Most Thursdays, I volunteer at my younger kids' school library. One of my tasks is to put away the books that are returned each day, 
so that they're in the right place for the next bunch of kids.
And one of the most-popular book sections in any elementary-school library is the shelf that holds the World-Record Books. It used to be that "Guinness" had a monopoly on such books, but lately, other publishers have gotten into the act as well. The kids don't seem to care who prints the books; we can't keep them on the shelves.
My own eight-year-old is fascinated by these books. He's an endless source of trivia questions about everything from pets to music to the biggest, smallest, heaviest and tiniest whatever-it-is, and the record books are right up his alley. He read his 2009 world-record book so often that the covers fell off and pages started coming out.
Now there are specialty record books for kids--books about sports records, animal records, and even a Gamer's Edition. If you've got a reluctant young reader, I recommend leaving one of these world-record books around the house.
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One Response to “One for the Record Books”
Luke is definitely a miniature version of Matt. Matt still loves these books. We purchase the new one each year. Next time Luke is over, I will get them out for him to read!