library book abyss

I’m a book whore and I seem to have passed this trait on to my children. Whenever we go to the library we always seem to walk out with way too many books.

Here is the crux of my problem. My kids love non-fiction books. Right now they are into sharks, dinosaurs and outer space. The kids love to look at the pictures, but these books are a real snooze to read (and a lot of words I can’t pronounce).

So after the kids have chosen their non-fiction books, I sit them at a table to pour over the pictures. Then I go and find some good story books to read at bedtime. Because no matter how many dinosaur books we bring home - it is always the story books that get chosen at bedtime (thank goodness!). So not only are we checking out books on the topic of the week, we are also getting any fiction book that catches my eye. Our pile becomes enormous.

By the time we leave the library we have yet again checked out way too many books. But here is the real problem with all this- trying to find all these darn books when it is time to return them to the library. I swear I spend a couple hours each week trying to locate library books. I’ve tried all sorts of systems but nothing has helped. (any good ideas out there? let me know.)

So every week before we head back to the library, as I am swearing under my breath looking for Attack of the Killer Whales, I silently pledge that I will set limits this time. The kids will check out 3 books each. Then as I walk through the door all this new found resolve just floats away.

“Look at that book, ohh this one looks cool, okay just one more. ”

Like I said - book whore.

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