A Fort Saskatchewan preschooler has read enough books to last a lifetime.
Penelope Milburn is just four-year-sold but has read 2,428 books so far, most of which were from the Fort Saskatchewan Public Library.
Rebecca, Penelope's mother, said it all started with the '1000 books before kindergarten' challenge.
"We started that and once we hit a thousand, we just kept going," said Rebecca.
Penelope reads at least one book a day, with her dedicated reading time in the middle of the day, or sometimes right before bed.
"It's a nice time where we can just sit down and not have any interruptions and enjoy the books together."
Rebecca heads to the library once a week to get books for her daughter. Usually, she takes out up to 10 books at a time.
After a while, Rebecca realized that she had saved over $19,000 from renting so many books from the library. However, if Penelope really likes the book, they'll buy a copy.
"She loves animals, so any books about dogs or cats or wild animals, she's all about that."
There appears to be no end in sight for the avid reader. Rebecca says that even if they reach her goal of 3,000 books, that won't stop them from taking out more.
"I know that we'll continue using the library services and take out books beyond that."