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How many metres of bookshelf do your children have . . .

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Takver · 08/08/2009 20:12

and do they ever get rid of books?

DD currently has 2.5m of shelves (I just measured), another metre of books along the skirting board, plus generally another 8-10 books out from the library . . . I am thinking of suggesting a one in - one out policy . . . am I being unreasonably heartless? Not entirely sure where more bookshelves could fit in the room, it is not that big . . .

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JustKeepSwimming · 08/08/2009 20:38

Well if she's happy to sell them (prob just to buy more though!) then go for it!

We still have shelf space so i'm not too worried, but when i think forward and think if we buy/acquire as many books per year, per child as we have so far........

And of course keep the old/baby ones as we keep having more babies......

And we keep buying/acquiring more grown-up ones...

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Takver · 08/08/2009 20:35

LoL at 111m, sometimes it feels like that round here. I do remember someone mentioning selling rainbow fairy books on ebay, perhaps I could appeal to dd's mercenary instincts. Since they all have the same bloody story anyway, I don't see how a few less would make much difference.

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JustKeepSwimming · 08/08/2009 20:33

LOL i believed the 111m!!

JustKeepSwimming · 08/08/2009 20:32

I have no idea, lots!

But am interested in the 'do they ever get rid of them?' question!!
or is it up to me? (hard enough to get DH to part with a single book!)

Love books btw, just wish we had a library to fit them all in....

andlipsticktoo · 08/08/2009 20:31

Whoops that should be 11m!

andlipsticktoo · 08/08/2009 20:30

About 111m but I have 3 dc

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Takver · 08/08/2009 20:28

Perhaps I should institute some kind of quality control - you can only leave them all over the house if they aren't crap?

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sarah293 · 08/08/2009 20:26

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Tinker · 08/08/2009 20:24

I'm only teasing (and mentally (over)estimating what we have )

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Takver · 08/08/2009 20:21

Damn, not trying to be competitive, just trying to clear up and despairing . . . if it helps they are mostly rainbow magic and magic kitten

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Tinker · 08/08/2009 20:15

Oh no. I sense another subject to become competitive about.