Artist, homeschool mom, and accidental children’s book author based in the Outer Banks, NC.
Catherine J Howard (or CJ for short) has spent two decades crafting her skills as an oil painter and dabbling in poetry. However, her biggest creative endeavor over the last 7 years has been homeschooling her kiddo.
While raising a ravenous reader, she became frustrated by the fact that, of the thousands of picture books she checked out from the local public library (that number is not an exaggeration — the librarians have a special bin for Björn’s holds…), only one had a homeschool family.
One night during bedtime reading, Björn put his hand on her arm to stop the story.
“Mama… do ALL the other kids go to school except me?”
This prompted big discussions between them about representation in literature — and being the change you wish to see. Even if a kiddo has a homeschool play group (which Björn does), seeing themselves in the books they read matters. It impacts their self-confidence and their sense of belonging. All the little kiddos — including homeschool kiddos — deserve to see themselves on the library shelf.
So, in honor of all the homeschool families out there, CJ and Björn are writing a series of children’s books together about the day-to-day adventures of homeschool families. Check out the latest releases here.
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