Question of the Day: Do You Judge Books by Their Covers?
Back when Life Your Way was Organizing Your Way, we used to do a weekly “Question of the Day” feature, and I thought it would be fun to bring it back from time to time!
Last night I bought books for our upcoming school year, which is my very, very favorite part of homeschooling.
Don’t get me wrong: I’d have books even if we weren’t homeschooling, but this way I can totally justify the purchase of a ton of books as part of my curriculum budget!
Anyway, in years past I’ve spent hours and hours putting together the perfect list of books to go with our curriculum. This year, however, I’m feeling stretched from all sides, and I decided to breeze through the unofficial booklist from Brandy at Half-a-Hundred Acre Woods and select a few books for each topic without worrying about evaluating all of the options.
About halfway through the process last night, I realized that I was totally judging books by their covers. I want pretty, interesting books, not boring, stodgy-looking ones, even if the information in the “ugly” books is better!
I probably made some poor decisions with that as my criteria, but it did make the process a lot faster, and I ended the night with an order for 100 new-to-us books for our library!
So today I want to know…do you judge books by their covers?
Do you do it more for children’s books or books for yourself? Fiction or nonfiction? Have you ever discovered an ugly book you love that you originally overlooked because of its cover?
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Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.
Question of the Day: Do You Judge Books by Their Covers?
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CommentsOh, I do, too! I think publishers are more aware of this now ... by KristenI definitely do for myself, my son, and my classroom. There are ... by mmm619I don't so much for me but probably tended to more for the ... by Donna ParsonsI hate to say it, but I do too. Even if it is a book that was ... by Victoria @ Creative Home KeepeYes I do that too! I am sure I have overlooked plenty of good ... by Sara KilpatrickI totally do the same thing. I'm in the same boat with book ... by Hilarie LaughmanRelated Stories9 Picture Book Treasuries for Your Home LibraryAny Bets on How Many of These Books I’ll Actually Read? {Summer Reading List}Who’s Your Favorite Strong Female Character?
