Kandoo Kangaroo Hops Into Homeschool
by Susan Ratner; Illustrated by Bryan Miller
Master Books, 2000

Kandoo Kangaroo Hops into Homeschool by Susan Ratner is a cute picture book designed for a child just beginning homeschooling. Kandoo is full of questions and her mother is happy to help her to find the answers. Her mother tells her, “God wants us to know all about the interesting people, animals and things he created. This world of His is a fascinating place and I’ve been noticing that the time has come for you to start learning more about it.”When her daughter is scared, she reminds her of Phillipians 4:13, that with God’s strength, we can do everything.

The pair engage in some fun learning and gather with new friends at a homeschool picnic. At night, she tells her father all about it.

This is a great book for a child wondering why all her friends are going to school and she isn’t. It introduces the ideas that learning can take place anywhere and that God’s world has a great deal to teach us and that homeschoolers have communities of their own.