Short, practical write-ups on cataloging a children’s book collection and not buying the same picture book twice.
Sourced figures on reading aloud, home libraries and book ownership. Every number links to the study it came from.
6 min read
What each of the main options is really built for, where each struggles with picture books, and how to pick.
8 min read
The duplicate problem is a memory problem, not a shopping problem. Here is why the obvious fixes fail and what actually works.
7 min read
Five ways to get a bookshelf into a searchable list, with the real time cost of each and where each one breaks down.
9 min read
You want to give a book, not a book they already have. Here is how to check first, without asking a question that spoils the gift.
6 min read
Dog Man, Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House and Who Was?, in order, plus how to tell whether a series needs order at all.
7 min read
Real book recommendations for four age bands, and how to check you're not about to buy a second copy of something.
8 min read
Before the donation box: what's worth keeping, what a younger cousin would want, and why two minutes now saves a guessing game later.
6 min read
One relative checking the shelf doesn't stop two relatives buying the same book on the same day. Here's the fix for that.
5 min read