10/27/2026
📚💜💛 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! 💛💜📚
✨ Scholastic Book Fair: SCHOOL DAYS EDITION! ✨
The books are here, the excitement is building, and your PTA volunteers are preparing for the wonderfully chaotic magic that is BOOK FAIR WEEK! 🤪📚
Before your little shoppers hit the shelves, we have a few things we'd LOVE for our MPS families to know!
🚨 1. WE'RE GOING TRINKET & TOY-LESS! (Well… sort of!) 🚨
During school-day shopping, we're putting the BOOKS back in BOOK FAIR! 📖✨
That means toys, gadgets, and those mysterious little trinkets your child suddenly NEEDS to survive will NOT be available during classroom shopping times. 😂
BUT DON'T PANIC! We'll still have a selection of journals, markers, and Creator Tools that encourage writing, imagination, and creativity! 🎨✏️
🛍️ Toys and trinkets WILL be available during Family Nights (11/3 & 11/4) and open shopping on Friday (11/6)!
💳 2. GIFT CARDS ≠ eWALLETS! 💳
We know. We KNOW. You'd think they'd be the same thing. But alas… 🙃
📱 eWallets = IN-PERSON Book Fair shopping!
https://account.scholastic.com/my-scholastic/profile/ewallet.html?fairID=6327501&sUCN=600080308
🎁 Scholastic Gift Cards = ONLINE Scholastic Store shopping!
Unfortunately, we cannot accept or redeem Scholastic gift cards at our Book Fair registers.
Why? Great question! We'd love to know, too! 🤣 We just follow the Scholastic rules!
📝 3. WE'RE VOLUNTEERS, NOT MIND READERS! 🧠✨
Our Book Fair is run by a wonderfully ragtag bunch of PTA volunteers who genuinely LOVE making this experience special for your kiddos! 💜
But if you're hoping your child comes home with a particular book instead of something completely unexpected… SEND US A NOTE! 😂
Seriously! If there's something specific you'd like your child to purchase (or avoid), please let us know.
We're more than happy to help guide their shopping experience!
Would mind-reading powers make this easier? ABSOLUTELY. Unfortunately, those weren't included in our volunteer training. 🤷♀️🤣
❤️ 4. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY… WE LOVE WHAT WE DO! ❤️
Behind every Book Fair is a group of volunteers who spend countless hours planning, organizing, setting up, and making sure everything is just right.
Why?
Because there's nothing quite like watching a child's face light up when they find THE book. 🥹📚
Because we believe every child deserves the opportunity to experience the magic of reading.
And because, let's be real, seeing the nostalgic joy on some of our grown-up shoppers' faces is pretty wonderful, too! 😉💜
We're not perfect, but we put our whole hearts into making this event something special for our MPS kiddos.
A little patience, a little kindness, and a whole lot of BOOK FAIR MAGIC go a long way! 🫶
📅 November 2–6, 2026
🌟 Family Nights: November 3 & 4 | 5–7 PM
💜💛 Thank you for supporting our volunteers, our school, and the love of reading. We can't wait to see you at the FAIR! 📚✨
