One of the things I miss most about teaching elementary grades is the Scholastic Book Club. When students order books, teachers earn points for free books! It’s a win-win.
Luckily, we live minutes away from a huge Scholastic warehouse, and they have sales a couple times each year. The last two sales have been BOGO sales, which, let’s face it, basically means I end up buying twice as many as I planned. What a shame!
This year, I decided Eliana was finally ready to join me in my Scholastic pilgrimage. She was intrigued by the idea of a huge bookstore as big as her school, and it did not disappoint! We spent a rushed 1.5 hours perusing every foot of every aisle, and we came away with 33 items for less than $100! Not too shabby. (We also learned all about how hardcover books are too expensive and have to go on our library list until they come out in paperback.)
The Scholastic Warehouse Sales are open to teachers, librarians, and homeschooling parents! You just have to register at their website and print out your shopping pass. (There’s usually a coupon on it, too!)
Here’s what we snagged:
You Must Never Touch a Dinosaur by Rosie Greening (board book)
You Can Do It, Pout Pout Fish! by Deborah Diesen (early reader)
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett (picture book)
Princesses Wear Pants by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Openheim (picture book)
The Koala Who Could by Rachel Bright (picture book)
There’s a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins (picture book)
Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light (picture book)
ⅰVámonos! Let’s Go! An Adaptation of “The Wheels on the Bus” in English and Spanish by René Colato Laínez (picture book)
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton (picture book)
The Biggest Apple Ever by Steven Kroll (picture book)
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf (picture book)
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer by Joan Holub (picture book)
Aqualicious by Victoria Kann (picture book)
What Does it Mean to Be Kind? by Rana DiOrio (picture book)
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt (picture book)
Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty (picture book)
Elephant and Piggie: Let’s Go for a Drive by Mo Willems (picture book)
Elephant and Piggie: I Will Surprise My Friend! by Mo Willems (picture book)
American Girl: A Girl Named Rosa by Denise Lewis Patrick (early chapter book)
American Girl: A Girl Named Hillary by Rebecca Paley (early chapter book)
Jada Jones: Rockstar by Kelly Starling Lyons (early chapter book)
Elle: The Thumbelina Fairy by Daisy Meadows (early chapter book)
Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: The Three Little Pugs by Noah Z. Jones (early chapter book)
Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: Jack and the Snackstalk by Noah Z. Jones (early chapter book)
The Boxcar Children #1: Journey on a Runaway Train by Gertrude Chandler Warner (chapter book)
Toto’s Story: My Amazing Adventures with Dorothy in Oz by Steve Metzger (chapter book)
Thea Stilton and the Lost Letters by Thea Stilton (chapter book)
The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 by Honest Lee and Matthew J. Gilbert (chapter book)
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia (middle grades book)
Solo by Kwame Alexander (middle grades book)
Refugee by Alan Gratz (middle grades book)
We also indulged in a couple of fancy pens and a bookish t-shirt (my “surprise” Mother’s Day gift).