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Children and books
The category of children’s literature has consistently come up with quality publications for years. Needless to say, book loving children with book loving parents will have accumulated quite a collection of children’s books. Storing these books carefully in a proper bookshelf for kids will ensure their preservation. With a specially designed bookcase, the little ones can easily choose their favorite stories from the shelf. At the same time, they will be taught to care for their things at an early age when they are told to put the books back to the proper place after reading. Thus a bookshelf for kids can support a child’s love for reading as well as his need for being neat and orderly. Moms and Dads will also love the relatively uncluttered look of a nursery and playroom which is properly equipped with a bookshelf for kids.
Books to Put on the Shelf
All that being said, let us now discuss books. A bookshelf for kids would not be complete without them. For pre-school children, picture books are a favorite. Also a collection of nursery rhymes, Peter Rabbit and other Beatrix Potter books, Dr. Seuss’ illustrated and humorous works for very young children, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Bookshelves for the beginning reader will have some of the ABC books, a Bible classic collection, Aesop’s Fables, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and other Seuss books like The Cat in The Hat and I Thought I Saw It on Mulberry Street. An older reader will have a mix of classic and contemporary writings. Greek mythology, science books for kids, biographies of exemplary people, Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland, C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Aeon Colfer, Roald Dahl, perhaps Rowling will be there.
Other Uses
Shelves and bookcases can also be used as storage and organizing aids for toys, clothes, and other things. Some sections can serve as a display case for your child’s favorites. Since most designs of a bookshelf for kids are built low, the topmost part can be designed to serve as a table or desk. Babies can use it as a diaper table, with the lower shelves a storage space for diapers and wipes. As the baby grows up, so will the furniture adapt to finally become a bookcase of his very own. A bookshelf for kids can also serve to divide a space. With custom built furniture, the designer cum homeowner has free-rein on what a bookshelf for kids can be.
Safety
A built-in, wall mounted, custom designed bookshelf for kids is one of the safest options for organizing your child’s reading material and toys. As it is anchored securely to the wall, it is sure not to fall over when your child starts to reach out for things on a shelf, or as he explores his world by climbing onto the furniture. As an added safety measure, a bookshelf for kids is built low, usually with two sturdy shelves only and a shelf top. To be absolutely sure, the material and assembly of such shelves should abide by quality standards as well. It is hard to find a bookcase with such specifications in a furniture store. Therefore, most parents opt for customized built in bookshelves when it comes to providing their home with a bookshelf for kids.