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Resolution in 2011: Making sure real books don't disappear

Resolution in 2011: Making sure real books don't disappear
My husband loves to joke around with my son about "those old-fashioned paper whatchamacallits." We're all avid readers, but my husband and I converted to e-readers a long time ago. We've actually discussed whether or not we should bother getting large bookshelves when we redo our son's room since a lot of what he reads is now available on the Kindle.

But the reality is that nothing can replace a shelf filled with colorful spines, the tactile experience of turning a page and knowing that each book can be enjoyed over and over. And then left for your mother to clean up.

Now there's one that is worth buying for your kids in real live printed form, even for you e-book fans.
It's a Book, by Lane Smith is the perfect picture book--and social commentary--for the analog/digital household. A jackass (yeah, I wish they used a different animal) keeps asking his friend the monkey about the thing he's holding, to which the monkey simply replies, "It's a book."

"How do you scroll down?"
"I don't, I turn the page. It's a book."
"Do you blog with it?"
"No, it's a book."

Well, you get the idea. Although it's a picture book I think the concept is somewhat sophisticated for a five-year-old. My ten-year old, however, loved it. With books like this we're definitely going to need to order the large bookcase.-Betsy

Check out your local bookstore or order It's A Book at our affiliate, Amazon.

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