HOW MANY?! (Short, personal note and a Giveaway!) CLOSED.

1/10/2014

So, on Wednesday, I completed a task which I had spent around 4 months "meaning to do" ... Count how many books Badger and Bam Bam possess.

If you didn't know already, there is an age gap, just shy, of 6 years... books which Badger loved, adored and I couldn't bring myself to part with have since been handed down to Bam Bam, and I am proud to say that both my boys are massive book lovers. Anyway, they are regularly given new books as rewards for good behaviour (and bribes too) and not one single spine on those bookshelves has been unloved and ignored - each and every book we still have in this house has been read a MINIMUM of 3 times. (Most have been far more, but just wait, and see why this is astonishing in itself.)

The boys own, and this does not include colouring books or workbooks, however it does include the books on Badger's Kindle:

416 Children's Books!

Even I was gob smacked, though I am not sure why when I was the one trying to locate the best storage for books... Everyone I have told has been astonished and doesn't believe that it's even possible to have read all of them, but consider that we have been buying these for over 7 years now and he reads, a lot... obsessively at times. Fair enough, I may have been better off sticking to just the library (we do have cards but Badger can struggle with going there due to the lighting and sensory issues related to ASD) but these days, you can pick up some great deals from Amazon, the Works, the Book People and so on. Many have been bundles and a lot have been gifts from family and friends who know how much Badger adores books.

Anyway, I just thought this might be a good theme for the following, mini give-away. So here it is:

THE PRIZE: A MINI USBOURNE FARMYARD TALES BOOK BUNDLE.

1X THINGS TO MAKE AND DO, USBOURNE FARMYARD TALES.
1X PIG GETS LOST.
1X SCARECROW'S SECRET.
1X THE RUNAWAY TRACTOR.

WE HAVE OUR WINNER! - EMMA WALTERS. I have contacted you via email and hope to hear from you soon. If I do not hear back from you within 5 days, I will have to offer the prize to another entrant. Thank you all for entering, it's been lovely to hear all your views - and I am astonished that most people are just as book crazy as me and my family. :) Happy Reading!
Open to UK residents only.
Will close on Sunday 26th January 2014 at Midnight. {Comments box will be closed after this time!)
The Winning post will be selected at random on Monday 27th and the winner will be notified by email (providing you leave one!) and on the comments board on the same day. You have 5 days to respond before another winner will be chosen.
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How to enter: To be in with a chance, simply use the comments section to tell me: Can you have too many books? Don't forget to put an email address in when completing the form!

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Lisa Bassline

1/11/2014 06:54:39 pm

no my 3 little boys love to read books x

jasmin Holland

1/11/2014 06:56:08 pm

No I can never have too many books unless I run out of book shelf space, then I pass them on to charities

Laura Pellington-Woodrow

1/11/2014 06:59:53 pm

Not unless your children don't read!

claire woods

1/11/2014 07:00:35 pm

No. It's good to have lots of books, so you always read different ones.

Barbara Shaw

1/11/2014 07:00:44 pm

Every child should have plenty of books and parents/grandparents who regularly read with them - You can never have to many books

Angela Millar

1/11/2014 07:02:09 pm

You can never have too many books, my eldest is 21 and my youngest is 7 and many books have been handed down for bedtime reading.

verity baldus

1/11/2014 07:06:37 pm

you can't have too many books as long a you got room in your house ,youve got room for more books.

sam henderson

1/11/2014 07:07:16 pm

nope, never

Susan Sargent

1/11/2014 07:07:44 pm

No child can have too many books, I regularly buy me grandson new books and also tells me which book to read he wants reading at night time.

GAYLE MCFEDRIES

1/11/2014 07:09:09 pm

lovely i have 2 boys age 5 and 7 that just love too read

Isla Davidson

1/11/2014 07:10:02 pm

Great books (we also compete to find the ducks)

Jackie ONeill

1/11/2014 07:10:48 pm

no you cannot ever have too many books. Reading is a number one priority in our house and Finlay (3) and Freya (7) love it.

Donna R

1/11/2014 07:21:13 pm

These would make a fab present for my niece and nephew. I always buy them books for Birthdays, Christmas etc.

Zoe G

1/11/2014 07:28:11 pm

No, you can never have too many, unless you run out of room, my kids love books

Janice Kirkcaldy

1/11/2014 07:29:42 pm

You can never have too many books as even our 5 yr old grandson 5 and his sister 8 would testify. Good early readers can be a problem though - Francesca was caught reading a forensics book recently but then I used to read the Police Gazette at 6 so cannot criticise !!

belinda porter

1/11/2014 07:35:00 pm

no books are for sharing so when you have finished them pass them on to family and friends

iain maciver

1/11/2014 07:51:28 pm

no not at all books are great for all

Laura Asplin

1/11/2014 07:51:30 pm

No you can't have too many books, especially as a child

Iona Cornish

1/11/2014 07:54:36 pm

Absolutely not - I love to read and so does my son. We're making sure my 3 grandchildren catch the reading bug too!!

John Taggart

1/11/2014 08:03:08 pm

You can't have too many books, the more to choose from the better

Kerry Charlesworth

1/11/2014 08:10:07 pm

You can't have too many books, my kids love a huge selection of books and rotate between them all.

Shirley Giles

1/11/2014 08:10:56 pm

No, you can't haver too many books, children always love a story

Gill Scott

1/11/2014 08:17:38 pm

It's impossible to have too many books!

Kathryn Davies

1/11/2014 08:18:33 pm

It's great for children to have a wide range of books. They explore the new ones and return to their favorites.

Nicola

1/11/2014 08:22:42 pm

Not at all, my kids have books belonging to me when I was their age and my oldest always passes down her favorite books to her younger sister

Zoe Roxby

1/11/2014 08:24:06 pm

No way! every books sparks another part of imagination for a child its better to read than to play on games I think

Leah Wheatley

1/11/2014 08:26:02 pm

No you can't have too many books! Books are a fantastic learning resourse for every age

Myra Wilson

1/11/2014 08:30:35 pm

My three grandchildren would love these books

Tracy Nixon

1/11/2014 08:31:36 pm

No books are fabulous for any age group from babies to OAP's !

