Instead of keeping every book out all the time, we rotate our home library using what I call the Five-Season Method . Rather than four seasons, we follow five: Spring · Summer · Monsoon · Autumn · Winter The Five-Season Method for Rotating Your Home Library At its heart, this method is deeply Montessori-aligned . It honors how children learn best: through repetition, order, independence, and a prepared environment that evolves with them. Each season, we rotate about 15 carefu

If you’ve ever stood in front of a bookshelf wondering, “Which books actually matter right now?” this space is for you. @vyhomelibrary  began in our home library, surrounded by stacks of diverse books and a quiet realization: I didn’t know how to organize them in a way that truly served our family. My ultimate dream is still Belle’s library with a ladder, rolling shelves, and all but I didn’t want our home library to be filled with books we didn’t actually read. Our home lib

When building a home library, it’s easy to focus on quantity: “Do we have enough books?” But for our 15-book seasonal rotation , the real power comes from quality, variety, and hierarchy . Why Book Hierarchy Matters Books aren’t all created equal—some are best for toddlers, some for early readers, and others are for shared reading with older kids (or even adults). A well-curated rotation balances: Age appropriateness:  Ensuring each book matches developmental milestones keeps