I am mother...
I read too much, I buy too many books, I’ll whup you at Trivial Pursuit....Breathe in my aura!
Via Joanne Jacobs:What parents do (museum visits) or buy (home computer) doesn't seem to matter; what parents are does matter.

How can it be that a child with a lot of books in her home does well at school even if she never reads them? Because parents who buy a lot of children's books tend to be smart and well-educated to begin with, and they pass on their smarts and work ethic to their kids. (This theory is supported by the fact that the number of books in a home is just as strongly correlated with math scores as reading scores.) Or the books may suggest that these are parents who care a great deal about education and about their children in general, which results in an environment that rewards learning . . . A book is, in fact, less a cause of intelligence than an indicator.

And what does mama want for Mother's Day? More books, more shelves and perhaps a splash of Tea Rose.