Lions, Tigers, and Books ! Oh My!

The local library had it's annual book sale yesterday! Fill a brown paper bag for $2.00... 'kid in a candy store' to say the least.

I'm so proud of my kids! My daughters have inherited my love of reading a bit more than my sons. Both my girls found a sack full of books yesterday. My youngest even wanted to pay with her own money and carry the sack!(We walked...)

I'm glad they cherish books. In a world full of technology, I still think it's very important to hold on to the love of books - not just reading.

I inherited my love of reading from my mother also. My mom read all the time until she started having vision problems. She's since had surgery so I'm wondering if she will pick up her books again. Time will tell.

I admit I own too many books....

Why then go to a library book sale? It's a huge temptation to buy more books, isn't it? YES. And I want my youngest child to inherit my love of books. I personally found these books: Timeline, Through Gates Of Splendor, How To Get into the Bible, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, a book on how to play tennis (we've been faking it),and several vintage classics. For the kids , I found books on the Alamo, A. Lincoln, Miss Jan Austen and various readers/novels. I SAVED A TON OF MONEY!

My married daughter found several books for building her own family's library including a Dear America (I bet she reads that one first!) I believe she and my son-in-law will instill the love of reading to their kids. They both read for pleasure.

My youngest found many readers and just some fun books. She also found a small collection of Cabbage Patch Kid books. She has a doll that's used. She must like it more than I thought and especially now that she has found the doll in a book!

Encourage your kids to read! They just may become lifetime learners! As I write this, my youngest is looking at one of her "new" books!