Research indicates that kids who live in homes where books are plentiful benefit from the mere presence of books. The fact that books are there has a lasting positive effect on our kids—on the way they think about home, how they see themselves, and the role they see books playing in their lives. How a family chooses to spend money says a lot about who they are and what they value. If you want your family to be a reading family, consider letting books make it into your family budget. You can acquire books inexpensively at library book sales, garage sales, and used bookshops. You don’t need to
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