My son wants something he can read with at night without waking his sibling on the lower bunk with the big light. Is this bright enough to read by?
498021
I would use it at night to nurse my daughter and sometimes I thought I was too bright and would switch colors for less light. So yes. I think your son could read with it. My daughter uses it to look at her books now. She is 16 months.
498022
My seven year old says it's not bright enough to read a chapter book by. She says she could see well enough to read a board book or other book with big letters but not a regular book. She has very good vision, so she's probably a reliable source. Blue is brighter than the other colors so it might work, but a headlamp would be probably be a better bet for reading in a dark room.
498023
It might be....but it's a pretty low light. You might be better off with a clip on book light.
498024
I would say it's absolutely bright enough, but there is no way to direct the light to the page. Being an all-over glow it may cause a problem trying to read with it as I imagine if it was close to him it would shine into his eyes at the same time as on the page, but if it was farther away it may cause eye strain.
498025
I dont think so. You can see the pages but would have to work really hard to see the words.
712564
If you turn the light on, yes. If not, you'll have to get real close to be able to read it. The thing with this unit is that it is pretty loud. Loud enough that I had to remove it from my living room because the noise was bothering me.
1115328
It is quite bright but we like it that way. Difficult to say if it would keep a baby awake. If the baby requires semi-darkness, I'm afraid this light would be too bright, especially in a small nursery.
1243010
No, not at all. You'll have enough room to read 3 open books. It lights a nice size area. Hope this helps.
1352028
It's a soft light, but not too bright to keep a child awake, I don't believe. This one is a replacement for another that quit revolving, and my son put that one right next to the baby bed for the little one to look at while she went to sleep.
747655
Yes Im sure it would be fine as a reading lamp. Its actually better than one of the Ott light (reading lamp brand) that I have.
708776
With four sixty-watt bulbs, it's pretty bright, though the lights aren't shining down; they are shining up. Therefore, it's not a "reading light," per se, but it's certainly bright. If you are looking for a reading light, you might want something that can be angled down toward your book.
871904
I really don't know if this would make a good reading light. I bought it for a Bingo prize and my son-in-law was thrilled with it. He wore it at night loading or unloading his truck.
2053875
Absolutely, with a caveat -- you have to mount it pretty close. It's got nice, even light, but if you're 5 or 6 feet away from it, the light has dissipated to a point where it's not usable for reading.I would recommend getting a brighter, clip-on light for reading.
715156
Yes it's nice and bright my grandson reads by the light before bed time he loves it.
750879
Yes, there is certainly enough red light to read a document in the dark. In fact, the 10 lumens might be a bit too bright for your needs.
857541
I use it for walking at night not reading, but it has three light brightness settings. I would think it would be fine for reading.
962098
As others have said, it's not the brightest and needs to be close to the book to read the words or you'll end up straining your eyes. However, it has worked well for my 3yo who just likes to look at the pictures and isn't necessarily actually reading the words :)
456261
It's about a foot long and really bright. My youngest uses it to read herself to sleep - she's 4 and a lot of her books are tall. This lets her read with no problems.
231114
Yes it is great for reading this light has been given to children in third world countries just so they can read and do home work at night
364704
They don't light a room, but are bright at a proper distance. I use mine to read in bed. With the hook and magnet, they are great. They're cheap, and easy on batteries
2050541
I don't think it's really THAT bright. It's good for reading a book in the dark but wouldn't depend too much on it for anything else.