I love to read. My kids love to read. We go to the library once a week and bring home dozens of books at a time, but sometimes the joy of a new addition to our home library cannot be beat. This being said, brand new books are expensive and even buying used ones on Amazon can still be costly because of the shipping charges.
Once a month the public library close to us holds a sale of books that have been donated. I have learned from past experience to go first thing in the morning before the doors open because the children's books seem to be the first that get picked through. This is what we got:
Harry Potter Books 1 & 2 - I already have Book 3 from a previous sale, hoping to complete the collection as I find them. My daughter has not shown any interest but reading the whole
The Chronicles of Narnia Books 1-7, missing Book 2 - I was wondering whether or not to get this since it was not a complete set, but then who am I kidding... I loved these books as a child and at 25 cents per softcover book they're a good buy. I can just keep my eye out for Book 2.
The Three Strange Travelers and Other Stories - The British writer Enid Blyton was one of my favorite authors as a child. I do not see her books in libraries here in the US so when I found this one I snatched it up. Looking inside, it was printed in Singapore.
Pippi Longstocking - Another childhood favorite of mine... do you see a pattern here? Maybe I'm buying these books for myself!
The Courage of Sarah Noble - I'm always on a lookout for award-winning books. This one is a Newberry Honor book first published in 1954.
The Wizard of Oz - This is a hardbound book (hard covers were $1) with beautiful colored illustrations.
Bob the Builder - my son loves anything to do with construction and had been watching Bob the Builder on Netflix. He is beginning to read on his own so keeping him motivated with books he is interested in is always a plus.
The Foot Book - Dr. Seuss books... need there be an explanation?!
The Tawny Scrawny Lion - I loved Little Golden Books as a child and I like the vintage ones from the 1950s-1970s.
The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities for Children 3 to 6 - since my kids will be home with me all summer I'm starting to think of activities we can do to keep boredom from setting in.
The Summer Atlas of North American Birds - okay, this wasn't my choice, my daughter wanted it because she wanted to see which birds are in our area of the country.
Poems of Emily Dickinson - this was another of my daughter's picks (she's 7 btw), I couldn't say no to an interest in poetry. (it is the light gray book in the photo above)
Today's book haul cost $8... what a steal! I'm so excited to find a space for these books on our bookshelves.
