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I know what you might be thinking. Organizing children’s books by color sounds like one of those things you do for a beautiful photo, only to have your kids destroy it approximately twelve minutes later. But hear me out. I recently went through our children’s bookshelf with my four-year-old, and what started as a simple clean-out turned into one of those small changes that made our space feel noticeably calmer—and surprisingly easier for everyone to maintain. And the most imp