My older son who just turned five, absolutely loves books. I have a huge personal library of children’s books that I have collected over the years and added to immensely during my years of teaching in the preschool and primary grades. However, even with these shelves of books at his fingertips, Brennen still loves to go to the local library to find new ones we haven’t yet read.
Recently, Brennen has started reading some easy reader books that are akin to the Dick and Jane books familiar to generations past. They are simple paperback books with around twenty pages each. There are only four in the series he likes so I thought I would purchase them for him so he could read them again in again. I was shocked to find each book selling for as much as 72 dollars. I have no idea why these books are so expensive, but I was elated to find that between our two local libraries, we have the four books at our fingertips for free. Thank goodness for the library because there was no way I was paying anywhere near that amount for these books.
This, of course, is just one series that the library has available that we do not have in our own home. I am so thankful that public libraries are so prolific and give everyone a chance to read books we could not otherwise afford.
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Written by Laura on July 23, 2010
I live in a pretty small town. Even our tiny little library, however, is offering a summer reading program for children as young as 2 1/2. They will read stories, play games, and complete craft activities for one hour each week. My children, like most others I know, love going to the library and are sure to enjoy visiting on a weekly basis this summer. Check out your own local library to see w
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Written by Laura on June 4, 2010
