Oh, the Scholastic Book Fair! I remember when these came to my schools. I loved getting the Pony Pals books, Junie B. Jones books, posters, and mystery books. Depending on what book, it came with an item along with its purchase. Something like Bracelets, necklaces, posters, pens, etc. It was a nice selection of books to choose from.
Lol, those rectangular GARFIELD books. Our fairs were held in the library. Can't remember if it was Scholastic or one of the others. Remember the READ posters. The David Bowie one was the best. I picked up a reprint that ALA put out some years back. Good times.
I loved the Scholastic book fairs in the 70s. We didn't have a lot of money so getting 1 or 2 new books was a big deal. I still have 2 of my books. A book of poetry calked Potato Chips and a Slice of Moon, and Kitchen Wizard Cook Book. I don't remember there being any of the other stuff you mentioned, just books, maybe that was in the 80s.
The thing I remember most about Scholastic was they were always putting books out about teens with terminal illness called something like, “6 Months to Live.” What were they doing? At least Bridge to Terabithia was sneaky about death.
I guess I'm older than some of you, but my go-to books were as follows: 1. Free Stuff for Kids 2. Anything Roald Dahl 3. Choose-your-own-Adventure / WhichWay / Twist-a-Plot etc. 4. Anything Beverly Cleary 5. Anything Judy Blume And honorable mention to the Family Circus collection, which I think were there just for me. Today's book fairs are devoid of the classics; they're mostly cartoon adaptations and trinkets.
Oh man. I recall the book fairs we had in elementary school in the '70s. We could never afford to buy a book, but that didn't dampen the enjoyment of it. Just the feel of possibility. I spent a lot of time in the library, so I never felt as though I missed out, per se (I mean.. I was a kid, and I *wanted* books of my own, but I still got to read a lot). Still a book worm to this day with more books than shelves to house them (and digital books certainly make collecting easier, but there is just something about the feel and smell of a physical book...).
That’s awesome Daniel! The Choose Your Own Adventure or Pick-A-Path books were so much better than normal books growing up. They felt like games disguised as books.
I think I remember getting 2 graphic novels for Goosebumps when I went to the book fair one year. I also remember getting a book for Bump in the Night when I was in elementary school. I also remember getting a SpongeBob book from the book fair. Though one of the best things I've gotten from the book fair was a Pokémon Handbook that featured all of the Pokémon that was known at the time. Since then, I've been getting the latest Pokémon Handbook that featured the latest Pokémon.
So, when my kids were in grade school , the book fair was the same day as “ grandparents day”. This was done by design as you have the family members with the most money at the school while the kids shake them down for books .
Wow! Great video! I’m an 80’s kid and there was nothing like the book fairs in the 80’s! Everyone was so excited to go! I remember sticker books! Those were great! Loved the car books and magazines, dreaming about those Lamborghini, and Ferrari’s we wanted to own! Great times!
@@RetroDaze it was an urbin school , kensington phila. The pta was called "the home and school ass." Thay die nice things for the kids like the books and hot chocolate for the safeties in the morning during the winter
Another great forgotten 80s topic, much respect!!! RIF Reading is Fundamental.....what memories Judy Bloom The Celery Stalks at Midnight, Superfudge, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, too awesome
I always had to get the latest Guinness records book when it came out. The scorpions, spiders, etc books with stickers were cool. Also, Berenstain Bears was an 80's must for many kids. Edit. Remember those crappy pencils with all the tiny lead tipped plastic "bullets"? They were neat for a couple days, until you lost a couple pieces.
My mom always found ways to save money to buy me books from every single book fair during my grade school years. Shes the reason I'm a bibliophile and a writer.
Goosebumps was my favorite book series since I was a kid especially at my elementary school's bookfair, I also liked looking at bookmarks (I remember I used to have was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I also remember my class (until grade 5) got the Scholastic catalog once a month to buy books from. My parents encouraged my siblings and I to read alot, a rule in our house was if we didn't have homework we had to read for at least an hour.
