Does Javi like rational choice?

He loves to be read to, of course (a well-established bedtime routine). And he’s long enjoyed “reading” himself to sleep (at six months he often preferred a book to a stuffed animal at bedtime) or as a distraction (mostly just to flip through pages).

But at nine months (and almost walking) he’s now able to reach the JF-JK sections of the books (yes, I try to keep books organized by their LOC classification & recommend it to everyone). Although he can reach a large number of different books, he seems to have a deliberate preference for Schofield & Sened, Multiparty Democracy: Elections and Legislative Politics.

I’m glad he has a taste for electoral & party systems so early on (and that he prefers that section to the GN sections) . But did he have to pick a rational choice perspective? Why not Lawson & Merkl, When Political Parties Prosper: The Uses of Electoral Success. It’s right next to it (both are JF 2051). It has a shiny red spine (as opposed to the dull charcoal spine on Schoefield & Sened) & is a much more pleasant read.

At this point I think he’s spent more time w/ Multiparty Democracy than I have. Not a good sign.