Library day

The library is a great place...
I love going there alone... and with one kid... sometimes with two kids... with three kids it becomes stressful... and with four kids it is painful.

I will count it as a great victory on the day that I can quietly walk in and out of a library with all four of my children and my pride intact... but until then we will have library day at home.

Library day at our house goes like this...
* I go to the library by myself or with 1 to 2 kids.
* pick a bunch of books on a variety of topics
* line the books up on the floor
* watch what the kids like reading
* refine selection for next time

The "lining-up-of-the-books" is a new and exciting addition to library day... I think my meager attempt to recreate the "library feel" goes a long way in the eyes of my 6 and 7 year old. Max has a new favorite genre - comic books.
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