Tidy Books Bookcase from Room to Grow

September 16, 2013 in Reviews
Reading has always been a big part of our family life and I am always trying to look for ways to encourage my children to read.  All four of my children have always had stories at bedtime and there have always been books around the house to encourage them to have stories with me or as they have got older, to pick up a book if they are bored.  
A loves books and at bedtime, she will choose a book from her vast library of books in her bedroom and sit patiently and listen to her story of choice before going to sleep.  Sadly the little bookcase that we had downstairs broke a few months ago when one of the boys climbed on it and I had a new bookcase on my list of things to get.
Luckily, Room to Grow, the children’s bed and furniture specialists offered the chance to review one of their Tidy Books Open Facing bookcases.  I was thrilled as I have had my eye on these bookcases for a while and A was doubly thrilled as we were able to order the pink one.
The bookcase is brilliant.  It arrives flat-packed, but it only took me about twenty minutes to assemble and apart from a screwdriver, everything else you need comes in the box. It is really slim and takes up very little floor space and it attaches to the wall, so you don’t have to worry about it falling on your little ones.  Each of the shelves has a panel at the front to stop the books from falling out and the shelves vary in size to enable a range of different sized books to be displayed. It holds up to 85 books of different sizes and it is made from Eco friendly materials.
There are so many things that I like about this bookcase. It is really appealing with the bright colours and the alphabet on the shelves and the quality is excellent.  The nature of this bookcase means that the books are all clearly displayed and it is really easy for little ones to see, choose and take their books off and just as importantly put them back.

So has it made a difference to A’s reading habits?  She loves the bookcase.  We put a cushion and a beanbag down by the bookcase and I explained to her that she could choose a selection of books from her bedroom to put in it. She made several trips upstairs and got a really good mix of books.  Since the bookcase has been there, she has often stopped, sat herself down on the beanbag and read a book to herself or picked up a book for me to read to her.  I think that it catches eye more than the old one and it has definitely made her want to read more during the day, which I think is amazing.

If you are on the look out for a new bookcase for your child, I cannot recommend these bookcases enough.  They come in natural, white or blue as well as the pink and you can also have a natural version without the letters.  Room to Grow have a fantastic selection of bookcases for children of all ages as well as beds and other children’s furniture.

We were sent a Tidy Books bookcase for the purpose of this review.  All images and opinions are our own.
Nikki Thomas

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  • Myrnas Journey September 16, 2013 at 11:19 am

    I wanna one of them for my kids rooms

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