What Is a Book Fair? Every year in 75,000 schools across the
country, Scholastic Book Fairs staffers work with parents,
teachers, librarians, media specialists, and principals to
connect kids to high-quality books with school-based sales
(about 115,000 a year!). There are plenty of reasons why schools
participate in this exciting reading event. Why, and how, should
you get involved? The Book Connection While fundraising is a
definite benefit to holding a Book Fair (your child's school
receives a percentage of all Fair sales, which it can take in
cash or spend on books or other supplies), so is uniting kids
with literature and bringing the community together in honor of
that mission. Fairs also provide you with the opportunity to
engage in reading with your kids and tune in to their passions.
Flex Your Creativity Along with hundreds of book choices, Book
Fairs offer cool contests to get kids reading and thinking
creatively. Kids Are Authors encourages students to work in
groups and use reading, writing, and ar