In this issue:

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It’s time once again for Teacher Appreciation Day: Come meet our crack bookselling staff, stock up on new titles, and learn about the many services Watermark provides to schools and teachers. This day is our gift to you, and we can’t wait to share it with you!

Teacher Appreciation Day Schedule

(This Saturday, Sept. 16, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

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8:00-10:00 a.m.

Come browse the store, have a coffee and chat with your pals in the café, and enjoy something tasty from our case of fresh-baked homemade pastries.

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10-11:00 a.m.

"How to Host a Visiting Author Event at Your School"

Planning, funding, publicizing, and more: fresh ideas and your questions answered With Carolyn Kretzer, Watermark’s education resource manager

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11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

"Teen (and Younger) Title Talk"

New and exciting novels, graphic novels, and international books for readers 9 to 18 With Mark David Bradshaw, Watermark staffer and reviewer

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12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

"Lunch Buffet and Book Brag"

See new titles and talk books with fellow teachers over lunch! (Lunch is limited to the first 20 who reply.) With Watermark’s owner Sarah Bagby

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1:30-2:30 p.m.

Art Books for Educators

View the colorful world of new books for K-12 art teachers

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2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Enjoy roaming the store and stocking up on books for your schools and classrooms. Watermark staff will be on hand to help you with you shopping and ordering.

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Plus: We’ll have drawings for gift certificates, free lunches, and extra discounts for teachers and schools; giveaways of advance copies of upcoming books; and recommendations from the youthful members of Watermark’s Young Readers Advisory Group.

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Reservations requested (to help us plan for lunch and seating); please reserve a spot by e-mailing: beth.golay@watermarkbooks.com

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August reviews from A-Review-A-Day.

PICTURE BOOKS

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She was Extinct by Mo Willems

Eats, Shoots, & Leaves: Why Commas Really Do Make a Difference by Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons:

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae, illus. by Russell Ayto:

Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet:

MIDDLE READERS

Sardine in Outer Space by Emmanuel Guibert and Joann Sfar:

Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox

YOUNG ADULT and TEEN

Wolf Boy by Evan Kuhlman:

A Tale of Two Summers by Brian Sloan:

Just in Case by Meg Rosoff:

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See you Saturday.

Mark David Bradshaw