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[quote=Anonymous]Huh. When my kid was 4, we had about 1200.

Granted:

-we read about 20 per day (picture books are mostly short)

-we got almost all from the thrift at <$1 each or even free, so it worked out to ~$250/year

-we lived in an apartment, but they were well-organized so didn't add clutter, really (I also did KonMari, so books were the 
main thing I HADN'T mostly eliminated)

And, yes, we also went to the library regularly. We just liked books.

I agree it depends on your specific objection, but 200 books generally only takes up one smallish bookcase, if a kid reads or is read 5-10 per day (maybe an hour), 200 books (not counting workbooks) is a month's worth. Kids that age like to re-read things a lot, too, so it's nice to have books they own, if one can afford it.

OP, if your kid can already read, that's all the MORE reason to have lots of books around, though maybe more fiction picture books and easy readers would be better than textbook-like things. It sounds like English may not be your first language but that you live in the US-- again, all the more reason to have a lot of books around. [/quote]

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