If you have kids or have kids coming to visit and you don’t have a cozy spot for them to curl up with a good book, you’re missing out on a great way to encourage reading. Even children with no interest in reading can be tempted to flip through an enticing picture book or two when they’re tucked away on a window seat behind a curtain. A little private nook is the perfect place to daydream, explore new worlds and discover fascinating characters you’ll love for a lifetime.
The perfect book nook is very comfortable to curl up in, has plenty of light, either from a window or a pin up lamp on the wall and is a bit secluded. Mine is a window seat between two cupboards in the upstairs hall. It has some overstuffed cushions on it and a bookshelf filled with the best picture books and chapter books is very close by. I usually will leave a book or two casually on the window seat to attract attention.
My grandmother’s nook was in a hallway, too. It was a delicate little upholstered lady’s chair that was just the right size for a child to curl up in. The light poured into the space from a set of windows that ran across the wall. A basket of shabby books my mom used to read was positioned right beside it. You could look down through the loft railing at all the activity below, but it was hard for anyone to see you tucked back in that little corner.
Do you have a book nook for kids to read in at your house?
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