Better books, better-behaved people — that’s how I felt about this year’s NLB book sale. If you’ve been missing the sales, please make time for it next year. I promise that as long as books like “1001 Facts About The Desert” and “Life Cycle Of A Frog” don’t turn you on, there’ll be plenty of beautifully written and illustrated picture books lying in wait for you, no matter what time you get there.

Btw, all my picture book finds this year were from the junior non-fiction section. I don’t think many people were poking around in those trays for preschool picture books so I didn’t have to fight off any competition. Even bumped into another mother who packs and stacks; it’s nice to know you’re not alone!