and I’ve recently come upon several ways to re-use…
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A Witch’s Primer, Grade 1
(Review originally published 2012, book purchased by reviewer) Let’s start with the basics: I bought this book to review because I really liked the premise. Ms. Manderly says in the intro that she is interested in the idea of a Pagan school (parochial school) and felt there wasn’t anything out there that would serve as…
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The Ancient Amber Beads
(Review originally published 2014, book purchased by reviewer) As I mentioned in a previous review of another book by this author, I met the author through a business networking group, and I really like her Waldorf style. This is a really beautiful book done in the same style of watercolors as all of Ancient Amber’s books. This…
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Review: Kindling Sparks
(book purchased by reviewer) So, a month or two back I ran across a clergy person on Patreon and discovered that they were in the process of publishing a book. Specifically, “Kindling Sparks: A Religious Education Program for Young Pagans.” Many of the things from this book are on Rev. Jan Avende’s Patreon, but having…
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Review: Pagan Homeschooling
(book owned by reviewer) I’ve been promising a review of Pagan Homeschooling, by Kristin Madden, for some time now. I’ve finally finished re-reading it, and truthfully, I feel like the impression I got from it when I first read it, probably 17 years ago, was probably correct then, and is still correct now. Sure, it’s…
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Review: A Witch’s Primer, Grade 2 and A Witch’s Primer, Grade 3
(review originally published November 2014, books purchased by the reviewer) I reviewed A Witch’s Primer, Grade 1, a while back. I mentioned then, and still believe with these two books, that while Ms. Manderly set out to create a text appropriate to teach religion in a Pagan parochial school, and I think these fail at that.…
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Review: The Sunchildren Celebrating the Autumn Equinox
(review originally published November 2014, book purchased by the reviewer) This is the second book in the Sunchildren series, focusing on the Autumn equinox. These books are out of print, but you may be able to find copies online. Like the Summer Solstice book, this one lists a number of seasonal activities that the Sunchildren are doing,…
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Review: Step Into the Circle: Winter
(review originally published December 2014, book purchased by reviewer) This book covers the winter Sabbats, Samhain and Yule. Each section has a story about a modern child and her experiences with the holidays – often, her mother tells her about mythology related to the holiday in the story. There are also songs, recipes, and crafts…
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Review: Lil’ Witches Wheel of the Year Coloring Book
(review originally published January 2015, book purchased by reviewer) For a coloring book, this doesn’t have a lot of pages to color – I’d say it’s about half coloring pages, maybe less, with the rest activity pages. There’s quite a range – word search, mazes, crossword puzzles, and other word games. Because of that, I’d…
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Review: I Am The Elements
(review originally published January 2015, book purchased by reviewer) A cute and colorful book introducing the elements in a child friendly way. A different child represents each element, and bright pictures showcase many faces of the elements that we see around us. This is the second book from Lightbringer, whose first book covers the Wheel…
