melissa–two days after her birthday

My shopping cart at Trader Joe's: three boxes of Candy Cane Joe-Joes and a small bag of salad. WHAT IT'S MY BIRTHDAY.

— Melissa Wiley (@melissawiley) December 17, 2013

i ❤ Melissa Wiley.

i mean peppermint joe-joes and great books for kids?  it’s easy to see why.   here are a few of my favorite places to find her…

• the rillabooks category…i sometimes say we rillaschool because so many of our homeschool finds come Rilla + Huck approved.
• the tidal homeschooling category–even though it doesn’t really fit our schooling rhythms (i like what Julie at Brave Writer says: classical in the fall, CM in the winter, unschooling in the spring!), i love to read Melissa’s thoughts on teaching her own.
• the Brave Writer interview…all of Julie’s podcasts are stellar really, excellent teacher development!
• the Thicklebits!!!!!