A wonderful, exciting thing has happened: a children's author (who has asked to remain anonymous) has oh so generously donated $5,000 for the purchase of books for our district's elementary school libraries through our local independent bookstore, {pages}! Each MBUSD elementary school library, including Pennekamp's, will have a credit of $1,000 at {pages}! No strings are attached, except that the money must be used for the purchase of books for the library. I am absolutely thrilled by this author's extraordinary generosity, and I cannot wait to see the books in the hands of our students!
As this generous author wishes to remain anonymous, if you wish to express your gratitude, what could you do? One thing is to visit {pages} and tell them how much you appreciate the gift, which they had a hand in arranging. It's funny--many of us in the Pennekamp neighborhood find crossing Sepulveda to be daunting, haha; but let me tell you: a trip to {pages} is well worth it! In this age of big box stores, retail chains, and Amazon's commercial dominance, a visit to any independent bookstore, such as {pages}, can be a revelation. The bookish atmosphere, the helpfulness of the staff, the hand-picked and well-displayed selection of titles, and the experience of wandering among other readers and book-lovers--visiting an independent bookstore never fails to lift my spirits, broaden my perspective, and motivate me to read more! I guarantee you will discover books that are new and noteworthy. If you are so moved, you can even buy one and take it home, to cherish. Go to the {pages} website right now and take a good look--there's a lot going on there! For further thoughts on the importance of independent bookstores in the modern world, head on over to the IndieBound website. One thing I really enjoy doing when I travel is to look up on IndieBound the local independent bookstore wherever I'm heading and make it part of my itinerary.
This week all classes are hearing books about artists and visual art. A complete list can be found on the Weekly Readalouds page of this site.
As this generous author wishes to remain anonymous, if you wish to express your gratitude, what could you do? One thing is to visit {pages} and tell them how much you appreciate the gift, which they had a hand in arranging. It's funny--many of us in the Pennekamp neighborhood find crossing Sepulveda to be daunting, haha; but let me tell you: a trip to {pages} is well worth it! In this age of big box stores, retail chains, and Amazon's commercial dominance, a visit to any independent bookstore, such as {pages}, can be a revelation. The bookish atmosphere, the helpfulness of the staff, the hand-picked and well-displayed selection of titles, and the experience of wandering among other readers and book-lovers--visiting an independent bookstore never fails to lift my spirits, broaden my perspective, and motivate me to read more! I guarantee you will discover books that are new and noteworthy. If you are so moved, you can even buy one and take it home, to cherish. Go to the {pages} website right now and take a good look--there's a lot going on there! For further thoughts on the importance of independent bookstores in the modern world, head on over to the IndieBound website. One thing I really enjoy doing when I travel is to look up on IndieBound the local independent bookstore wherever I'm heading and make it part of my itinerary.
This week all classes are hearing books about artists and visual art. A complete list can be found on the Weekly Readalouds page of this site.
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