The biggest prize books from these book fairs were the kids that bought the Calvin and Hobbs comics, Magic Eye, and Far Side. They were always the most expensive things there. The catalogs came to us before the fair to make a preorder. Then those lucky kids would simply show up and pick up their order. Their order would be prepackaged and then gone over item by item by one of the people running it. The physical fair was for those that their parents didn’t allow you to make an order on the form before the fair came. The fair lasted a couple of days and could be visited at recess. Also Clifford The Big Red Dog erasers were super popular. And the books that were sold at the book fairs usually included a cheap book related item not offered anywhere else.
@@Sir_Tanooki_Dookie Oh to be one of those who had preordered! Then you could use a little cash from your parents to supplement your preorder, and have it made!
I don't remember book fairs at my school, but we got fliers for Scholastic books so we could order our favorites. Mom encouraged me to read but enforced a spending limit. I was always drawn to the ones about monsters and scary stories. I was always excited about the books that were offered around Halloween.
I was one of those kids who was unable to afford much from the book fair. My librarian was a very sweet soul who knew I was infatuated with the space shuttle. She was so kind and bought me one of the most expensive books that was there. Full-color, glossy paperback with incredible photos and text by Sally Ride. That was about 40 years ago. The book still has a place on my coffee table!
Oh definitely scary stories to tell in the dark. I lived out in the middle of the country and my parents would be at work so I'd be home alone at like 8 or 9 years old and would hop off school bus and read those. Clinkity Clank always scared me to death where the undertaker takes the silver dollars off the dead woman's eyes and of course Harold was a good story too. Now I think about it each book had a ghost coming back to get something someone stole from them
I remember getting loads of junnie b joans books at the scholastics book fair when I was in elementary school. My 7th grade year was my first time ever picking up a manga and reading it for the first time. I bought it of course 😅. But i can smell the damn erasers still.
I was a voracious reader as a child. By the time I hit my tweens, anything and everything was on the table for me. Certainly, content for kids/teens was appealing, and I enjoyed comic books too, but I was also reading adult fiction. For me, the book fair meant I was getting a lot more to read. It was a big deal because, from ages 10-13, I was living at one of the smaller army barracks installations in West Germany (the Berlin Wall came down just months after I left.) Opportunities for new books, movies, and the like were limited back then.
Junie B Jones and the Pony Pals were my top picks. Bookmarks and stationary were always big draws for me. I remember those iPod erasers and the rainbow pens!!! But the scholastic flyer was the best. I would circle what I wanted with pen and my parents would get them for my birthday or Christmas often
They were a bunch of misshaped/unsellable fruits and veggies that had been swept into a corner of a grocery store and at night they would explore and have adventures. Very 1st through maybe 3rd grade reading.
Our book fairs changed by mid 90’s. Instead of going to library to buy books and stuff you had to order from catalog so kids who didn’t have money didn’t feel left out when walking through and couldn’t buy anything.
While that is considerate of the school to do that, a better option would have been to provide one free book purchase to each student up to a certain amount, or from a pre-determined list. Not do away with the fair completely.
We had our Scholastic Book Fairs in the art room at my elementary school. My mother always told me that I can't buy the books that came with toys. I rebeled and got Leo The Lop.
I love my scholastic book fair!!!! I didn't really read a lot but my mom would bring to me a lot when I was a kid. There was always stuff to buy in middle school as well
I remember a book fair in middle school when I bought Jurassic Park. It might even have been the first paperback run. That's about as far back as I remember.
One weekend when I was in fourth grade I found a five dollar bill in a vacant lot. Every penny of it went to the book fair, mostly Daniel Pinkwater. Some things never change. As an adult all my found money goes to books too.
I remember looking at the Garfield books and asking why they didn't have any Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (my parents where hippies). Probably the weirdest conversation my parents ever had with the principal.
I remember I got the Star Wars story books and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. I think that we had to order them and get them later though..if I'm remembering correctly.
