Listed below are some theme suggestions your school may want to pursue.

1. Reading in the Fast Lane is a theme that emphasizes a school's Accelerated Reader program. Posters of cars and planes as well as similarly themed toys can be used as additional decorations since students are encouraged to gear up for reading Accelerated Reader titles.

2. It's Sporting to Read is a sports-based theme. The book fair could be decorated with various balls and other sports equipment. During Olympic years, this theme can be called "Be a Gold Medal Reader," and the fair can be decorated with gold, silver and bronze colors as well as utilizing any of the myriad Olympic visual styles such as the rings and the world flags. Additional sports titles and sports series books support this theme.

3. I Love to Call North Carolina Home features a special section on North Carolina subjects and titles by North Carolina authors and illustrators. Promotional materials from state welcome centers and the Department of Commerce can emphasize the book fair area. This theme can be used to emphasize any states that a school chooses.

4. It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist to Read incorporates a space/science theme. Additional titles relating to space exploration can be featured at the fair. Scientific occupations like a biologist, chemist, doctor or astronaut can be presented by books that support the specific theme chosen. With our extensive collection of science and science-related titles, we can support an array of possible choices.

5. It's a Great Adventure to Read or Adventures in Reading are themes emphasizing adventure stories that can be fictional, historical and even scientific. Our inventory contains many books that would fit this theme perfectly.

6. Reading is Classic is a theme that highlights the great classics of the last two hundred years. This theme can focus on particular titles such as Tom Sawyer or Around the World in Eighty Days by utilizing displays of rafts or hot-air balloons or any other imagery present in these books. Classics from the United Kingdom could also be portrayed by titles like Sherlock Holmes along with British decorations. Similarly, other themes could be chosen that focus
on classic books by great women authors.

7. When in Spain, Do as the Spanish Do is a tongue-in-cheek theme that focuses on Spanish titles written in Spanish and/or by Spanish authors . Using the colors of the Spanish flag to decorate would give your fair an international flavor. This theme could be used to emphasize any country or language that a school desires. (However, our stock of Spanish titles is much broader than other non-English languages.)

8. Discover the Magic of Reading is a theme that plays up on the continuing popularity of Tolkien's books, Harry Potter, Secrets of Droon and other fantasy titles. With this theme, decorations for your fair are limited only by time, space and the imagination. This theme has much potential as well as broad appeal and deals with many popular titles encouraging greater sales possibilities.

9. Building Strong Foundations encourages the love of reading from an early age. Construction blocks, toys and yellow and black colors can carry this theme.

10. Reading is as American as Apple Pie is a patriotic theme which several schools have used after 9/11. Patriotic titles and books about the American flag, Washington D.C. or the president can be displayed on a feature table. Red, white and blue colors along with stars and stripes give it that all American flavor. Posters of Uncle Sam or George Washington and other patriotic accessories can also jazz up the display area.