Libraries and Books, Books and Libraries

We both look a little crazy and distorted
in this pic but oh, well. 

Benjamin has turned into such a ferocious reader.  I am really struggling with keeping enough books on hand.  Since moving to Germany has has read every single Percy Jackson book including all of the series that came after - Magnus Chase and The Kane Chronicles.  There were probably others as every time we go into a library and we tell the librarian that he really enjoyed the Percy Jackson series the helpful librarian tries to suggest another book by the author and every time Benjamin replies "read it" "read it" "READ IT"  it is crazy.  The librarian then asks how old he is and is typically amazed at the speed and focus he gets through books.
When we returned from Seattle this summer he started on the Harry Potter series.  He finished all of them and even read the play "The Cursed Child"  and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" 
The kids have Thursday and Friday off and therefore Benjamin didn't have a chance to go to the school library as his library day is Fridays.  So he and I rode to the large public library in Das Schloss.  Its about 4 miles away and takes us about 25 minutes to bike there.  So we hopped on our bikes and tried to check out a few books but no luck.  There was nothing there that caught his attention.  I knew it would be a long weekend if he didn't have a book.  He uses reading to really calm himself down or fill himself up.  It is his go-to activity.  Before we left for the library we had gotten in a little fight and he stormed into his room to cool off and then lamented "Ugh!!  I don't even have a book to read!!"  That's why I knew we had to at least try to find something.

After the library where he didn't find anything in a series he did find a few graphic novels.  He was hungry, of course, after the bike ride and wanted the mall Indian Food.  I said no but then said we could stop by our favorite Indian food restaurant which is on the way home from the library.  He felt so special.  We don't often go to lunch just him and I and certainly not at his very favorite restaurant.  It was a nice afternoon with my favorite little guy.