A question for you

My darling husband just bought me a set of bookshelves. For some reason we didn't have any. I could make excuses, but I won't. Suffice to say, he won my heart all over again last weekend when, not only did he spring for the real wood ones but he cleaned our bedroom REALLY REALLY REALLY well (caps necessary: he straightened, swept, cleaned, organized, purged, EVERYTHING), while I gathered all the books we have acquired here in South Korea over the past year and a half. He said, "I'll let you put the books on the shelves since I know you will love it so much." And this after I have been grumpy all week.

Seriously. He did all that. I swoon every time I turn around and see my shelves or walk into my oh-so-wonderfully-clean-and-organized bedroom.

{{A year-and-a-half in books}}

One of the reasons that we were in desperate need of bookshelves here is that I have a book addiction. When we came to South Korea, we moved ourselves. We didn't ship much, and we figured that we would just survive without our loved books for a year and a half while we made good use of the on-post library.

Then I discovered how easy it is to order books from Amazon. Too easy. And, as you know, as you fill your cart, Amazon presents you with new books based on your viewing and buying history. (YOU see what happens when you start buying Tomie dePaola books! Thank Heaven we have an amazing head librarian here that makes sure we get great books for adults and children.) It's dangerous. I try to use the wish list. I really do. I try to hold off. I am generally unsuccessful. I would seek help for this addiction, but I don't really care to acknowledge that it is a problem. What can I say? My mother currently has lots of bookshelves and she still have to double shelf. I come from a "booken" home.

{{Our "booken home"}}

I know many of you have wonderful and quality home libraries, and that's why I come to you with this question:

Do you have or have you read The Mass Explained to Children by Maria Montessori?

This book is sitting in my wish list, currently. I had just finished paying for an order when I saw it. So it's on the wish list, along with about a dozen or so other books. When I need to take advantage of the free shipping...

My gut says that it will be fantastic, and I am teaching 1st Communion this year, so it seems like a good thing to purchase sooner rather than later. However, I know that it is centered on the Tridentine Mass, and what with the Roman Missal revisions happening later this year, will it be something I can use with the 2nd graders I teach? Or can I hold off until my 2 and 3 year old are a year or two older?

Thoughts? Reviews? Other books to consider as well?