I loved the Berintan 🐻 Bear books 📖 & the Babysitter Club..& Judy Blume (Super Fudge)..& Meg and, Mog. Anybody remember Meg and Mog? It was about Witch 🧙♀️ and a cat, they were brightly colored books with one line scentes..rectangular Garfield books 📚 📙 I remember, wanted this one book, sooo bad-so, you want to be a star 🌟cause it had a picture of Neil Patrick Harris,(Doogie Howser)❤💕 I grabbed it on Parents Teacher night..before I went to my class..My teacher said "did you get your book" ;) 😉...yup, I replied 😊 😍
Loved the Scary Stories to tell in the dark books. Because of them I tried to read Stephen King 's It when I was about 8 or 9 still don't like clowns because of that.
i actuallly used to go to Scholastic Book Fairs all the time back in the earlier 2000's i was really disappointed in 2013 when they started to disappearr until abt 2014 or 15 when they where gone. :(
The choose your own adventure “rpg” type books were my favourite…it felt so revolutionary lol I would always have multiple book marks so I cold go back in case I died lol
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I remember those book fairs in the 90s, purchasing those Goosebumps books.
Such fond memories. They always made the school day far less crappy.
Oh, the Scholastic Book Fair! I remember when these came to my schools. I loved getting the Pony Pals books, Junie B. Jones books, posters, and mystery books.
Depending on what book, it came with an item along with its purchase. Something like Bracelets, necklaces, posters, pens, etc. It was a nice selection of books to choose from.
If you could get a favorite book and then some other items with the book or characters on them, that was the best!
Highlights books#1! '80s
Love Highlights!
I still have my copy of Blubber by Judy Bloom from the RIF Bookmobile😃
That’s awesome!
Lol, those rectangular GARFIELD books.
Our fairs were held in the library. Can't remember if it was Scholastic or one of the others. Remember the READ posters. The David Bowie one was the best. I picked up a reprint that ALA put out some years back. Good times.
Great memories for sure. There were many of the READ posters… definitely remember the Michael J. Fox and Yoda ones.
Ours were in the library too. Book Fair week was my favorite!
I couldn’t stop smiling through the whole video
That makes us very happy! We love bringing smiles to folks with nostalgia.
I loved the Scholastic book fairs in the 70s. We didn't have a lot of money so getting 1 or 2 new books was a big deal. I still have 2 of my books. A book of poetry calked Potato Chips and a Slice of Moon, and Kitchen Wizard Cook Book. I don't remember there being any of the other stuff you mentioned, just books, maybe that was in the 80s.
It was fun to get those kid centric cook books and make the sandwiches and snacks shown in them!
The thing I remember most about Scholastic was they were always putting books out about teens with terminal illness called something like, “6 Months to Live.” What were they doing? At least Bridge to Terabithia was sneaky about death.
Almost like they were TRYING to make us nervous wrecks.
@@RetroDaze as if the Cold War wasn’t enough.
@@EricGranataYeah right!
I guess I'm older than some of you, but my go-to books were as follows:
1. Free Stuff for Kids
2. Anything Roald Dahl
3. Choose-your-own-Adventure / WhichWay / Twist-a-Plot etc.
4. Anything Beverly Cleary
5. Anything Judy Blume
And honorable mention to the Family Circus collection, which I think were there just for me. Today's book fairs are devoid of the classics; they're mostly cartoon adaptations and trinkets.
All great choices there! Hard to find a flop in the bunch.
You are indeed old but wise
@@maurice2014 This one is honored.
Oh man. I recall the book fairs we had in elementary school in the '70s. We could never afford to buy a book, but that didn't dampen the enjoyment of it. Just the feel of possibility. I spent a lot of time in the library, so I never felt as though I missed out, per se (I mean.. I was a kid, and I *wanted* books of my own, but I still got to read a lot). Still a book worm to this day with more books than shelves to house them (and digital books certainly make collecting easier, but there is just something about the feel and smell of a physical book...).
So true! Nothing can compare to actually holding the book in your hand to read.
I still have all the Pick-A-Path and similar adventure books I purchased as a kid.
That’s awesome Daniel! The Choose Your Own Adventure or Pick-A-Path books were so much better than normal books growing up. They felt like games disguised as books.
Dynamite Magazine was it!
It was great finding your favorite magazines at the book fair.
I would always buy the Pokémon related stuff at book fairs 😊
I’m guessing there was PLENTY to choose from!
