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How The Book Nest Works

Being a mom means juggling a lot — but finding great stories shouldn’t be one of them.
The Book Nest was built to make book swapping simple, fun, and full of heart.

Whether you’re joining for curated bundles, swapping for Nest Eggs, or just refreshing your shelves, here’s how it all works.

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Here’s how we can help.

If your little one’s bookshelf is overflowing — or maybe they’ve outgrown half of it — we’ve been there too. The Book Nest was created by a fellow mom who wanted a simple way to refresh her child’s reading stack without spending a fortune (or adding to the clutter).

We make swapping easy, stress-free, and a little bit magical. Every book that leaves your home finds its way to another family, and every bundle that arrives brings new stories to love.

Your Nest in three easy steps

Here’s how The Book Nest keeps stories in flight — from your family’s hands to another’s, and back again.

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CHOOSE YOUR NEST

Pick the membership that fits your family’s reading rhythm — whether you're starting small with the Little Nest or ready for more swaps and variety with the Cozy Nest or Story Nest.

Each Nest is built for busy moms: easy sign-up, flexible bundles, and stories tailored to your little reader’s age and interests.

No endless scrolling or guesswork — just handpicked books delivered right to your doorstep.

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GET A CURATED BUNDLE

Once you’ve joined, we’ll do the fun part — selecting books your child will actually get excited about.


Each bundle is thoughtfully packed with gently-loved stories that are age-appropriate, beautifully written, and ready to be loved all over again.


Every shipment feels like opening a little piece of magic — a moment of calm and connection tucked inside your mailbox.

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READ, LOVE, REPEAT

Enjoy your new stories together! Keep the ones that become family favorites, or swap them again when your shelves start to overflow.


You can also earn Nest Eggs by sending in books your kids have outgrown — use them toward future bundles or to gift a story to another family in The Book Nest community.


Because here, every book gets a second chance to be loved — and every mom gets one less thing to worry about.

Earn Nest Eggs When You Give Books Back

Little rewards for helping stories find their next nest.

  • Nest Eggs are our little thank-you rewards for families who donate gently-loved children’s books to The Book Nest. Every approved book you send our way earns 1 Nest Egg, which you can redeem for fun perks on your membership.

    1. Gather gently-loved children’s books your family has outgrown

    2. Send them to The Book Nest (following our donation instructions)

    3. For each approved book, we add 1 Nest Egg to your account

    4. Redeem Nest Eggs for special perks on future bundles or billing

  • You can redeem your Nest Eggs for perks like:

    • 2 Nest Eggs: Keep-a-book

    • 3 Nest Eggs: Surprise book add-on

    • 5 Nest Eggs: Extra swap

    • 8 Nest Eggs: One-month tier upgrade

    • 10 Nest Eggs: $5 off your next month

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FAQs

  • Nope! Sending books is totally optional. You can enjoy curated bundles without swapping — but if you do send books, you’ll earn Nest Eggs toward future bundles.

  • Nest Eggs are little rewards you earn when you send in gently-loved books or refer another mom to The Book Nest.
    You can use them toward future bundles or save them up for something special down the road.

    ✨ Think of them as our way of saying thank you for keeping stories in flight.

  • Absolutely. Every story we send has been gently loved and carefully checked to make sure it’s ready for your little one’s hands.

  • It happens! Just set it aside for your next swap or pass it along to another family — we’ll make sure your next bundle brings something new.

  • Yes! A Book Nest membership makes the sweetest gift for birthdays, baby showers, or new readers.