Your Book Fair Alternative

Blue Ribbon Book Fairs is a full service, on-site school book fair company serving all elementary schools, including Christian Schools and Catholic Schools. We support your goals and value your time. Our friendly staff will gladly set up your event in the space you choose. That way, you can focus on the fun part of the book fair! Easy as 1, 2, 3 (plus one more :-}

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Low Stress

Free Set Up and Pack Up. Easy to use forms and point of sale. Dedicated contact people (the owners!).

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Personalized Book Fairs

Customized set up (cart and table mix) for your available space. Some schools choose all carts so they can easily move the fair from classroom to gym.

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Staff Appreciation

We care about your team of educators. Staff discounts, limited junk (or none if you request), STEM and STEAM plus free curriculum.

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Family Friendly

Filtered content, value pricing, easy prepay options, fun and exciting edutainment!

What Else Can Blue Ribbon Do For You?

  • Easy to use forms and point of sale.
  • Teacher Discounts (off the lowest discounted price).
  • STEM and STEAM categories in every fair - Natural World, Future Tech, Applied Science plus Art & Design.
  • You say NO JUNK, we'll send you NO JUNK.
  • Easy to use cash registers. No need to track inventory. Makes for shorter lines and less frustrated volunteers.
  • Most books at the book fair are discounted. Some up to 75% off of retail!
  • Supporters can purchase prepaid digital gift certificates for students. (Like a digital wallet)
  • Free promotional posters and parent letters. New themes each season.
  • Free access to Readola's professionally crafted reading curriculum and lesson plans.
  • Titles from multiple publishers, we don't promote our own published works. Upon request, we include titles from the top Christian publishers. Got a great idea for a book? Submit your idea to us.
  • Free use of our Scout the Reading Retriever costume (as available) to promote the book fair!
  • NO PRESSURE! It's our privilege to be in your building. We'll always treat you, your staff, your families and your students with respect.
  •  Looking for a Catholic School Book Fair or Christian School Book Fair? Blue Ribbon will build a customized event just for you!

What we believe...


  • Children are a gift from God.
  • Educating children is a Sacred Calling.
  • Supporting educators is our privilege!



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Blue Ribbon now includes Readola Unites!

We Care About Teachers!

Teacher Discounts. Plus, free teaching tools from Readola Unites.

Easy to Use

Easy to use cash registers, Square payment tablet, prepay gift certificates and a one page form to wrap up the sale!

You control the content

If you have specific titles you want - or don't want - just let us know. And when you say no junk, we send no junk!

Local and Family Owned

Instead of multinational billion dollar corporations based thousands of miles away from the Midwest, you have the opportunity to support a small business right here in your community.

Great Values


Up to 75% of Blue Ribbon titles are discounted off of retail. Our goal is for every kid to find a great book. Blue Ribbon takes great value a step further, offering substantial discounts to your wonderful staff.
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Amazing Books

Blue Ribbon sources books from hundreds of publishers and suppliers. Our goal is to bring value priced items so that all kids and families can enjoy the book fair. But here's the great news - based on our relationships with the leading names in publishing, your kids don't have to settle. We've got the top authors and pages for all ages!

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