I think I remember getting 2 graphic novels for Goosebumps when I went to the book fair one year. I also remember getting a book for Bump in the Night when I was in elementary school. I also remember getting a SpongeBob book from the book fair. Though one of the best things I've gotten from the book fair was a Pokémon Handbook that featured all of the Pokémon that was known at the time. Since then, I've been getting the latest Pokémon Handbook that featured the latest Pokémon.
So, when my kids were in grade school , the book fair was the same day as “ grandparents day”. This was done by design as you have the family members with the most money at the school while the kids shake them down for books .
Ha! That's perfect thinking on the school's part right there.
@@RetroDaze oh ya
Clever.
Posters of the SR-71 jet was the most sought after poster in my school. Great memories!
The Blackbird! Such an awesome craft.
I remember that poster. Also there was a stealth fighter poster they introduced around the first Gulf war.
I started elementary school in the 80's. Your descriptions along with the visuals bring me back 35 years ago......and also make me feel old..
We don’t want you feeling old, but we ARE happy to bring back some good memories. ❤️
Wow! Great video! I’m an 80’s kid and there was nothing like the book fairs in the 80’s! Everyone was so excited to go! I remember sticker books! Those were great! Loved the car books and magazines, dreaming about those Lamborghini, and Ferrari’s we wanted to own! Great times!
The closest we would ever get to those fantastic cars were the books, posters, and Trapper Keepers! Glad you enjoyed this one CDR!
Agreed my friend! Although I did to drive a couple of Ferrari’s working at a luxury dealership when I was younger! Bucket list item lol@@RetroDaze
No way! That is awesome! Not many can claim to have driven a Ferrari!
Love ur content im in my mid 40s now and it all takes me back.keep it up
That is excellent! Thank you for that. Glad to bring back some fond memories.
The book sale was a good day and our school made sure every kid got a book. The money went to the big class trip
That’s awesome that the school made sure the students all got one.
@@RetroDaze it was an urbin school , kensington phila. The pta was called "the home and school ass." Thay die nice things for the kids like the books and hot chocolate for the safeties in the morning during the winter
Goosebumps 😎
Such a great and nostalgic series of books.
Goosebumps was my shit!!!! The “you choose the scare” was so revolutionary and had me glued to the pages as a kid.
I remember bringing home those newspapers for books wirh the order forms. My favorite: Garfield and the "Ramona" series by Beverley Cleary
Ahh. Some great choices!
The book fair was exciting but depressing. Never had the money for it.
Kind of bittersweet. Sometimes you could get a friend or fellow student to let you read or check out what they got before school let out
Another great forgotten 80s topic, much respect!!! RIF Reading is Fundamental.....what memories Judy Bloom The Celery Stalks at Midnight, Superfudge, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, too awesome
Oh wow! You brought out some of the big guns of childhood reading there. Bedknobs And Broomsticks too! Great Disney film also.
I always had to get the latest Guinness records book when it came out. The scorpions, spiders, etc books with stickers were cool. Also, Berenstain Bears was an 80's must for many kids.
Edit. Remember those crappy pencils with all the tiny lead tipped plastic "bullets"? They were neat for a couple days, until you lost a couple pieces.
I kind of hated those pencils… they were a lot of hassle.
Goosebumps was great, I specifically remember getting a copy of WELCOME TO DEAD HOUSE. Great Content! 🤘🏻👍🏻🇺🇲
Thanks again Z Man! Welcome to Dead House is as classic a Goosebumps story as you’ll find.
My mom always found ways to save money to buy me books from every single book fair during my grade school years. Shes the reason I'm a bibliophile and a writer.
That’s so awesome. Hats off to one amazing mom.
@RetroDaze thanks! R.I.P. mom ♥️
Book fairs. Omg. Remember the Hardy Boys? Or my favorite, Goosebumps? When the book fair came, Goosebumps books always sold out.
Goosebumps, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew... all the big name titles typically went first and pretty quickly.
