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Originally Posted by spindlegirl
By the time we're done, people who judge others by "how full of books their home is" will determine at first sight, that we don't read much!
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Keep a bookcase full of books for people like that, and never mention the 40,000 books from
Project Gutenburg on your computer.
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But I have 500 books on my devices, and love the freedom.
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The received wisdom, based on research done decades ago, is that in a home wtih 500 books in it, the reading level of each child is 2.3 years above that of their classmates.
Amber