Comments on: What to look for at a book fair

By: Principled Discovery » My first blog giveaway

Principled Discovery » My first blog giveaway — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:56:03 +0000

[...] And, because some of you indicated interest and because I said that I would, my new treasures (the curious may compare my finds with my wish list): [...]

By: Sebastian (a lady)

Sebastian (a lady) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:33:24 +0000

I tend to gravitate toward science and history books and good fiction that is being removed from the library. I especially love it when I can get lovely older books that are being removed to make more room for the latest pulp fiction series with a cartoon tie in. I once found seven of the books from The Rescuers series (the little mice from the Disney cartoons actually had their own series of books first). Last year I found several volumes of photo essays from Russel Friedman.

Also books on handcrafts that I hate to buy new. Things I can just hand to the kids and let them go create.

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:32:43 +0000

Those sound like great books, Rebecca.

And I’ll let y’all know what I find next week, after I find it.

By: Renae

Renae — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:07:22 +0000

I always look for biographies, history, art books, and classics. I sound like you! We really enjoy the old Landmark books, and they are getting harder to find.

And I’m impressed you have a plan. I just go crazy, but I think your method might work better. I did find a $5 bookshelf at a yard sale last weekend, but the books multiple faster than bookshelf deals.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:28:36 +0000

For modern history — we just finished Freedom Train, a biography of Harriet Tubman, which was excellent and much enjoyed, and I also recommend Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, a short historical novel in which a young Danish girl and her family help her Jewish best friend and her family escape to Sweden. Lots of interesting historical detail woven into a very touching story. And the Scientist just finished reading Animal Farm (can you believe it?), and loved it — she asked what communism was, so my dh handed her that book. And if you’re really lucky for L.E., maybe you can snag one of those board books of close up photos of faces — those are such a hit with wee ones!

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:23:01 +0000

I was just talking about that with my husband, Sallie. I think my daughter would enjoy that one. It was all the rage amongst my high school friends and I mostly just made fun of them. How little I knew.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:20:32 +0000

Never been to a library book fair? You poor, deprived soul!

It is a lot of fun. I had a twenty dollar limit last time I went, and still came home with a ton of great stuff, most of which has been our science curriculum for the last two years. Not bad for twenty bucks.

By: Mrs. C

Mrs. C — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:42:56 +0000

OOoo, that sounds so exciting. Hope you find some treasures! I’ve never been to a book fair.

By: Sallie

Sallie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:57:11 +0000

The first book I ever bought was at our school library used book sale. I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and I bought a copy of The Phantom of the Opera for 25 cents. To this day, that story is one of my favorites, and now my children love it, too!!

Have fun at the sale!
Sallie