How Do You Organize Your Kids’ Books?

Building a library of books for your child is a great way to encourage them to read. However, keeping books organized takes some thought and time. Here are a few ways I like to organize kids’ books.

By Color:
My favorite is to arrange them by color. This makes quite a design statement. The floor-to-ceiling bookshelf below is a great example of how this can be done.

kids books arranged by color
image from ohdeedoh

By Size:
This is done by dividing the book collection into groups of small, medium and large books; you then arrange them on the bookshelf according to group. Don’t stress if the books don’t all fit vertically. The taller or larger books may have to be set horizontally or a smaller collection of books can be used as bookends.

organizing kids booksimage from Land of Nod

By Topic, Author or Series:
This is a great way to ensure you read all the Dr. Seuss stories in your collection! What about using something like these animal dividers to keep things organized and add visual interest to the bookshelf? Looks like a fun DIY project to me!


Animal Index by Hiroshi Sasagawa

Be Creative:
Why not use your child’s books as part of the wall decor in the room? There are lots of creative ways to display books that not only allow your child to easily pick out the book he is looking for but also put that beautiful cover art to work in the room!


image from weeDECOR

 How do you organize your kids’ books?

Cristin

Cristin

Cristin, founder of Simplified Bee, resides on the San Francisco Peninsula with her husband and two children. She loves creating functional yet style-savvy spaces and embraces quality over quantity.

Comments

  1. Molly

    December 14, 2011

    The animal dividers are simply adorable! Great idea.

  2. Joana

    December 14, 2011

    I have always organized books by size. I actually have never thought there’s any other way to organize them, except to not organize them at all. =)

  3. Pam

    December 14, 2011

    i just love the idea of arranging by color Cristin! I’ve never thought of that. Kids books seem to be taking over my house and with three different readers (big kid, toddler and baby) I can never seem to weed out enough books to make a dent in the organization of them all. Thanks for the tips!

  4. Sherri Blum

    December 28, 2011

    Great post! The animal dividers are adorable…I’m going to recommend these to a client I’m working with currently.
    Thanks for the great ideas!

  5. Jack and Jill Interiors, Sherri Blum

    December 28, 2011

    Great post! The animal dividers are adorable…I’m going to recommend these to a client I’m working with currently.
    Thanks for the great ideas!

  6. Lily

    January 23, 2013

    where can I buy this, or how can I make the floor to ceiling bookshelf? LOVE!

  7. Shari

    July 27, 2014

    As a teacher, I am looking for ways to organize the classroom library. Thanks for sharing these ideas,

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