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Vacation Education Books was founded four years ago when inspiration struck between Don and Corinne Johnson.  After having visited museums and theme parks on vacation they discovered one recurring problem.  These places were full of opportunities to teach our children, but we did not always know what was being presented.  We realized that there should be a way to familiarize ourselves with the presentations that we would encounter before we went.  After a little research we figured that we should write those books ourselves, so we did!!  Thus was born Vacation Education Books.  A series of books and seminars based on your favorite vacation destinations.  We hope that your family will be enriched by doing these unit studies, and the next time you are in a park or museum you will be able to say "remember when we learned about this...."

We then found that the stories we discovered through our research was more than just for homeschoolers; more than just for vacationers; God was revealing Himself in so many ways, that we had to share our experiences with more than just our readers.
Soon, we began to see the talents of our children bloom through the retelling of these amazing stories, and before long we were traveling the country to share our books, our stories and our gifts and talents with anyone who was willing to listen.

We hope that you will give us the opportunity to share with you.
What others have to say about us!

OK, I do not usually talk about guidebooks to the parks, but since the publisher of the books Vacation Education Destination Epcot and Vacation Education Magic Kingdom has decided to send me review copies, the least I can do is review them here.

Both books are really good. The author has done her homework extremely well and if you are planning a vacation to one of those two parks with your kids you could definitely use them. The educational information, ideas to set-up activities and other advice to enjoy a very enriching trip with kids from 5 to 12 are all well thought through. The Disney-related information is also quite precise from what I saw and I even learned a few things myself, like the religious significance of the Mexican tradition of the Pinata.

However, be warned that those books have a very strong Christian flavor. Too strong to my taste, in fact. The constant references to the Gospel and the Bible did bother me a bit and I did seriously cringe when "creationism" was mentioned in the Universe of Energy section. That's just me, of course.
Didier Ghez: on her blog about Disney books


"Just had to tell you as a Christian mom who bought your Disney books at the CHAP fair, and loves Disney World, thank you. For writing those books and for including a gospel message." Bonnie Lauer, homeschooling mom



"I have been planning my geography unit study around Epcots World Showcase and in my many google searches stumbled upon this. It confirmed alot of my ideas, my love for Disney and homeschooling and I get to support another Christian homeschool family. The book is chock full of background information, notebook pages, recipes, activities and crafts. I've only read up on three countries and already I reccomend it" Monica Guerra, homeschooling mom, on her blog


"St. Olaf would be proud of your creative and musical presentation of the calling and change available through Jesus Christ!"
Theresa Mora, chaplain at Eagle Village, in a thank you note, after seeing our drama; "The Gospel According to St. Olav."