It's nice to be able to store children's books with the covers facing outward; this makes it easier for kids to find the books they want. The unit shown above was custom-made by the boy's grandpa, but there are products with the same idea that you can buy.
Jonti-Craft has a whole selection of Pick-A-Book stands - available both in single-sided versions (as shown above) and double-sided versions, in a range of sizes, materials, and colors.
Lakeshore Learning also has some nice book centers, such as the one shown above.
Guidecraft has this safari book display, as well as ones with a Noah's ark and circus theme.
Highsmith sells these boy and girl book holders from R·WIREworks.
And here is a wall-mounted option from The Land of Nod.
Or you could simply put books in something like a dishpan and put the dishpan on some shelves. You could use a nice basket for a somewhat classier look.
[first photo from Apartment Therapy: The Nursery]
Nice collection of children's picture books..!
ReplyDeleteHarry, I wondered if anyone would look at the books themselves!
ReplyDeleteis it easier for the kids to keep cleaned up with these bookstorage options, or will mama still have to put the mountains of books back?
ReplyDeleteHave you checked out homemade rain gutter bookshelves? Idea first came from Jim Trelease, the read aloud advocate, I think. Lots of blogs have pictures of homemade versions that look quite nicer than you would expect for rain gutters. And they are very cheap to make.
ReplyDeleteTricia, thanks for bringing up the rain gutter bookshelves - which I am aware of, but neglected to mention in the post. For those who are interested, here's Jim Trelease, writing about them.
ReplyDeletePenina, you raise a good point: the easier it is to put something away, the more likely it is to happen. That applies to any "picking up after yourself" task that parents can teach their children to do: putting toys away, putting dirty clothes in a laundry bin, etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure that storage options like this are any easier for putting books away, but they don't seem to be any harder.