This is perfect for thin books, paperback or hardback, and especially the larger kind. It keeps them in one place where you and your little one can both see them and get to them easily. I considered getting regular bookshelves but my daughter was moving away from the board books, towards bigger, thinner books which are awkward to store on a shelf, so this is the ideal solution. My two year old can pick out and grab the books and put them back easily. It is not as great for storing the thick board baby's books, (a shelf is better for those)and really little books get hidden in the fabric here, but you can still fit in a few of your board and thicker books amongst the thin ones in this book rack. Very quick and easy to assemble, too.