We are at the tail end of our spring book Fair, and it’s a jungle out there!
This is our second in-person Fair since the pandemic, and once more the kids are loving having books in their hands.
Watching them shop is fun. Some want every book they see, regardless of topic. Some are overwhelmed by the number of choices and get paralyzed. Some are very hard to match with a book, but once you find the right one, the joy beams from their faces.
Our kids are learning economics, too. Even the kindergarteners quickly learn where to look for the price of the book. We have to collect sales tax, so explaining that to the kids is sometimes difficult. One middle schooler exclaimed, “Tax?! Is this what it’s like to be an adult?”
Yes. Yes, it is.
The kids also learn to budget their money, to prioritize which books they most want, and to understand that they can’t always get everything they want.
Clearly, the Book Fair is about more than reading.
I have worked the book Fairs for 7 years now. I never tire of watching the love of reading pass down to the next batch of youngsters that come through.
Book Fair Spring 2022–CoronaLife Day 705
We are at the tail end of our spring book Fair, and it’s a jungle out there!
This is our second in-person Fair since the pandemic, and once more the kids are loving having books in their hands.
Watching them shop is fun. Some want every book they see, regardless of topic. Some are overwhelmed by the number of choices and get paralyzed. Some are very hard to match with a book, but once you find the right one, the joy beams from their faces.
Our kids are learning economics, too. Even the kindergarteners quickly learn where to look for the price of the book. We have to collect sales tax, so explaining that to the kids is sometimes difficult. One middle schooler exclaimed, “Tax?! Is this what it’s like to be an adult?”
Yes. Yes, it is.
The kids also learn to budget their money, to prioritize which books they most want, and to understand that they can’t always get everything they want.
Clearly, the Book Fair is about more than reading.
I have worked the book Fairs for 7 years now. I never tire of watching the love of reading pass down to the next batch of youngsters that come through.