What I Bought for $1 That's Made in the USA

I recently went to the store and stopped by the $1 section.  Surprisingly, I found several useful books that only cost me $1 AND were made in the USA.

As you can see, they were quite a hit with the girls.  I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I usually don't check the $1 stuff.  In my experience, most of the stuff has "Made in China" written on it.  It's disappointing to see.  On this particular day, I decided to see what was available.  As soon as the girls saw Mickey and The Three Musketeers book, they got excited.  I checked the back side of the book and much to my [pleasant] amazement, they were Made in the USA.  

They both love "reading" books.  The activity books did not seem to interest Lyla as much as I thought they would.  She is more of a hands-on gal.  I'm going to have to find more stuff like that.  Our purchase created more US jobs.  Educated kids and more US jobs.  That's great for $3.

Tell me how many people you can put to work by purchasing products Made in the USA.


Karina
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Printed in China, Read in the USA

Our pediatrician recommended that we read to Lyla from the day she was born.  He said to read, read, read to her - books, magazines, text books.  This activity served several purposes in that it would establish a good bedtime routine (if that's when we decided to read to her).  Reading helps with language development and later reading skills.  The advice was absolutely priceless.  Lyla appreciates books so much.  Her language skills and pronunciation are fantastic.  She helps me "read" to Bina also.  Right now, Bina just wants to eat the books, but every so often she lets out a loud squawk, almost like she's reading along. Wouldn't that be great?

 

 

We, periodically, go to the library to rotate the books.  Recently, I noticed something about the books, though.  Out of 14 children's books, 4 were printed / manufactured in the U.S.A.  Truthfully, it was more than I expected, but it was still a little disappointing.  Ironically, one of the books is a multi-lingual book.  It made me wonder, though, how many more jobs could be created had the other 10 books been printed in the U.S.A.

Karina