Barbara Stephenson

1/11/2014 08:35:36 pm

My grandchildren love reading, and can never have too many books.

Laura C. Martin

1/11/2014 08:40:18 pm

You can never have too many books and very pleased to say my grand children are following the family tradition of being avid readers, even the youngest who is only 3 and loves her books so much they have to go everywhere with her.

Ally Gardner

1/11/2014 08:46:23 pm

books rock my world

MARK THOMAS

1/11/2014 08:54:12 pm

You can never have too many books. They will last a lifetime , are great to look back on with nostalgia ,and can be passed down to your children and grandchildren .

Hayley Brewer

1/11/2014 08:55:45 pm

Reading is something that can be enjoyed by everyone. There is just as much pleasure reading to my little nephew as there is to reading my own books. You can never have too many books. There are more journeys you can experience in books than you ever can in tv programmes.

Alana Walker

1/11/2014 09:06:12 pm

No, you can never have enough books. I have always believed...'in reading lies knowledge, in knowledge lies wisdom' :)

Ashleigh Allan

1/11/2014 09:07:03 pm

I don't think so - I think my kids own a similar number and I think its great - it gives them plenty variety and we often read a few at a time anyway! Even with all those books we still visit the library!

Anna dobie link

1/11/2014 09:09:42 pm

Never - books last for generations and become a treasured part of your family. Nothing is greater as an adult, than finding one of your own childhood favourites lurking in a forgotten box- and to then share it with your own children is magical!

Holly Smith

1/11/2014 09:10:20 pm

No! my children love reading

Helen

1/11/2014 09:12:37 pm

No way! In fact, this weekend we had an emergency trip to a furniture shop to by my Daughter a bigger bookcase as her last one was completely full of books! She loves to read and I love to read to her, wouldn't change that for the world!

Emma Davies

1/11/2014 09:27:23 pm

No way . There's no such thing as too many boks

1/11/2014 09:27:49 pm

*books

Elaine Dale

1/11/2014 09:30:37 pm

my 3 young grandchildren love stories

Angie Allen

1/11/2014 09:41:39 pm

More the better

Linda Ford

1/11/2014 09:52:34 pm

Yyou can never have to many books - they are a gateway to adults and childs imaginations. Books rule in our house xx

Helen Wakeley

1/11/2014 09:53:36 pm

You can definitly never have enough books, My two little girls love reading books. x

Janine Phillips

1/11/2014 10:12:37 pm

You can never have too many books !!

kathcake

1/11/2014 10:14:54 pm

i think so when you start to run out of room!

Ms Suan Watts

1/11/2014 10:15:46 pm

No never

Lisa Valentine

1/11/2014 10:24:13 pm

You can definitely never have too many books!

Rebecca Phillips

1/11/2014 10:29:50 pm

No! My little boy has loads of books but I'm always buying him more. I loved reading when I was younger so I hope he's the same.

Clifford Sherwood

1/11/2014 10:30:26 pm

Great prize for my Grandson

Debbie Burfoot

1/11/2014 10:39:33 pm

Love books in our house, can never have to many:)

Margaret Clarkson

1/11/2014 10:40:38 pm

No, you can never have too many books. And remember the saying "Real Life is interesting but I much prefer books"

Christina Field

1/11/2014 10:45:46 pm

No.Can never have too many books.starting with picture books.

Martina Pichova

1/11/2014 10:52:34 pm

Sort of - if you know some books are only going to be read once, you should borrow them from the library and not buy everything you see.

Jo Jones

1/11/2014 11:01:42 pm

I do not think you can ever have too many books

suan watts

1/11/2014 11:03:05 pm

no you can never have enough books

Maureen Crawford

1/11/2014 11:05:01 pm

No, children love books. They learn such a lot just looking at the pictures and being read stories. The Usborne books where you have to find the duck are so much fun for both child and parent.

sue hodges

1/11/2014 11:07:57 pm

there's always room for another book!

Kay Adams

1/11/2014 11:12:55 pm

Absolutely not, books are all different!

Val Swift

1/11/2014 11:18:24 pm

Nope, you cannot have too many books

Dawn Lloyd

1/11/2014 11:19:43 pm

No You can never have to many books, children learn best from reading and listening to stories which are read by an adult x

Kelly M Tobin

1/11/2014 11:20:05 pm

No such thing as 'too many books'!

Alicia Oleary

1/11/2014 11:41:26 pm

No my 3.5 year old daughter absolutely loves reading story books, she would be chuffed with this little bundle :)

Andrea Edge

1/11/2014 11:41:42 pm

you can never have to many books. we have hundreds in our house as both me and my partner love to read and my 2 year old daughter loves being read to.

tina Hewitt

1/11/2014 11:45:36 pm

No you can never have too may books !!

laura stewart

1/12/2014 12:14:17 am

my daughter has looaaadddss of books :)

kim neville

1/12/2014 12:24:18 am

Can never have too many books just run out of space on the book shelves

julie laing

1/12/2014 12:25:59 am

No you can't

EMMA WALTERS

1/12/2014 12:27:21 am

def not, although storage is becoming an issue haha

Christine Caple

1/12/2014 12:29:01 am

My motto is 'you can never have too many books'. Not sure that my husband agrees though!

Hannah Griffin

1/12/2014 12:31:24 am

No you cannot have too many books. They help you learn and discover new things. And the best thing about a book is if you drop it in the bath when dozing off it won't cost you a fortune to replace unlike a kindle. My little ones love books and the fantastic pictures they have

Iva Petrovic

1/12/2014 12:59:23 am

Not if they are good ones which you could pick up again!

Katie Evans

1/12/2014 01:24:30 am

You can never have too many books. We've had to get a bigger house to accommodate mine! :)

lorna kennedy

1/12/2014 01:25:49 am

no my kids love there books plus it helps kids to read and write x

Charlotte Tomlin

1/12/2014 01:27:25 am

No, you can definitely never have too many books...you can have too few bookshelves though !!

Patricia Avery

1/12/2014 01:28:52 am

Baby, toddler, teenager, adult or OAP (like me) books are amazing.
I love getting lost in them and have my own library as I have never been able to part with any. Hubby thinks my Kindle is wonderful though. Says it has saved him from having to build an extension!

