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Monster book fair is a scary-good time
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The Monster Book Fair at Stadium Drive Elementary the weeks of Nov. 9 through Nov. 20 feature a monster covering the doors. The students followed footprints to the library then walked through the monster's mouth as the entrance into the monster-themed book fair.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The students could purchase objects aside from books, but only after their first item bought was a book. There were stuffed animals, pens, toys and other book-related items.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Students had the opportunity to create monster book marks to place in the books they purchase. Crayons and papers with monsters on them were provided by librarian, Tracy Marsco.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Two Stadium Drive Elementary School students posed in the monster's mouth after purchasing books from the Scholastic Book Fair.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Stadium Drive Elementary School had their biggest book fair of the year for students the weeks of Nov. 9-20. Scholastic and two other charities match what money the students raise while purchasing the books and other items at the book fair.
Stadium Drive librarian, Tracy Marsco, loves to decorate for the book fairs to get the students excited to come in and see everything. This year she made the theme monsters. When the students walked through the halls to the library, they followed footsteps and saw a giant monster when they got to library doors. It was like the students walked through the monster’s mouth to get in the library.
“I always theme it because it’s more fun for the students. I want to get them excited about reading,” said Marsco.
The students went to the library everyday for a week during their 40-minute library period to go pick out books, make monster bookmarks and pick out other books to read during their library period. Marsco said the school schedules book fair visits during the students’ library period so learning isn’t affected.
The book fair was decorated with different looking monsters. She had a monster face with the mouth open so the students could take pictures inside a monster’s mouth. Marsco cut other monsters out of cardboard, painted them and decorated them with colorful clothes.
The students always buy books first and if they have any change left over, they then pick out different items to go with their books. Many of the girls picked out plastic phones and pretended to take pictures of each other inside the monster face.