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A GON Reader Asked:

Dear Maria,

Recently I have been trying to think of a way to better organize the books that I have available for my grandchildren to enjoy when they are visiting. At present, I have them sorted by what is age appropriate on a shelving unit. Some of the books are sets and they are naturally stored together and then I have books for the baby in one place and books for the older kids on other shelves.

Some of the books are rather thin, like the Golden Books and I think it is difficult for the children to see them without pulling out several books at a time. Then the little ones cannot place the books back on the shelf the way that I have them.

I would appreciate any suggestions you have on organizing books and on the thin children's puzzles...since we have those too.

Thanks for all your help.

Ronda
Livingston TN

Maria Gracia Responded:

Hi Ronda,

It's so nice that you have a collection of books for your grandchildren when they visit...and it's wonderful that you have them sorted out.

When my daughter was little, rather than just placing the books onto shelves, I organized them into baskets first...and then put the baskets of books on the shelves. I had an inventory of what books were in each basket...you can identify baskets with colors, themes, reading ages, etc. and then make a list of books in each basket for reference.

When my daughter wanted to read, I'd choose a basket for her (or she did it herself as she got older) and she would 'finger through' the books, just like looking for a file folder in a filing cabinet. When she was really little, I helped her put the books back in the basket, and then put the basket on the shelf. As she got older, she did both herself.

Of course, be careful if you place books high up on the shelves. As you know, some kids might try to climb to get to them and may get hurt. If you can place the baskets on the lower shelves of a bookcase where kids can reach them themselves, or even on the floor, this would be safer...and the kids would then have the independence to grab the basket they want.

Luckily, my daughter was pretty good about not pulling every book out of every basket. But for kids who like having lots of books out at once, some parents successfully institute a 'one basket at a time' policy so they don't pull out tons of books that have to be put away later.

Also, here's something fun one of my friend's used to do. She purchased a floating wall shelf and installed it low enough for the kids to reach. Before her grandkids would visit, my friend would borrow books from the library for those visit days, and then display them (book cover facing forward) on the floating shelf. In doing so, there were always some 'new' books for the kids to read.

Hope this helps a bit. Oh, and those puzzles can be sorted into baskets as well!

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