Goosebumps was my favorite book series since I was a kid especially at my elementary school's bookfair, I also liked looking at bookmarks (I remember I used to have was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I also remember my class (until grade 5) got the Scholastic catalog once a month to buy books from. My parents encouraged my siblings and I to read alot, a rule in our house was if we didn't have homework we had to read for at least an hour.
That’s a solid rule. Great especially if you had access to those catalogs and book fairs!
The biggest prize books from these book fairs were the kids that bought the Calvin and Hobbs comics, Magic Eye, and Far Side. They were always the most expensive things there.
The catalogs came to us before the fair to make a preorder. Then those lucky kids would simply show up and pick up their order. Their order would be prepackaged and then gone over item by item by one of the people running it. The physical fair was for those that their parents didn’t allow you to make an order on the form before the fair came. The fair lasted a couple of days and could be visited at recess.
Also Clifford The Big Red Dog erasers were super popular. And the books that were sold at the book fairs usually included a cheap book related item not offered anywhere else.
@@Sir_Tanooki_Dookie Oh to be one of those who had preordered! Then you could use a little cash from your parents to supplement your preorder, and have it made!
I don't remember book fairs at my school, but we got fliers for Scholastic books so we could order our favorites. Mom encouraged me to read but enforced a spending limit. I was always drawn to the ones about monsters and scary stories. I was always excited about the books that were offered around Halloween.
Those always seemed to be the most interesting to read, especially the ones that covered the history of certain monsters.
I bought a Ghostbusters book and bookmark at my schools book fair. And I loved book fair week at school
It was one of the few times of school that felt exciting!
@@RetroDaze yes it was. I know I lived for book fair week at my school
Favorite time of the year, great to spend my allowance on, Dynamite Magazine! 1974/75
I was one of those kids who was unable to afford much from the book fair. My librarian was a very sweet soul who knew I was infatuated with the space shuttle. She was so kind and bought me one of the most expensive books that was there. Full-color, glossy paperback with incredible photos and text by Sally Ride. That was about 40 years ago. The book still has a place on my coffee table!
That is an awesome memory of a wonderful librarian!
Definitely got Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark at the book fair. The Monster's Ring. Those 4 books stick out in my memories.
Great choice for a book fair purchase.
Oh definitely scary stories to tell in the dark. I lived out in the middle of the country and my parents would be at work so I'd be home alone at like 8 or 9 years old and would hop off school bus and read those. Clinkity Clank always scared me to death where the undertaker takes the silver dollars off the dead woman's eyes and of course Harold was a good story too. Now I think about it each book had a ghost coming back to get something someone stole from them
I remember getting loads of junnie b joans books at the scholastics book fair when I was in elementary school. My 7th grade year was my first time ever picking up a manga and reading it for the first time. I bought it of course 😅. But i can smell the damn erasers still.
Was it weird having to read the book backwards for the first time? 😆
I was a voracious reader as a child. By the time I hit my tweens, anything and everything was on the table for me. Certainly, content for kids/teens was appealing, and I enjoyed comic books too, but I was also reading adult fiction.
For me, the book fair meant I was getting a lot more to read. It was a big deal because, from ages 10-13, I was living at one of the smaller army barracks installations in West Germany (the Berlin Wall came down just months after I left.) Opportunities for new books, movies, and the like were limited back then.
That’s awesome that there were still book fairs… even on army bases.
I can still smell the triangle pencil grips
Some things from the past have an unmistakable odor... and that is one of them!
First book that came to my mind was Goosebumps
A classic series! Great fun.
Junie B Jones and the Pony Pals were my top picks. Bookmarks and stationary were always big draws for me. I remember those iPod erasers and the rainbow pens!!! But the scholastic flyer was the best. I would circle what I wanted with pen and my parents would get them for my birthday or Christmas often
Nice thing about the bookmarks, stationary, and such was the relatively inexpensive price!
Retro for real. I was Young lol
Oh to be young again. 😆
The Munch Bunch was another favorite series of mine! Rozzy Raspberry
Hmm. Not familiar with them.
They were a bunch of misshaped/unsellable fruits and veggies that had been swept into a corner of a grocery store and at night they would explore and have adventures. Very 1st through maybe 3rd grade reading.
