Customer Reviews

Cloth Book Display Single Sided (12"D)

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I already bought the Noah's Ark design for this type of display; we keep it in the living room (I reviewed that display in more detail). We purchased this one for our son's bedroom.

I wish the canvas came in more colors than just red, but the natural wood is beautiful. It was very easy to put together - only took a couple of minutes. It's sturdy, but light-weight. It holds all sizes of books, and can hold anywhere from 12 to 36 books depending on their size and shape.

The 1st Guidecraft book display help us teach our son to respect his books. He took such good care of them (like putting them back in the display instead of throwing them on the floor), that we have been able to introduce paperbooks to our 18 month-old, and he doesn't try to tear them apart.

I think this type of book display is more practical for children's books than a traditional bookshelf, due to shapes and sizes.

I bought two of these, but was disappointed in their design from the beginning. First problem, all the shelves are the same depth of 8 inches, so none of the regular toddler size board books are even visible when you put the books in the shelves. I would have assumed they would have made the top shelf with 8" depth, the middle shelf with 6" depth, and the bottom with the 4" depth, so could display a variety of books, but no, all the same. Next problem, is that the only books that look right in this display have to be at least 12"-14" tall, but then the books tend to start leaning out at a funny angle toward you at the top. Besides, most toddlers prefer the 5" x 8" size toddler board books so their hands can manage them. We ended up buying CD storage boxes to hold most of our toddler board books instead.

We got this toddler bookcase with the natural canvas, but this red canvas one I would be very afraid would very likely stain books. Avoid this item and go with the commercial grade Jonti-craft single sided display (or double if you have large space) with the masonite dividers. We borrowed 2 of the Jonti-craft ones from a preschool teacher friend, and our kids are happy to be able to again find and see their books that have been lost in this canvas book hider. I'm giving these canvas bookcases away and sticking with the better Jonti-craft shelves for my toddler and preschooler.

Nice and sturdy, no sharp edges and very easy to put together. Took me about 10 minutes from the moment I opened the box. My daughter loves it, and it's sturdy enough that she can use it to pull up on before selecting her books. My only comment is that it would be nice to have one pocket for smaller books (hence 4 stars not 5), but it's not a complaint.

I bought this for my 3 year son because I thought it was a great alternitive to the the pile of books in a basket in his room, which was aways a mess. This bookcase made his room look much neater. I love the red, it goes great with his Disney Cars room. It seams to be very study so far, but we have only had it a couple of weeks now. It is the perfect size for little toddlers and preschoolers to get and put away their own books. No more searching for the book at the bottom of the pile or dumping them all out. The canvas seams strong, not like the cheap plastic ones. If you want it to last I would spend the extra $$$$. I only wish the pockets on the top and middle were a little deeper, sometimes the taller books fall forward, hence the four stars not five. I have noticed that my son spends more time with his books now, than when they were just in a basket. Which was one of my main goals because reading is soooooo important. You should read to your child every day. I am a PreK teacher and I highly recommend this bookcase.

I love this bookcase. it's just the right size for the kid and it rids of some clutter. the only downside is that the taller books on the top shelf have a tendency to occasionally fall forward.

We bought this book display for our 2 year old son and he just loves it! He can easily pull out which book he wants to read since he can easily see them. The quality of the wood is wonderful and is very study. We would suggest it to anyone.

My daughter loves storytime. So, now that she can see her books at eye level, its storytime...everytime.

This is a great way to encourage not only reading, but also the care of storybooks as she now puts them back in the shelves rather than dropping them on the floor.