So, parents, what's your policy on character books - you know, those hundreds of books based on TV shows? I let my kids check out as many as they like, but I tell them I will only read each one ONCE. I absolutely refuse to re-read a single chacracter book, no matter how often I am begged to do so. And, sometimes, I sneak them into the return book bag before we've even read them, when the kids aren't looking.