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School Book Fairs

Celebrate reading and earn free books for your school classroom and library.

Tailor made Book Fairs for any event

We provide comprehensive and targeted book displays covering a range of topics and themes, whatever the occasion

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Our book fairs are like having your very own school community bookshop

We work in partnership with your school to craft an unforgettable experience that engages with the whole school community by catering to the needs of everyone.
Author Ed Vere signing books

Save Time and Earn Commission

We take the work out of organising your event and give you 30% commission

We take the time to know your school community so our Book Fairs are tailored to your exact needs. We also donate 30% of all profits for you to spend on books for your class or library with us.

Nurturing Readers

Our book fairs help nurture children’s inherent enthusiasm for books

We encourage children to handle and engage with the books to help stimulate their interest in reading.

Bringing Books to Life

As well as supplying books we have great ways of bringing them to life

We don’t just turn up with a great selection of books, we also create engaging ways to bring those books to life to help stimulate our community of readers.

How Our Book Fairs Work

Available to primary schools in London and Kent, we cater every fair to your specific needs

  1. Get in touch

    We take the time to discuss and understand your specific requirements so we can curate a book fair suited to the specific needs of your school community.

  2. We create a bespoke collection

    We use our in-depth knowledge to create a bespoke collection of books and resources that are suited to your budget and requirements.

  3. The Book Fair experience

    We deliver and set up the book fair and provide experiences around the event to enthuse and engage the school community to help engender an enthusiasm for reading.

  4. A community bookshop

    Children and parents are able to engage with the books after school and can purchase the books to help your school buy books for the wider school community.

  5. Spend your rewards

    Use your 30% commission to spend with us to buy books for your school.

Book Fair FAQ’s

How are Book Fairs delivered and collected?

We deliver around 7:00am and set up the book display for the first session at 9:30am. We pack the books away after the last parents have left.

If Book Fairs are more than 1 day, we may leave some boxes overnight if there is a safe place to store them.

What does your school need to provide for the Book Fair?

  1. A hall or large space to display books and for timetabled classes to browse and purchase
  2. Provide access to 11 to 14 large tables to display books
  3. Easy access to load and unload books into bookfair space
  4. Space needs to be easily accessible to parents after school ( consider entry and exit points)
  5. Depending on school size 2 consecutive dates for Foundation/Key stage 1 and Key stage 2
  6. Access to power point for laptop to record and scan sales

How do we redeem our commission?

  1. Choose or order commission books at the end of the day ( subject to availability)
  2. Enable an opportunity for equality of access for pupil premium students and families by providing schoolbook vouchers slips for chosen students to redeem ( commission balances can be carried forward to the next book fair to aid budgeting)
  3. Give each class and or pupil premium students a budget to spend at book fair for class book corners or other reading environments

Information for parents

Payment by cash or card.

Average prices;
Paperback picture book and novels: £7.99 to £8.99
Graphic Novels: £9.99 to 12.99
Hardbacks: £9.99 to £20.00

Notify parents of book fair dates, venue and access times after school.

Allow KS2 students to bring money in to purchase books during their time tabled browsing sessions.

Encourage KS1 pupils to come after school with parents to browse and purchase after school. For those capable of making their own choices we are happy for them to purchase during their timetabled session.

Note: This will deter bottlenecks and queueing after school. It will also give pupils attending after school clubs, an opportunity to purchase books.

Can children use World Book Day Tokens at the Book Fair?

We supply the World Book Day (WBD) books and accept tokens on WBD books only, there is also no commision given on these books. We often also have stock of these books through the rest of the year, not just around WBD time.

Get in touch if you'd like to find out more about our Book Fairs and how to earn commission to spend on books for your school.
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