Choosing Childrens Book Shelves

Do you want your children to love reading? Then you probably want to make sure that your childrens book shelves are full of fun, interesting books they can curl up and get lost in. But choosing the right childrens book shelves has more to it than just picking any old shelf. a special book shelf will not only encourage the love of reading in your child, but teach them about organizing things and putting them away.

Yes, childrens book shelves can actually make them neater!

You also want to make sure that they are safe, and easy for your children to use.

You may be tempted to only look in the children’s furniture section, but this is a mistake. You can find very suitable childrens book shelves in the regular furniture sections as well. Actually, you’ll likely find a much wider selection of styles and colors. Also, you are more likely to find a book shelf that your child will be able to continue to use as they get older, especially since it doesn’t look like it was made for a baby. You’ll get more use (so more bang for your buck) with a regular book shelf than a specialty children’s book shelf.

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Do you know how tall your children are? Time to line them up and mark their heights against the wall! You don’t want to buy childrens book shelves that are too high for them to reach. Unless, of course, you have other items that you want to store on the upper shelves, and keeping little hands away from them is a good thing! You can store craft supplies, mittens and scarves, or other items on the higher shelves. Just make sure your kids won’t decide they want to climb them!

Check the depth of the shelves before you buy. Children’s books tend to be larger and wider than regular books, so look for childrens book shelves with about a foot depth.

If your kids are really young, choose childrens book shelves that have a solid backing to them, which will help keep things tidy and from falling out the back! Or, place the shelves against the wall.

You want rounded corners, which are safer for your children… sharp corners mean cuts and bruises. If you can screw or bolt the childrens book shelves to the wall or floor, then this is a much safer option that simply placing the shelves against a wall, and risking them pulling it down on top of them by accident. Also, make sure that your childrens book shelves are made from a sturdy, durable material. Kids tend to be rough on furniture, and they will be using their book shelves often. Solid wood is a better choice than particle board.

You could also look at non traditional designs. There are soft, kid-friendly childrens book shelves that are not too ‘kiddie’ to be used later on in life. A sling childrens book shelf, for example, is very easy for young ones to use and is soft and durable.