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RE: [SPAM] Re: A Paucity of Picture Books
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From: Sarah Prielipp <sprielipp_at_sagchip.org>
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:42:39 -0400
" I am wondering (and perhaps Leonard can answer this) if there is a modern equivalent to the high-quality $.29 book that families have access to?"
Scholastic Book Fairs and the Scholastic Book Clubs newsletters (and other companies like Troll) that go home with kids often have affordable ($3-$5) paperback versions of the hardcover picture books. They are not typically the newest copyright dates, though, and still include a lot of adults' childhood favorites. There are always a lot of t.v. character-driven items as well. Some items always get marked down to around $1 at both the book fairs and in the take-home book club order forms. If you look, there are always a few gems, though. Also, if you are fortunate enough to live near a Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse, they have big sales throughout the year that I believe are open to the public (they always advertise to teachers/school librarians), and prices are 50% to 75% off the retail price. There is no one to help you find the gems, though, like one finds in an independent bookstore, and they are typically not hardcover.
BTW, I am NOT affiliated with SBF and I am not endorsing their products, but I would suggest that their products are comparable to the Little Golden Books of old, at least in affordability. Also, as a side note, an Amish store in our community sells the old-style Little Golden Books still for around $2 each.
Sarah Prielipp Tribal Librarian Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 7070 E. Broadway Mt. Pleasant,MI 48858 989.775.4519 sprielipp_at_sagchip.org
Received on Fri 05 Nov 2010 11:42:39 AM CDT
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:42:39 -0400
" I am wondering (and perhaps Leonard can answer this) if there is a modern equivalent to the high-quality $.29 book that families have access to?"
Scholastic Book Fairs and the Scholastic Book Clubs newsletters (and other companies like Troll) that go home with kids often have affordable ($3-$5) paperback versions of the hardcover picture books. They are not typically the newest copyright dates, though, and still include a lot of adults' childhood favorites. There are always a lot of t.v. character-driven items as well. Some items always get marked down to around $1 at both the book fairs and in the take-home book club order forms. If you look, there are always a few gems, though. Also, if you are fortunate enough to live near a Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse, they have big sales throughout the year that I believe are open to the public (they always advertise to teachers/school librarians), and prices are 50% to 75% off the retail price. There is no one to help you find the gems, though, like one finds in an independent bookstore, and they are typically not hardcover.
BTW, I am NOT affiliated with SBF and I am not endorsing their products, but I would suggest that their products are comparable to the Little Golden Books of old, at least in affordability. Also, as a side note, an Amish store in our community sells the old-style Little Golden Books still for around $2 each.
Sarah Prielipp Tribal Librarian Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 7070 E. Broadway Mt. Pleasant,MI 48858 989.775.4519 sprielipp_at_sagchip.org
Received on Fri 05 Nov 2010 11:42:39 AM CDT
