Did You Know LPP Will Be Participating in Book Fairs All Over New York City?

Part 2 by Maria Mostajo

This past summer when Rana DiOrio asked me to help her promote her books in New York City, I immediately pictured them at book fairs. The What it Means To Be…? series will be showcased at many New York City school book fairs this fall and winter- see below for a list of schools and dates.

Book fairs offer the unique opportunity for children to shop with their parents- and I don’t mean for toys and other material items. I mean shop for books: books to read and books to give as gifts. Shopping for books with a teacher or classmate can lead to considerate recommendations, discussions, and good old fashioned browsing.

Book fairs, while they put books in the hands of young people, their families and teachers, also serve the very important function of funding the school’s parent’s associations, scholarships and libraries. They also offer an opportunity for teacher’s to create classroom wish lists so that parents, grandparents and caregivers can enhance the classroom libraries and thus create an environment that will encourage reading.

If you live in or are visiting NYC, please consider attending a book fair and supporting one of the local schools. Proceeds from the sale of the What it Means series of books published by LPP will go directly to the school sponsoring the book fair.

UPCOMING BOOK FAIRS IN NYC:

Oct 26- Oct 29: Ascension School Book Fair. 220 W. 108th Street, NYC 10025. www.ascensionschoolnyc.org

Nov 6 - Nov 7: 92nd Street Y, Nursery School Book Fair. 1395 Lexington Ave., NYC 10128. www.92y.org

Nov 15-Nov 17: Temple Israel Book Fair: 112 E. 75th Street, NYC 10021. www.templeisraelnyc.org

Nov 30- Dec 2: Hewitt School Book Fair: 45 E. 75th Street, NYC 10021. www.hewittschool.org

Dec 3- Dec 4: Horace Mann Nursery School Book Fair: 50 E. 90th Street, NYC. www.horacemann.org

Dec 3: Ronald McDonald House- Festival of Lights (fundraiser). 405 E. 73rd street, NYC 10021. www.rmdh.org