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[quote=Anonymous]Big, huge bin of books from the library.  Refreshed weekly, sometimes twice a week.

Our kids are 5 and 8, and we take them to pick new books every week, sometimes twice a week.  We let the kids pick whatever they want.  Doesn't matter if the books are the right level, educational or not etc.  Whatever they want.

Often we have 30 books or more out at a time between the two of them.  (We renew on-line, which helps.)  But reallyl, I think it's the volume and the novelty (switching them out often) that helps keep them engaged.

They love that they can choose.  In reality, this means we get a ton of "books" about Lego series (Ninjago, Chima), Star Wars, Superheros etc.  And lots of those big, huge picture books about things to build with lego.  Lots of bizarre and random graphic novels.  Lots of Guiness Books of World Records and Weird but True books.

Not quite quality literature, but it's free and they love it.  They lounge around on the playroom floor together with a mess of books and toys, flipping pages, looking at pictures, sometimes the older reading or explaining a bit to the younger.  But mostly they're just relaxing the way they would with an iPad.

Only advice:  If you go the route of getting tons of library books, just have the kids keep them in a single room.  Otherwise, you'll go nuts trying to find them when it's time to return . . . .

The kids will lounge on the couch[/quote]

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