I agree completely with allanh. [Great-]Uncle Chris gives books.
Fortunately, my sisters instilled a love of reading and literacy in all of their offspring, and they have passed it along in turn to their sprogs. (six nephews, 10.5 great-nieces / nephews).
the only trick is remembering what you've given. and you, brian, are one of the most organised people I know. Why don't you have a spreadsheet listing what you've given to whom and when? that's what Excel is for.
I know I've slipped up there - giving the same book two years in a row, but we just traded between households [the youngsters in question being at the board-book stage]. It helps that my local Indigo Books has a wonderful assistant in the children's books section, I just go to Elizabeth with a list of ages and genders, and a credit card in my pocket.
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Date: 2009-07-25 10:10 pm (UTC)Fortunately, my sisters instilled a love of reading and literacy in all of their offspring, and they have passed it along in turn to their sprogs. (six nephews, 10.5 great-nieces / nephews).
the only trick is remembering what you've given. and you, brian, are one of the most organised people I know. Why don't you have a spreadsheet listing what you've given to whom and when? that's what Excel is for.
I know I've slipped up there - giving the same book two years in a row, but we just traded between households [the youngsters in question being at the board-book stage]. It helps that my local Indigo Books has a wonderful assistant in the children's books section, I just go to Elizabeth with a list of ages and genders, and a credit card in my pocket.