I was that kid.

If you’ve ever loved a book, and discovered the joys of reading for pure reading, click that link.

And after the warm fuzz has faded, please pay attention to the news article linked at the bottom of that post; the CPSIA is bad law, and will not only affect libraries, but also small-business toy makers and hobbyists, and doubtless many other groups I’m not even aware of. If you’re in the US, please write your local representative and make sure this law doesn’t take effect until it’s fixed. The future of children will be better for doing so.