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The picture book game thread inspired me to do some shelf cleaning today.
Here is a fun exercise:
Think of all your picture books... then think about what topics you think you have an overabundance of on your shelves.
I have been thinking lately that I am sick of dinosaur books, and that none of my dc ever real cared that much about dinosaurs in the first place.
But, going to my shelves today, I came up with only 4 dinosaur books... OTOH, I believe I could stock a library shelf for Martin Luther King Jr, Christopher Columbus and books with an ocean/sea theme  .
What I thought I had and what I actually have were pretty far off.
I did discover several very nice artist bio books on the shelf, too, that I had completely forgotten I had.
All together a very interesting trip to the bookshelves.... 
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Hmm...
I notice I have an overload of George Washington books.
Christmas books, I have in abundance.
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We have a zillion Christmas books, too.
Dd is sloooowwwly cleaning out her shelves, and just sold about 50 books at a yard sale. Most were Berenstain Bears, Clifford, etc.
I didn't let her sell any Richard Scarry books...kids just love them, for whatever reason. I hope to read them to grandchildren some day.
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Well I have an overabundance of Australian picture books, but well, I won't part with them, Australian literature is my weakness. 
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I didn't like Richard Scarry as much when I was younger, but now see why he is so attractive to children, so I've been amassing some of those books. After Reading Golden Legacy I like him even more.
I also have a lot of saint books, and for picture books, many St. Francis and St. Nicholas. But I doubt I'll part with them, and probably will add more.
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When I saw the subject, the first thing I thought of was...Noise!..oh!...you meant books??...
I have a lot of books that I have picked up over the years from some of the homeschool catalogs and added to that in what I guess would be called liturgical year books. We have been amassing books for Easter and Christmas, in particular. I have a lot of historical fiction and beginning science as well...but I don't have nearly enough yet! I especially love OOP books. I love finding them at book sales and such.
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I am just starting to build my library, so I have an abudance of nothing yet.
I hope one day I can say I do!
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In the past 3 cross-continent moves we have pared down our book collection significantly. BUT...I still seem to have too many books on architecture, outer space, and Lewis and Clark.
Weird.
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