I love books.
Really.
I have a library card. My daughter has a library card. The limit on each card is 30 books. There are times when we can't check any more books out.
Do you realize what that means?
I love books.
I also have a two-year old.
He also loves books, but he loves books in a different way than I do. He loves to walk on them and throw them, and sometimes lick them. Why else do they put pictures of food in books? He's learning. But I still don't necessarily trust him around 60 a lot of library books.
Many of the books we borrow are specifically for "school" so I want them to visible and accessible rather than shoved away in a drawer, protected, but unused.
My solution to this dilemma will never make it into Better Homes and Garden or the Decorating Hall of Fame. I use my fireplace mantel as a book display. It keeps the books up and inaccessible to a 2-year old, but visible, accessible,and even appealing for a 6-year old and sometimes a 4-year old.
And really, is decorating with books so bad?
I LOVE it! I wish I had a mantle to display our lots and lots of library books!
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ReplyDeleteIt's a great idea, especially since when you're ready for a new "look," you just go back to the library. :)
ReplyDeleteVery clever! We have an old wire basket for our library books. It works well, but I don't have a 2-year-old anymore. (Sigh.)
ReplyDeletePeace to you,
Renae
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