Colorful covers better than brown-bagging

Funny how, as our kids reach the age where they need to cover their textbooks, they've also reached the age where they care about style. While folded grocery bags may have been good enough for us way back when, they just don't cut it anymore. Since we discovered Book Sox, the fabric book covers from The Turtle Company, Paramus, N.J., we wonder how we ever settled for anything else.

Book Sox are made of lycra, so they stretch easily. Available in dozens of vivid colors and eye-catching patterns--we particularly liked Planets, Lightning, and Cloud Nine--these durable covers are a hit with students of any age. They earn bonus points for being reusable and machine washable.

Available in standard and jumbo sizes ($2.99-4.99), Book Sex can be found at mass merchandisers or online at www.booksox.com.

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