I had hoped to blog about my Splendid Spring Mother Curriculum by now. I enjoyed a Merry Christmas Mother curriculum as seen here, and a Wondrous Winter one, shown here. I haven’t shared my spring one yet. In the meantime, I’m sharing today about some lovely music and books to add more sparkle to your springtime days, especially if you are homeschooling. This is the most wonderful time of year as the standard public school year winds down and whatever classes we are doing that are tied to that schedule wind down as well. It’s a great time to make a new schedule for your personal learning!

The video below by Olivia Grace Cook shows some books similar to Anne of Green Gables for your spring reads.

Here are the books mentioned in the video.

I have read most of these books, and the ones I haven’t read (the two castle books and the horse book) have been recommended to me by people I trust so I recommend those too. The Emma Lion Vol. 1 ended too abruptly for me with an unsatisfying ending, but it’s part of a series so the first book was just an intro to her story. I have read Vol 2 and Vol 3 and enjoyed those more. They are all the rage right now. The video above recommends the whole series (9 so far with more to come). The Susan Branch books are a trilogy. They do show a couple living together without marriage and then the heartbreak that comes when the relationship falls apart. I review some of Susan Branch’s cookbooks here and here. These cookbooks are a delight to read!

I’ve enjoyed most of those books above as they are “girly” but none of the them show a mother in the trenches, finding joy in ordinary marriage and mothering/homeschooling life.

So I add to those books above this one below as a super great, inspiring read for homeschooling moms. The author, Sarah Janisse Brown, shows the joy that comes from pursuing chaste, Christian-based courtship, marriage, and motherhood. She has accomplished so much: being a teen model for Seventeen magazine, being homeschooled as a child, marriage, motherhood to 15 children, including adoption of 5 from Ukraine, homeschooling the 15 children, helping her oldest daughter with dyslexia, writing books, owning and running a successful business publishing her books, and public speaking. Now she is running for Congress in Indiana. Amazing! To think that she failed third grade!

Read more about Sarah here.

Now how about some lovely music to listen to while you read? Here is some springtime-themed music below. When you hear it, you will feel like you are frolicking with Peter Rabbit in a garden. I’ve been listening to it as I do a drawing lesson each morning with the book below while my 16 year old son does his math in Mathusee. So dreamy!

Is it time to get a few spring/summery items of clothing, decor, or books? You can get those things for a fraction of the cost at thrift stores. Here is Rachel, of the Sweet and Simple Home YouTube Channel, with some thrift hauls for spring and summer.

Lastly, here’s another book for your spring mother culture, appropriately called Mother Culture, by Karen Andreola. I’m hosting a random giveaway of the book this month of May 2026. Go here to read my review and enter the random drawing of the giveaway.

Happy spring to you!