Kim Mayhead

1/12/2014 01:29:12 am

Never !! Lol. I love books and have loads .

Charlotte Wilson

1/12/2014 01:30:37 am

Definitely not!

Susan Race

1/12/2014 01:43:06 am

No, you can never have too many books, we have shelves and shelves of them in our house!

faye gardner

1/12/2014 01:53:35 am

You can never have too many books, my grand parents have a wall full of books. Their living room looks like a library :)

Julia

1/12/2014 01:58:26 am

you can never have too many books! my little one is still young, so I read and sing to her. I can't wait until she can start reading to me!

Natasha Male

1/12/2014 02:01:02 am

You can never had too many books!

michele omalley

1/12/2014 02:02:07 am

I read to granddaughter whenever I get the chance she loves to listen

CELIA SALTER

1/12/2014 02:02:37 am

My husband and I were librarians, clocking up many years between us, so I know the importance of books. Introduce children to books at an early age and they will be fans for life. My daughter is currently a school librarian (used to work in public libraries) so we are always surrounded by books!

Amy Skinner

1/12/2014 02:08:45 am

Not if you enjoy them and actually read them. Myself and my son love books

KATHY D

1/12/2014 02:10:36 am

No way - the more books the better - I always have one with me and the kids are just the same

Stephanie Tsang

1/12/2014 02:16:10 am

No, you can never have too many books!

C Parkin

I used to think you could never have too many books..until we started seriously running out of space. Now I have to set my mind to weeding the ones I can bear to get rid of!!

Rebecca Duncan

1/12/2014 02:27:16 am

you can never have too many books! my little boy has had a story read to him every single day from the day he was born!!

kirstine meredith

1/12/2014 02:31:46 am

I have always enjoyed reading. No you can never have too many books. If I could own a library for myself and my children I would :)

Lynn heath

1/12/2014 02:43:00 am

I don't think you can have too many books, I love reading and I hope I've passed that onto the kids, although the tend to want to have the same bedtime story every night!!!!

Denise C

1/12/2014 02:46:50 am

The more books the better

Alison Hill

1/12/2014 03:04:14 am

Both my children love to read, I cant possibly immagine a paperless world, what no books, it is easier to read on a kindle, but you don't get the smell of the pages ;) books always books can never have too many

Jennie Jordan

1/12/2014 03:14:49 am

no, books can be enjoyed over and over again x

sian hallewell

1/12/2014 03:23:15 am

We love books, and while my heart says no you can never have too many, I find in practise you are limited by physical space!

makila wheatley

1/12/2014 03:28:23 am

no one can ever have too many books especially kids...the more the read the more they learn and their imaginations and knowledge grow

Laura Nicholson

1/12/2014 03:37:07 am

What a lovely prize. Perfect bedtime reading for my little ones. xx

Jill Webb

1/12/2014 03:44:08 am

karen usher

1/12/2014 03:59:03 am

You can NEVER have enough books!!! Great for education/imagination etc

Bex Allum

1/12/2014 04:25:04 am

Never we are constantly buying new books.

1/12/2014 04:25:05 am

Never, books are an important way to learn for all ages and are fantastic to build relationships.

Paul Witney

1/12/2014 04:27:40 am

Never

Kaileigh

1/12/2014 04:30:31 am

Definetly not! Ive read books such as the Grufallo to my little boy since he was a tiny tot and his speech is amazing I put it down to all the reading. We have two bookshelfs full of childrens books and he isnt going to be finished collecting anytime soon

Caroline H

1/12/2014 04:33:37 am

No, there's no such thing as too many books! We have at least one bookcase in every room in the house, including the hall and a small one in the bathroom!

Francesca Tuck

1/12/2014 04:44:30 am

Never ever but you can go back to your favourites.

Emma R

1/12/2014 04:47:35 am

Laura Jones

1/12/2014 04:53:54 am

NOPE NEVER TOO MANY BOOKS

Monika Suchonska

1/12/2014 04:56:41 am

Absolutely not. I grew up in a family of readers.One side of living room in my parents home is completely covered by book shelves high up to a ceiling filled with books. Now I left house and started to build my own library - and I am proud to say my son (9) loves reading as much as I do so he has his own little library in his room as well.

Anthony Harrington

1/12/2014 04:59:09 am

you can never have too many books! I have always had a love of books, always something special picking up a brand new book and opening it for the first time, I am gathering books together for our baby Grandson.

Shirley Evans link

1/12/2014 05:21:40 am

you can't have too many books,although I think little children love the repetition of the same story over and over again so that they can join in

Rebecca Mathew

1/12/2014 05:26:02 am

You can never have too many books - my little boy loves taking his books to bed. He can't read yet, but he wakes up early to look at his books and makes up his own stories. He'd really enjoy winning this prize.

Lisa fitzgerald

1/12/2014 05:36:03 am

No my little girl adores reading books and it's part of our daily play and bed time routine. Books are wonderful and make exciting and new adventures for children

Diane Wood

1/12/2014 05:36:29 am

Absolutely not! You can broaden your horizons without leaving your armchair, expand your knowledge, vocabulary, word recognition and hopefully then spelling (and grammar, if it is correct in the books!).

Kim Campbell

1/12/2014 05:38:56 am

No nothing beats cuddling up with the little ones for a bedtime story.

Kerry v

1/12/2014 05:48:11 am

You can never have too many books!

Christine Sunter

1/12/2014 06:18:45 am

No! My daughter just turned 30 and she still has all her childhood books and continues to add to them all the time. I need a bigger house and she needs a bigger flat to keep them all.

kate kathurima

1/12/2014 06:28:01 am

My daughter would love these

Tammy Tudor

1/12/2014 06:41:50 am

Never ever can you have to many :)

Bernie

1/12/2014 06:57:20 am

Lots of books are important to my kids. At some point we could probably have too many - when the shelves are full etc. but that is some time off!!

