Scholastic has a clear mission: to make sure all children have access to books and resources that will help them learn to read and love to read. At the heart of inspiring a lifelong reader is ensuring every child finds the right books for them, and Scholastic Book Fairs is one of the many ways we do this. Today, delivering on this mission comes with extraordinary challenges. We are committed to helping schools share stories that represent, reflect, and inspire all children through Scholastic Book Fairs.

This fall, we made changes in our U.S. elementary school fairs out of concern for our Book Fair hosts. In doing this, we offered a collection of books to supplement the diverse collection of titles already available at the Scholastic Book Fair. We understand now that the separate nature of the collection has caused confusion and feelings of exclusion. 

New York, NY — December 20, 2019 — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc. has completed the acquisition of the assets of Pomona, California-based Mrs. Nelson’s Book Fairs, Inc. (“Mrs. Nelson’s”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 25, 2019. Financial terms of the transaction are undisclosed.

Contact: Josephine Djonovic, (212) 343-6876, jdjonovic@scholastic.com
Alexandra Wladich, (212)-965-7353, awladich@scholastic.com

Contact: Alexandra Wladich, (212)-965-7353, awladich@scholastic.com

Contact:

Anne Sparkman
212-343-6657
asparkman@scholastic.com

Contact:

Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6899
Michael Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, (212) 343-6570

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