# Wanna be a Book Fairy again this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108 "2004-07-27T15:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/21 "2004-07-27T18:10:01Z")
> [@flamingbananas](#): > > I don’t think I can support a child, but I have a lot of older books of mine I never read anymore, so could I send some of those, and write some letters? If I don’t have any books, I could always be a pen pal! I just looked through my box of books, and I found a TON of smaller chapter books. How long can they be? All my books are in really good condition, I take really good care of them. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/22 "2004-07-27T18:19:27Z")
> [@flamingbananas](#): > > I just looked through my box of books, and I found a TON of smaller chapter books. How long can they be? All my books are in really good condition, I take really good care of them. There is no limit to length. Any books are fine. Email me at [aries28kp@hotmail.com](mailto:aries28kp@hotmail.com) and I’ll give you my address so you can send them anytime you want. No rush. 🙂 Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/23 "2004-07-27T18:19:48Z")
I’m interested. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/24 "2004-07-27T18:40:11Z")
I can probably sponsor a kid. I’m prone to selecting books about dinosaurs and robots and spaceships (oh my!) so you’ll have to find me someone with geek potential. ---
**Author:** ![Snowcarpet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowcarpet/32/257_2.png) [@Snowcarpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowcarpet)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/25 "2004-07-27T18:58:45Z")
This sounds like more fun than a whole barrel full of monkeys. I’d love to be a part of this! For the record, I’m a pediatric health librarian. Aries28, thanks for allowing us the opportunity to help. Keep us informed. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/26 "2004-07-27T19:16:44Z")
YAY! I was hoping you’d do this again. I found some Goosebumps and an America Girl (Meet Samantha) book at Goodwill a month or so ago (along with some other ones), and I was hoping you’d do this again. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/27 "2004-07-27T19:19:04Z")
I am definitly in! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/28 "2004-07-27T20:23:48Z")
I’d love to do this again… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/29 "2004-07-27T20:33:19Z")
I will be happy to occasionally donate some money. Please though, when emailing thanks, use the SDMB email address, not my paypal one or blind copy the group, as I do not necessarly want the email address that I use for paypal to be broadcast. ---
**Author:** ![ems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@ems](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ems)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/30 "2004-07-27T20:34:43Z")
I’m in! I missed this last year but would love to help. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/31 "2004-07-27T20:39:51Z")
Just let me know! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/32 "2004-07-27T20:56:35Z")
I’d love to sign up again, if you still have a spot open. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/33 "2004-07-27T20:56:41Z")
I’m interested. Sounds cool. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/34 "2004-07-27T21:34:14Z")
I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/35 "2004-07-27T21:54:35Z")
I’d love to do this, but I am not able to be a Book Fairy, as I am joining the military at the beginning of September. But what I would be able, and very willing, to do is be a pen pal. Whenever I have the free time, I’d write. I’ll be writting a lot to family, so one more letter wouldn’t be to much. I think a kid would get a kick out of writting to someone in the armed forces, especially since I’d be able to send stuff wherever I’m at (Iraq probaly). But I leave Sept 6th, if that’s to early, I understand, but I’d still be willing to send money whenever I can. Just drop me an e-mail. My e-mail should be in my profile. Just put the subject “SDMB Book Fairy.” ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/36 "2004-07-27T22:14:56Z")
I feel like a proud mama…:::sniff:::: Due to financial constraints this year ( **Houston, we’ve blown the budget** ) I am profoundly sorry that I cannot participate on a regular basis for such a fun,fun, fun program. However, if you think this will stop me from looking and scoring up a bunch of kids books for **Aries Kids** you’ve gotta another thing coming. (And I just passed up a farking enormous lot of Sweet Valley High & Goosebumps at a garage sale the other day. Wahhhhhhhhhhhh) ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/37 "2004-07-27T22:35:17Z")
I can contribute a whole mass of books once, but I’m not very good at a steady supply. If this will work, count me in! ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/38 "2004-07-27T22:37:35Z")
Aries, I can do this again this year. I had a blast picking out the books last year. I prefer a child who is into sports. ---
**Author:** ![wonder9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c57346/32.png) [@wonder9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder9)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/39 "2004-07-27T22:51:10Z")
What an outstanding idea!! I would love to participate as well. I’m an elementary science teacher so I would love to be able to turn some kid onto science and engineering. What do I do next? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108/40 "2004-07-27T22:56:50Z")
I’ll do it. Last year I just sent extras, this year I think I want a kid. Gender doesn’t matter, although I’m female and never had brothers, hard to know what a boy would want. Maybe if I got a boy you could let me know a little about him? It would be neat to send horse books to a girl, weren’t we all horse crazy at that age? I work in the library building as a baker in our cafe, so I see a lot of really good used books. But I would also send new ones too especially around a birthday or Christmas. For letters, do we send them care of you? Oh, I was meaning to email you anyway, about a set of books I retrieved that were going to be thrown out. They are not elementary age books though, but I thought you might have other teaching contacts, or know a school library that could use them. You know the Great Books series published in 53 volumes by Brittanica? This is a set in pristine condition, with 52 out of the 53 present(#14, Plutarch) is missing. If you or anyone knows a needy school that might like these, I’ll give them away, if shipping is provided. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-be-a-book-fairy-again-this-year/257108.md?page=3)