Louise Palmer

1/12/2014 06:59:43 am

No way! I think you can have way TOO little books! I've always love to read and am encouraging my little boy to have a love of reading too! There is no such thing as too many :-)

caroline kelly

1/12/2014 07:41:35 am

Nope we have loads, my daughter loves the usbourne that's not my books

kelli flanagan

1/12/2014 12:07:13 pm

Definitely not, I have always been a bookworm and both my daughters are passionate about books

Lara Davis

1/12/2014 03:54:19 pm

Can never have too many books xxx

Spencer Broadley

1/12/2014 04:13:17 pm

Never too many - My eldest son is getting into Secret 7 at the moment, and my youngest only just started to read. Although they like their video games, they love reading as well.
When I was young, my mum tells me that she had concerns about me reading too much Enid Blyton, but she was told "if he's reading it's good, he will move on" And so I did

Ruth Harwood

1/12/2014 07:12:08 pm

your question has me laughing to myself in that I do have too many books compared to the number of bookcases I own... but NO, there is no such thing as too many books, not on your nelly :D xx

Tricia Cowell

1/12/2014 07:17:58 pm

You can never have too many books, I love reading, and so do my kids and Grandson

amanda davis

1/12/2014 07:32:18 pm

no you can never have too many books, my children are just beinginning to find the excitement in books

CHRISTINE ANDREWS

1/12/2014 08:15:58 pm

Can you have too many books? Oh no - you can NEVER have too many books

nicci cowdell-murray

1/12/2014 09:56:29 pm

you can never have too many books! my older teenage children love reading and im hoping my 4 month old will follow in their footsteps

Laura Oxley

1/12/2014 09:56:36 pm

Absolutely not, I work with children and the difference between those who have access to lots of book and those who don't is amazing.

Kat Lucas

1/12/2014 10:01:31 pm

You can never, ever have too many books!

Eleanor Reid

1/12/2014 10:27:06 pm

Never , you can read everywhere even in the bath

Pamela

1/12/2014 11:09:21 pm

No ... although one can have too small a home to house them all!

christine szlobodnik

1/13/2014 01:12:08 am

You can never have too many books :D

Andrea Lloyd

1/13/2014 01:23:39 am

no you can never have to many books,my kids love me to read to them and they like to look at the pics

Laura Pritchard

1/13/2014 03:14:12 am

No way, I completely think that growing up with plenty of books in the house is the best way to promote reading, along with them seeing you reading! I have 1000ish books & my son has about 100...but we're running out of room so I have a Kindle too.

Kirsty Partridge

1/13/2014 03:16:30 am

No, I think that the kids have too many toys but they can never have enough books.

fiona mcbride

1/13/2014 04:09:51 am

only if you cannot read them all and no where to store them
sometimes kids just like a few read over and over again

Alison Rawlings

1/13/2014 04:26:49 am

Impossible! There is always a spare nook or cranny to shoehorn a few books into .. (even the loft) and then follows the joy of bringing a recently re-discovered old favorite to a new generation!

Laura Linsey

1/13/2014 04:54:21 am

You can never have too many books but you end up needing a lot of bookshelves!!

Alexandra Byford-Scott

1/13/2014 04:59:32 am

No, I love to see bookshelves filled with books & I love watching my little boy learning to read, as well as reading to my baby girl. We love books in our house!

Julie Ward

1/13/2014 05:53:19 am

No. We usually recycle them at charity shops later

Danielle Graves

1/13/2014 06:31:00 am

I don't think you can ever have too many books, I love reading with my little boy. It opens up so many questions and invokes imagination.

emma thackery

1/13/2014 04:15:42 pm

No i think books are very important

KATHARINE BOURNE-FRANCIS

1/13/2014 05:04:57 pm

You can never have too many books - reading is so very important....and fun :)

katrina adams

1/13/2014 05:23:55 pm

You can never have enough books! Ever. So much knowledge and enjoyment to be had from books no matter what the age.

Michaela Turner

1/13/2014 08:22:50 pm

No, kids love learning new things and books are full of valuable information

Katherine A

1/13/2014 08:54:07 pm

Never! Books are good for imagination, learning, play and the soul x

Rebecca Saunders

1/13/2014 09:00:38 pm

no mine have took over the house and I still want more.

abigail edkins

1/13/2014 09:19:23 pm

No. we love books in our house...if we do ever run out of room for me we recycle them at a charity shop so someone else can get pleasure out of them

Jo Carroll

1/13/2014 09:54:18 pm

No...my house is the public library ;)

sarah punter

1/14/2014 03:51:38 am

No, got cupboards full of them xx

Claire rustage

1/14/2014 03:54:46 am

Definitely not, my two kids have hundreds of books. Reading to my children is a privilege. Being cuddled up on the sofa with them and a good book is the best feeling in the world. :)

Clint Howat

1/14/2014 04:31:52 am

Tracey Quinn

1/14/2014 05:19:05 am

Not at all my grandson loves his books

Mickie Bull

1/14/2014 05:23:27 am

It is impossible to have too many books!

Rachael

1/14/2014 06:02:40 am

Yes! They have to be good ones! No point in clutter you don't use/like or need

Amy

1/14/2014 07:31:58 am

No, you can never have too many books. My bookshelves are overflowing, my Kindle is loaded up, and yet I still buy more...

Lisa Jones

1/14/2014 09:46:36 pm

No ! Each one is a new fun and learning experience !

Colin Gault

1/15/2014 02:26:08 am

My 8 Kids would love these :)

Dawn Henson

1/15/2014 03:13:50 pm

You cannot have too many books. Great for learning!!

Kerry Manners

1/15/2014 04:16:12 pm

One can never have too many books! I Love reading my children a story at bed time and settling down myself with a good read and cuppa!

nat eveleigh

1/15/2014 06:41:26 pm

you can never have enough books :)

Stevie

1/15/2014 09:44:54 pm

You can have too many of the wrong books. I have 3 or 4 romantic novels but I've no interest. I think books should be shared so we have the right book for the right person.

corinne wright

1/16/2014 12:10:32 am

No way! My children's bedrooms are full to the brim with books but I continue to buy more. We all enjoy books.

Sarah Fleck

1/16/2014 02:41:26 am

No, I dont think you can

Barbara Edwards

1/16/2014 03:41:03 am

I don't think you can have too many books. It fires children's imagination.