We did love our talking/walking fruits. 😆
Our book fairs changed by mid 90’s. Instead of going to library to buy books and stuff you had to order from catalog so kids who didn’t have money didn’t feel left out when walking through and couldn’t buy anything.
While that is considerate of the school to do that, a better option would have been to provide one free book purchase to each student up to a certain amount, or from a pre-determined list. Not do away with the fair completely.
The Boxcar Children was another staple at our Scholastic Book Fairs. I still have my original Scary Stories books that I got in 91 or so.
Awesome! Hang on to those. Let the little ones hear them.
@@RetroDaze Absolutely! I have two teenage boys and they have both read them.
scary stories, where the sidewalk ends?
One of the better stories of the bunch.
Definitely favs!!
I remember buying my first manga at my middle schools, book fair. It was Rave Master and I still have it in my collection Next to my Naruto comics!!
That’s awesome that you held onto it! Thank you for sharing that!
I wasn't a big reader until I was introduced to Scholastic.
The opportunity to make purchases with no help or guidance from parents made reading seem a bit cooler. ;)
We had our Scholastic Book Fairs in the art room at my elementary school. My mother always told me that I can't buy the books that came with toys. I rebeled and got Leo The Lop.
Leo The Lop! Such a great book.
I love my scholastic book fair!!!! I didn't really read a lot but my mom would bring to me a lot when I was a kid.
There was always stuff to buy in middle school as well
It was fun to be able to do your own “shopping”, finding the right books on your budget.
Two of my favorites were " The Mad Scientist Club" and " The Lost Race of Mars"...
Were these part of a series?
@@RetroDaze There were several Mad Scientist Club books, but The Lost Race of Mars was a stand alone book....
I remember a book fair in middle school when I bought Jurassic Park. It might even have been the first paperback run. That's about as far back as I remember.
It would be awesome if you still had that!
One weekend when I was in fourth grade I found a five dollar bill in a vacant lot. Every penny of it went to the book fair, mostly Daniel Pinkwater. Some things never change. As an adult all my found money goes to books too.
At least you’re consistent about where you spend it! 😆
I remember looking at the Garfield books and asking why they didn't have any Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers (my parents where hippies). Probably the weirdest conversation my parents ever had with the principal.
@@soundgear5 😂 What? It wasn’t in the school library? 😝
I remember I got the Star Wars story books and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. I think that we had to order them and get them later though..if I'm remembering correctly.
Yeah some items weren’t available at the fair. Had to wait for them.
I loved the Berintan 🐻 Bear books 📖 & the Babysitter Club..& Judy Blume (Super Fudge)..& Meg and, Mog. Anybody remember Meg and Mog? It was about Witch 🧙♀️ and a cat, they were brightly colored books with one line scentes..rectangular Garfield books 📚 📙
I remember, wanted this one book, sooo bad-so, you want to be a star 🌟cause it had a picture of Neil Patrick Harris,(Doogie Howser)❤💕 I grabbed it on Parents Teacher night..before I went to my class..My teacher said "did you get your book" ;) 😉...yup, I replied 😊 😍
What an awesome memory! Thank you for sharing that. Don’t suppose you still have any of those do you?
I was only into Judy Blume and The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes books
Great choices!
Loved the Scary Stories to tell in the dark books. Because of them I tried to read Stephen King 's It when I was about 8 or 9 still don't like clowns because of that.
Whoops. Maybe a bit too far a leap from Scary Stories to IT. 😆
i actuallly used to go to Scholastic Book Fairs all the time back in the earlier 2000's i was really disappointed in 2013 when they started to disappearr until abt 2014 or 15 when they where gone. :(
Like many things of our youth they kind of just slowly disappear as our lifestyles change. It is sad.
You forgot the wimpy aardvark
The what?
They still do book fairs lol? Where got all fear street books
They do! For how much longer though… who’s to say?
Do they not do this anymore ?
They do! However the experience is a bit different than we remember.
🎉
The choose your own adventure “rpg” type books were my favourite…it felt so revolutionary lol I would always have multiple book marks so I cold go back in case I died lol
It was like an early version of the “save” feature. 😆