The Book Fair is Here! Oct. 5

The Scholastic Book Fair is officially up and running at Chocowinity Primary this week. I came ready to work Tuesday, as boxes upon boxes were waiting to be unpacked, sorted, and displayed. While this is my third book fair at CPS, this is the first time I was able to come early and help with the set-up. It was fun to witness the behind the scenes action typical of the first book fair day. I remembered to bring my camera, so here are a few before pictures as we were setting out the books/posters/games, etc.



Once we figured out what needed to go where, the process picked up and things began to move more smoothly. I would say all in all it took us about 3 hours to get the book fair ready to open for business. Of course I would have to stop along the way to check out a book or two (or three, or four...), and I was constantly making a mental list of some of the books I wanted to check out for Gabe. There were some wonderful picture books, as well as a few of the superhero books I know would be a big hit with him. I remember doing some Christmas shopping at the book fair last year, and I feel sure I will be doing that again. I am anxious to see the kids' faces when they come in to preview, and even more anxious to see what books are the top sellers this year. Unfortunately, I will miss the first preview day today, but I will be back Thursday and Friday to help with everything. I will bring the camera again to document all of the chaos and confusion that I'm sure will be the case in this media center come Thursday. Here are some final pictures of the book fair, or as I like to call it-the calm before the storm!