By Christine on October 5, 2009
My daughter's Kindergarten class has a lovely tradition that's passed down year-to-year by parent volunteers: book recycling. Children bring in books from home they are willing to give up; in exchange they are allowed to take a "new" one home.
Our school does this a few times per year on specific days; I've heard of others that have a continuously rotating pool of books. It's a wonderful way to spice up your children's personal book collection without spending a dime.
If your community hasn't implemented such a program, why not consider starting one yourself?
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Christine lives in Northern California with her husband and two children...and still pinches herself every day at how lucky she is. In her former life she was in medical school, but a month after graduating she gave birth to her son. After taking six months off (twice) to be home with him before starting her Internship, she left medicine behind and has never looked back (except when contemplating those student loans). Today, when not driving around town shuttling people here and there, she works as a free-lance photographer and interior designer. And writer. And Twitterer. And...
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Another great resource is Paperbackswap.com We love it.
What a great idea! I will be doing this with my twins and their friends soon enough!