Stacey

1/16/2014 03:51:31 am

You can NEVER have too many books! :)

Ricky Hicks

1/16/2014 11:36:00 am

Can you have too many books? Does the sunshine every day?

John Forster

1/16/2014 03:12:01 pm

No, adventures are limitless!

feejee

1/16/2014 04:47:55 pm

No way, books are a brilliant thing, whether you are reading to your children, or they are reading to themselves

Becky Shorting

1/16/2014 05:43:49 pm

no books are great! our house is filled with them

Ruth Davies

1/16/2014 06:29:12 pm

No - Used to say we have to many books wrong! The children love seeing new things learning along the way. As a parent reading becomes less enjoyable going over the same books.

MANDY DOHERTY

1/16/2014 08:27:42 pm

No you can never have too many books, love reading to my three grandsons

Michael Williams

1/17/2014 12:27:09 am

never too many. Avid readers in our family

Joanne Clarke

1/17/2014 02:38:20 am

Definitely not my grandson is nearly 2 and he loves me reading all different books each time

Susan Hall

1/17/2014 03:02:05 am

angela muir

1/17/2014 03:30:05 am

No you can't have too many books, I would love to have a library in my house

nikki

1/17/2014 06:42:47 am

never have too many!

John

1/17/2014 05:29:37 pm

Nooo, you can never have too many books - we all love books & now my granddaughter loves them too, these would be a great addition to our library for her next visit (I remember reading these to her father)

Beth

1/17/2014 07:32:54 pm

Not possible, i love books I read every day and not just to my lil cuz. Tho teddys favourite thing between bath and bedtime is "just one more story" o if that doesn't work "just one more page"

gemma foster

1/17/2014 10:26:02 pm

no, children remember them too quickly, so cant be sure they are actually reading them!

ann clements

1/18/2014 01:09:13 am

you can never have too many books

Helen Swales

1/18/2014 04:59:21 am

You can't have too many books, they always come in useful, for your own children, nieces and nephews who visit and eventually grandchildren.

GILL MEREDITH link

1/18/2014 05:23:32 am

no, you can never have too many books

Kate Duckmanton

1/18/2014 06:15:43 am

You can NEVER have too many books. x

Rachel Craig

1/18/2014 07:27:09 am

No. Books are great for learning, for fun and for sharing. There is so much variety. There is always a book to suit anyone. Picture books, story books etc, etc.

Esme McCrubb

1/18/2014 08:16:43 am

nope def not

Phyllis Ellett

1/18/2014 02:32:23 pm

No you can't, books are the best things in the world.

helen

1/18/2014 05:42:00 pm

Never! I have a 2, 6 and 8 year old and they love reading! Especially my 2 year old!!!

Solange

1/18/2014 09:52:58 pm

No way

Joanna Smith

1/18/2014 10:24:34 pm

Of course you can NEVER read too many books but you can HAVE too many. I read so much I buy in bulk from charity shops and then take them back and get more. If I kept them all I'd have to live in my understairs cupboard!

Sheila M

1/19/2014 02:22:48 am

No books are a fabulous and can be passed down through generations

Claire Turvey

1/19/2014 04:21:30 am

NO!!!! you can never have too many....you can never be bored as long as you have books....always a wonderful world / story waiting to be lost in!

Jacqui Brockwell

1/19/2014 04:38:58 am

Of course you can have too many books. If you open your child's bedroom door and can't see their bed, then they have too many books! It's a physical space issue :-) However, read them, pass them on, get different ones is our motto. That way our kids can enjoy the books, and then so can someone else's child.

Hannah ONeill

1/19/2014 05:06:10 am

You can never have too many (until they start coming out the doors!)

emma ellison

1/19/2014 05:28:45 am

No you can never ever have too many books!

Susan Carter

1/19/2014 07:02:31 am

Absolutely not

Lowri Earith

1/19/2014 07:27:54 am

no! if anyone is getting rid of any i cant help but take them even if i dont want them the kids can cut pictures out for school projects or you can use them for crafts

katie robertson

1/19/2014 10:55:01 am

No my son would love these

Wayne Buck

1/19/2014 04:22:46 pm

You can never have to many books my Daughter loves them.

Pam Francis Gregory

1/19/2014 07:16:26 pm

There is no such thing as too many books!

Robby Price

1/19/2014 10:17:00 pm

Never have too many books and they can always be exchanged later

Michelle Ptak

1/20/2014 04:48:52 am

More books the merrier!!

Ruth Tesdale

1/20/2014 04:51:29 am

No I need new books to read to my grandchildren and they have favourites that they like to hear over and over

Janice Mackin

1/20/2014 09:49:18 pm

tobys proud mummy toys

1/20/2014 11:56:24 pm

No you can never have too many books. We visit our local library every week for fun and reading sessions . We organise book swaps and I scour car boot sales and charity shops to buy books for my little one. He is only 2 but he loves his books and everynight we adopt a character for bedtime reading from his favourite books ..

RUTH GROVER

1/21/2014 12:11:27 am

YOU CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY BOOKS...AND NOT EVERY BOOK YOU INTRODUCE TO YOUR CHILD IS A BOOK THEY'LL TAKE TO, IT'S JUST LIKE US CHOOSING BOOKS. I HAVE A GRANDSON, KRIS, WHO, WHEN HE TAKES TOO A BOOK HE GOES BACK AND BACK TO IT...HE LOVES A COMPELLING STORY AND SOMETHING HE CAN RELATE TO....HE'S A PLEASURE TO READ TO AND HE ALSO READS TO ME !

Jo Wakefield

1/21/2014 04:34:08 am

You can never have too many book, it means they'll always be interested in reading as won't be bored of them all.

james harland

1/21/2014 05:07:49 am

can never have too many books my son is 3 years old and has loved them since the day he got his first one

Gemma Clark

1/21/2014 05:40:32 am

NO! My daughter probably has as many as your boys!

NICOLA TERRY

1/21/2014 05:02:07 pm

There is no such thing as too many books.

Hayley Wynn link

1/21/2014 08:24:59 pm

if you ask my sons grandma she says yes but i don't think you can have too many books me and my 3 year old read together all the time

Emma Wolski

1/21/2014 09:31:55 pm

No way!! Books are knowledge!

