Too many books, she's skipping pages

There is such a thing as too much of a good thing...

I've purchased over 90 boardbooks, and over 100 hardcover books for over SGD $800. Most of them old books, some are new books (8 Touch the Art books).

After disinfecting with Dettol and airing them, I've arranged them all on the IKEA bench well within her eye-level and reach. I've taken a bunch for bedside reading, like Eric Carle's The Very Lonely Firefly, which has many flickering lights at the last page, Sandra Boynton's Pajama Time and Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy, Dr Seuss' ABC, Nursery Rhymes (6 in box) and Look & Say (6 in box).  She loves turning this Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy book and is very fast and efficient too, and she touches all the padded places. It helps that the words are large and few, so Mummy can read as quickly as she touch and turn.

Previously, with only 2 boxes of books, she'll slowly turn all 6 pages, even by herself. Now, when Mummy reads, she'll quickly turn 2 or 3 pages at a time, or close the book, or pick up another book.


I love reading Sandra Boynton's books, they're easy to read to the 10 month old, and has lots of nice illustrations. Ning loves to look thru the cut-out shapes of the front cover and has a gleeful time grinning and chuckling seeing crescent shaped Mummy and other things.

Eric Carle's books, she has no patience for them yet. So, maybe we can do that after Boynton's.

Dr Seuss, again, initially, she loved the ABC book, would stay on the book from front to end, and ask for more. Now, she'll move one before I get to D for Duck Dog and doughnuts. She stays until C because Mummy always praises her for looking at the ceiling when I read "Camel on the ceiling, C c c..."

I wonder, if it's too many books, or just a phase.

Will try keeping the excess away and just release a few a week / month.