Scholastic Accused of Misusing Book Clubs
You mean those nice little brochures that my daycare provider pushes on me (they just need a few more points to win something neat for the classroom) are full of crappity plastic crap instead of books? Shocker!
I am so glad people are finally starting to grumble more loudly about this. I hated Scholastic's nefarious "book" fair tactics when I was a teacher (you haven't lived until you've had to deal with a six-year-old sobbing for an hour over some juggling balls his mother didn't give him money to buy), and now I resent them even more as a parent. Luckily, my kid is not old enough yet to peruse the brochures herself, so I just order the Caldecott Medal Valu-Paks* and go about my business. Before long, though, she's going to want the Princess SparkleFart Wand-and-Book Set, and she ain't going to get it.
But hey, I'm a meanie. I don't let her wear clothes with licensed characters, and I can hide princess-themed gifts from her so quickly that all she sees is a flash of pink as they come out of the paper. Even Santa Claus has only begrudgingly been allowed into our household. Just call me the godless, liberal White Witch.
*I know: typical elitist librarian. Oh well.
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