Marina Frow

1/21/2014 10:47:02 pm

of course not! books are the best way to teach new words to my toddler

Anthony G

1/22/2014 04:50:06 am

Erm NO

Karen K

1/22/2014 05:20:59 am

No I don't think so - variety is the spice of life!

Sarah Smith

1/22/2014 05:40:45 am

Never :)
My daughters love their books. From classics such as Mr Men and Winnie The Pooh to In The Night Garden and Gruffalo - they have a story every evening

george brown link

1/22/2014 04:59:29 pm

Never too many but be aware that just because something is published it isn't necessarily very good

kay lou smith

1/22/2014 06:51:04 pm

We love books and think they are fantastic, you can never have too many :)

Christy Beckett

1/22/2014 07:03:04 pm

Books are a big part of our family life, you can never have too many books.

Jackie Weston

1/22/2014 07:32:00 pm

A world WITH BOOKS is a world with thought, compassion, voice, knowledge and history. :)

Christine Greaves

1/22/2014 11:44:43 pm

A child can never have enough books, provided they are the correct reading age for the child

Wendy Dunn

1/23/2014 03:18:57 am

You can never have too many books :-)

melanie sears

1/23/2014 03:52:31 am

no, never too many books

Graham Parriss

1/23/2014 04:24:22 am

Tamara S

1/23/2014 04:50:33 am

claire fawkner

1/23/2014 04:58:26 am

Never! Reading is soooo important

Cheryll H

1/23/2014 05:13:45 am

No way! You can never have too many :)

olivia kirby

1/23/2014 06:46:48 am

I don't think so, as long as there's room for the kids to sleep in their rooms it's ok!!

Kat Glynn

1/23/2014 07:11:46 am

Yes I think so, when I had a clear out a few months back I had three boxes full. We went through and picked our favourites enough to fill one box, and donated the rest to Barnardos :)

Hayley Todd

1/23/2014 06:09:37 pm

In my opinion, you can never, ever have too many books. My husband and I are avid readers, and our house is always full of books. We even introduced books to our little girl before she was born - we used to go to our local bookstore and choose children's rhyming books and my husband would read them to our little 'bump'. We have continued the trend of reading to her constantly and she loves books.

Alex Fowler

1/23/2014 09:45:23 pm

never!!!

Jo Booth

1/23/2014 10:14:07 pm

Never too many books.... It saddens me when babys get given tablets instead of proper books.

BECCA STAPLES

1/23/2014 11:10:19 pm

Can never have too many books. My twins are approaching 2 and we already have quote alot, they love books x

Rebecca Shelton

1/24/2014 01:58:06 am

no you can never have to many books,i hope i have passed my love of reading onto my kids :)

Holly Lovatt

1/24/2014 03:19:37 am

Never have too many books especially for the kids and their bedtime stories

Jennifer Rhymer

1/24/2014 04:03:50 am

No, you can't have too many books :)

Katie Walker

1/24/2014 04:24:03 am

In a way yes and in a way no. Love books always getting new ones and will keep some special ones. But can't keep them all. I always try to give them on to charities or hostels in the hope that the joy of reading can be passed on. I loved reading as a kid and as well as being educational I think a real bond can be made between parent/guardian and child when reading a book together.

Tracy C

1/24/2014 04:26:39 am

You can't really have too many books, although if you're like me at some point you have to accept you cannot fit any more book cases in your home!

Cathryn Bowen

1/24/2014 04:32:34 am

no never

sandy ralph

1/24/2014 04:41:16 am

no way you can never have enough books

Rahela

1/24/2014 04:43:05 am

Nope, we have lots of cousins and we always swap and share so we never get bored

abby carroll

1/24/2014 04:58:24 am

no not at all, both my 2 1/2 year old and my 4 1/2 yr old absolutely love books. We even have a book case in the hallway

Kim Neville

1/24/2014 05:13:28 am

No can never have enough books as all kids like and so many to choose from

Dessallara

1/24/2014 05:42:22 am

Never! Our family loves books, and our little girl has lots of books :)

vikki hamer

1/24/2014 05:42:46 am

You can never have too many books

Nicola Holland

1/24/2014 05:45:47 am

The only time you can have too many books in a family home is when there is actually no space left...then it is time to recycle some, for other children to enjoy, and then fill the newly created space with new ones :)

Marie prangnell

1/24/2014 05:54:51 am

No you can never have to many books. My son and daughter love listening to stories and as my son has just started school he is learning to read too. Xxx

hannah

1/24/2014 06:01:16 am

You can never have too many books, its great to have a choice!

Steve Smith

1/24/2014 06:34:06 am

Yes. When you have to live outside because there are so many books inside, you have too many books and a psychological problem. Sorry to disagree with everyone but I don't think you've thought it through.

stephanie campbell

1/24/2014 06:40:18 am

you can never hve to many books, my little boy often brings me books to reads and we both look foreward to bedtime story time, book and mummy cuddles! what could be better

Natasha Whitehead

1/24/2014 06:46:24 am

You can never have two many books. My children love books.

Nathan Hughes

1/24/2014 07:10:15 am

Yes, you can! I know this goes against the flow, but when your toddler enjoys nothing more than getting EVERY book out of the book box, EVERY morning- It is time to donate some of the older ones to OXFAM. Seriously, it was actually impossible to see the carpet at one point.

brenda heads

1/24/2014 07:17:37 am

As long as the child likes to read and regularly removes the 'childish' ones that they dont read anymore the more the merrier I say.

Anne KIAZ Brookes

1/24/2014 08:38:37 am

no i just love reading any books

Elizabeth Ferguson

1/24/2014 09:31:38 am

you can never have too many books!

Robyn Clarke link

1/24/2014 09:51:11 am

Never! Books are the best.

Karen Barrett

1/24/2014 12:54:07 pm

Never, we love books and also go to the library every week.

