how much is an ok amount to spend on books for kids and how much is quite a lot?

[HowTheFillyjonkStoleChristmas]

its for christmas...

have been chucking stuff into my book people trolley with abandon and now notice that the total is quite a lot...

like £70

(and then I also have amazon stuff and I want to get some barefoot books)

Please give me permission to spend this much on books which, lets face it, are as much for me as for the kids.

I think books are better than lots of plastic crap!

bless you shaz, bless you.

Books cost soooo much these days!! I had a book voucher for £15 and struggled to get my 3 kids something!
Even so...books are fabulous so you know that anything you do spend will be very much appreciated (hopefully)
There is nothing like a big cutchy on the sofa and a book with your little ones!

(how about a cwtch on the sofa with...ahem...24 books? )

There shouldn't be a limit when it comes to books

all good, all good

so over £100 in xmas books is ok then?

(there are 2 kids involved...technically...)

I am struggling not to overspend on books myself so you go ahead One Amazon order has already arrived, took the DTs to Borders the other day, oh dear 3 for 2... have just put in another Amazon order and also given suggested titles to friends and family - but in my defence there are 2 of them and it is their birthday next month too

I am not reading because I am just too

Whereas I can't actually see books as presents .... so I spend £50 and mean to keep them for occasions and then think 'but it's ed-U-cational' and give them to children and then I have to go buy more presents

Books aren't luxury items,they are necessities.
I'm not 'allowed' in Waterstones without a responsible adult any more because I can't be trusted.

frank its ok, I am home educating

ack its all they're getting for xmas save some hand-made shite and a clangers dvd.

if you want an excuse....think of them as Heirloom "Toys" after all £70 on a wooden doll house isn't unrealistic. My DD has some books I had as a young child .

Plus that way I don't feel so guilty requesting that much in books for myself

aw bless you bless you UKUSA, thats what I needed to hear...

ihave just lost the whole frigginjg order due to sheer incompetance

ihave just lost the whole frigginjg order due to sheer incompetance

I spend alot on books, we have a shop near us which sells half price childrens books, im off there tomorow to buy for christmas, dd1 loves books, we do buy alot of 2nd hand and we use Amazon.

The barefoot books are great, i met a lady selling them at a fair a few weeks ago, they do lovely puzzles too.

there is a lovely mnetter who sells barefoot books and putamayo, btw-TooTicky

I spend way too much on books for DD throughout the year. I don't tend to keep them for presents as I tend to let DD have them as soon as I buy them We love our books

You also get those nice parental bonding sessions where they are snuggled up listening to you read which can make up for any amount of CBBC they may have possibly been allowed to watch.
And if they spend lots of time reading by themselves thats less time they are bothering you for stuff/doing something incredibly noisy and messy....my mother went down this route and so am I!!

My DD who is only 17 months has an amazon wishlist of her own which has almost as many books on it as my wishlist....absolutely necessary imo.

Go for it filly. My children are getting mainly books this year, and will probably end up spending similar

I've planned out £40 on books for the boy from mini IQ, but i'm also holding a party for them so hoping touch wood it will only cos me about £10 cos u get commision. books are expensive thou, but I'd prefer books to compter/tv stuff.

I know a MNetter who sells review copies of childrens books very cheaply...perhaps she will see this.

HTFJSTC -- were you able to retrieve your basket ??? how annoying

Oh well, when you start over maybe you will find more you "need"

wonder if DH would notice if I sneaked some books into DC order.....[sneaky peek around emoticon, since she's no longer allowed into any book selling establishment (including Tesco's) without supervision]

Ooh, thanks Filly

well its true, tick!

god I spend SO much on books, it would be cheaper to nurture a coke addiction I think.