David Jackson

1/24/2014 03:03:28 pm

never have enough books

Sarah Parker

1/24/2014 03:49:43 pm

no never :)

Elaine JENNINGS link

1/24/2014 05:17:36 pm

You can never read too many books, and i buy a lot, although i always pass them on to someone after reading them as i have nowhere to put them

Janet Coverdale

1/24/2014 05:33:28 pm

Books are a good way of learning and interacting with your children and grandchildren, we buy a book every week and read at least 2 every night to both my 3 year old and 3 month old baby, and the oldest will just bring a book anytime during the day to sit down and read

Emily Knight link

1/24/2014 05:59:42 pm

You can never have too many books - it's good to keep both children's and adults' brains stimulated!

Leanne Newsome

1/24/2014 06:01:50 pm

A child can never ave too many books they learn so much more through reading my kids love to read

Catherine Miller

1/24/2014 06:36:24 pm

Never! We have story time every night & borrow books from the library as well as our own.

Katherine Coldicott

1/24/2014 07:24:56 pm

Love having books about and I think it sets a good example for your children. So, no you can't have too many books.

Ali Thorpe

1/24/2014 08:00:48 pm

I love books but, unless you have huge amounts of space, I say you can have too many so it's a good idea to pass some on to charity or friends.

Vicky varley

1/24/2014 08:37:50 pm

My son is 5 and has a bookcase stuffed with books, he loves to read and is progressing very well at school, you can have too many when you have no where else to put them lol. We sort through books maybe a couple times a year and they go to his younger cousin, I buy alot of books from charity shops and we use the library regularly :)

Heidi Brown

1/24/2014 08:52:22 pm

Never!!!

Lani Nash

1/24/2014 09:07:51 pm

You can never have too many books! You can, however, sometimes run out of space to put them!

Tracey Boswell

1/24/2014 09:13:29 pm

You can never have too many books, my grandson cant read yet but he loves being read to.

leanne williams

1/24/2014 09:38:14 pm

It's good to have lots of books, so you always read different ones.

Rosalind Blight

1/24/2014 10:23:40 pm

You can definitely not have too many books the only reason having too many books is an issue would be for storage

Rachel

1/24/2014 10:47:05 pm

Definitely not. I like to have books on anything and everything

Linda Guest

1/24/2014 10:50:39 pm

No, there is no such thing as too many books only too few! I'm a school librarian as well as a mom and grandma and exposure to a range of books at an early age increases life chances as well as introducing children to a magical world. well done on having a great home library for Badger and Bambam

chirag Patel

1/24/2014 11:06:39 pm

No the more books the better , books have always been the fountain of knowledge and this will never change

Gillian Hutchison

1/24/2014 11:10:54 pm

Never. Variety is the spice of life!!
My kids love that they have lots of books to choose from and I love it too as I don't need to read the same story too often

Leigh Larkin

1/24/2014 11:16:44 pm

Never! Looking for us to get a bigger bookcase right now!

Julie Cook

1/24/2014 11:20:19 pm

No, never, I still have my now teens books & my littles read them x She cant wait to pass on her readers

Alison Barker

1/24/2014 11:39:42 pm

No, they are one of the joys of life.

JOANNA BUTLER-SAVAGE

1/24/2014 11:43:40 pm

when it gets to the stage you need to move house then you have too many books!!

Linda Streater

1/24/2014 11:50:53 pm

You can never have too many books, I have 6 Grandchildren and they love looking at my books which I collect for them

jodie harvey

1/25/2014 12:05:25 am

i would say not, i have 5 children, all various ages and each have a huge bundle of books age appropriate, they all love to read, even my 12 month old loves her books :)

Katie Skeoch

1/25/2014 12:17:24 am

Janine atkin link

1/25/2014 12:29:00 am

Erica Field

1/25/2014 12:32:40 am

Yes, of course you can, otherwise you end up featured on one if those horders programmes! That's why electronic books are great when they start to grow up.
At the moment it's possible to be crushed under a mound of books in my toddlers room....

Allison

1/25/2014 02:02:59 am

Nope, never!

Jacqueline Roberts

1/25/2014 02:06:59 am

Never have too many

Paula Harvey

1/25/2014 02:21:53 am

Maybe one day....but if that day ever comes I will be able to store them digitally!! :D

Sheila Sloan

1/25/2014 02:27:45 am

No. Books excite, develop the imagination and help us to understand the world. We can never have too many books!

Claire Barker

1/25/2014 02:33:54 am

You can never have too many books.

Champaklal Lad

1/25/2014 03:01:31 am

great books to win

Clare F wood

1/25/2014 03:19:03 am

You can never have too many books, they are a great tool for learning so much

Mark Palmer

1/25/2014 03:30:51 am

ingrid

1/25/2014 03:38:49 am

the books get passed on to younger members of the family or friends or to children that i know who are being fostered. my daughter who is 3 really enjoys reading books and she would say no she can never have enough lol

Joanne Welsh

1/25/2014 04:06:22 am

There is no such thing as too many books

simon hardy

1/25/2014 04:08:11 am

Yes. when you have limited space it is hard to store them all. we take our kids to our local library every week and let them take out books and they all have a kindle which is brilliant as it takes up hardly any space!

Claire Mcdermott

1/25/2014 04:26:07 am

Nope never

Rachael Jones

1/25/2014 04:33:11 am

LOADSA books is a necessity !

Belynda Dunsmore

1/25/2014 04:59:41 am

Rebecca Powell

1/25/2014 05:02:51 am

Never, a book is a friend

Sharon Burroughs

1/25/2014 05:07:36 am

No you can NEVER have to many books

Victoria Cunniff

1/25/2014 05:09:59 am

No, I have boxes and boxes of books as does my husband. We're already starting our baby's collection and she loves us reading to her.

Alexander Jones

1/25/2014 05:14:59 am

Yes. As eventually there is nowhere to put them and you end up with them stacked in odd places round the house. However, I think you can never read too many books and thats why libraries are so good.

Jane Middleton

1/25/2014 05:50:27 am

Love books, can't help but buy new ones

Jill fairbank

1/25/2014 06:01:36 am

I love reading and so does my daughter 17 and youngest son 4 I am afraid the middle one isn't a fan but in my view the more books the better

julie baxter

1/25/2014 06:06:29 am

definatley not!! my kids love to read. at least one book a day. and thats just their nighttime story

Deborah Bird

1/25/2014 06:42:47 am

depends if you have somewhere to put them all lol x I find I have to have a clear out every now and again x

joanne saunders

1/25/2014 06:46:58 am

No books are for learning and teaching so you can never have too many

Georgia Keogh

1/25/2014 06:48:28 am

Is it possible to have too many books? My heart says 'No!', but having moved house with our tonne of books my head says 'maybe..'

Michelle Hughes

1/25/2014 06:49:25 am

We have converted an area in our house that is now a book corner :)

Donna Kent

1/25/2014 07:29:37 am

No, you can never have too many books. No two books are the same and each story provides a new experience. Books last a lifetime when looked after. I have my mothers works of Shakespear and my children have many of my books from when I was a child.

Helen Garner

1/25/2014 07:45:00 am

You can never have too many books, even when you run out of places to put them all!!

Amanda Norwood

1/25/2014 08:28:02 am

Never! I have 3 bookcases bulging with books including some of my favourite childhood ones

Sandy Hill-smith

1/25/2014 08:34:03 am

Hahaha too many books, what is this strange concept?
I suppose if you have a very small house then it is possible to have too many for the available space, but tha'ts as far as I'll go!

Natalie Gillham

1/25/2014 11:03:03 am

I have too many books and it's not ideal in a small flat

Kay Ellerby

1/25/2014 01:14:22 pm

You can never have too many books, the earlier you start reading the more the children like books, read to them whilst you are still pregnant mine used to kick at certain bits of the book! Wonderful feeling

Kirsty Woods

1/25/2014 03:30:10 pm

Rebe cca Lis

1/25/2014 05:39:35 pm

Nope!

donna jones

1/25/2014 06:00:44 pm

no the more books the better

sally doman link

1/25/2014 06:16:30 pm

No... unless there are loads that you don't read! Always good to get news ones, too!

Elizabeth Williams

1/25/2014 06:20:11 pm

No never! I love to have my bookcase brimming with books for myself and for my son.

CHRISTINE SUTHERLAND

1/25/2014 07:46:46 pm

You can never have too many books. I read to my 2 children from being babies and now I read to my grandchildren

lucy rose link

1/25/2014 07:50:27 pm

Never enough books, the boys love to read..

Claire Wilkinson

1/25/2014 08:16:40 pm

defo NO!!! we have hundreds in the house!!!

Lesley Cohen Wright

1/25/2014 08:28:54 pm

you can never have too many books, even when your child is too young to read there is nothing nicer than cuddling up and reading them a story in bed

lesley styles

1/25/2014 09:40:16 pm

NO!!! The more books you have the more chance your children will grow up having a love of books!

Rebecca Mercer

1/25/2014 11:24:25 pm

Well I think you can have to many books haha they do take up so much room so what I like to do is read them then pass them on to friends or family and visa versa my children love books they have a nice selection would love this prize to add to the collection

Karen Whittaker

1/25/2014 11:32:59 pm

You can never have too many books, but children especially do go back to their favourites!

Rob Clayton

1/26/2014 12:39:44 am

Impossibe to have too many books. and its better to share them with friends too

Claire Nelson

1/26/2014 12:42:57 am

Can I say yes and no! Our whole family love books but we have to go through them every so often and recycle ones that are no longer read. The softening blow is knowing they will be handed on for some else to love them.

Aleha Hussain

1/26/2014 01:08:49 am

No, my children loves reading books.

Tracey

1/26/2014 02:32:49 am

No, even if they are in electronic format!

mat olse.

1/26/2014 02:41:35 am

No, you can never have too many books especially if they are physical books not e ones!

jen lloyd

1/26/2014 02:46:16 am

never!

Seb C

1/26/2014 03:17:44 am

No. The more books the merrier the child (as long as they read them)!

Janet Rumley

1/26/2014 03:59:58 am

You can never have to many books - the introduction at the earliest age possible really sets up an enquiring mind for life.

Kelly Ellen Hirst

1/26/2014 04:16:54 am

No definitely not - and if you can share and swap with friends and family then it's even better!!

laura pyper

1/26/2014 04:21:21 am

no you can never have to many books :)

Samantha R

1/26/2014 04:49:30 am

never! me and my girls love to read

Katie Walden Hall

1/26/2014 04:56:26 am

Never :)

Gary Topley

1/26/2014 05:31:45 am

It is how we all learn by gathering knowledge so it is important to have lots of books and you can never have enough.

Colleen Thomas

1/26/2014 05:36:12 am

Not ever , Passed on to all the grand children ,And they learn so much from the stories

vicky yaxley

1/26/2014 05:38:12 am

Never have too many, as you can never stop learning! X

alexandra okcu link

1/26/2014 05:41:39 am

Laura

1/26/2014 05:46:11 am

No a child can never have too many. I am a mum of twin boys who are nearly three and we have easily over 300 books. They love stories and looking at pictures! I also run a library as part of my day job and children are never too young to start looking at books!

Emily salcombe

1/26/2014 06:03:02 am

No I don't think you can, I've encouraged my children to enjoy books from a young age and love the quality time I make sure we have every evening reading a story :)

elaine white

1/26/2014 06:08:20 am

The best gift you can give a child is to read to / with them

taja mckenzie-hughes

1/26/2014 06:26:37 am

you can never read to many books but you can have to many books cluttering up the space. i like to read and pass on books so somebody else can enjoy them as much i do

Kuli

1/26/2014 06:42:56 am

The more books the better. My 4 year old daughter thrives on books.

Dany Detre

1/26/2014 06:46:23 am

No! You can never have too many books. Books are a great source for learning and provide a brilliant opportunity to bond with your child.

Holly Boyd

1/26/2014 07:08:24 am

My daughter can;t yet read however she already loves her books and takes three of them to bed with her and you can hear her trying to read at night. You can never have too many books

Charlotte Jones

1/26/2014 07:23:02 am

Not at all - we have a clear out every couple of months of books that haven't been read/shown interest in or are too young. But we still have too many books for our bookcase and have to fill boxes in front of it too) :)

sam@happyhomebird link

1/26/2014 07:24:02 am

Never can you have too many books, it's my favourite thing to buy.

Denielle Nicol

1/26/2014 07:35:00 am

No way!

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