I am happy to personalize books (I draw in them too) while at your school.

Or do what one school did: Order the books from Partners, below, letting them know I will
be picking up the books. (Bonus, save on shipping) Email me the names to personalize
the books with (separate names by classroom for easy distribution). I will pick up the
books, personalize them at my leisure, and bring them with me to your school so they're
ready for distribution on the day I do my presentations.

Downloadable forms:
1. Decide whether your school is keeping any profit as a fundraiser for the school
or passing on any discount to students who order.
(Note: Bulk orders of books from a distributor generally get a discount,
orders from a bookstore may or may not get a discount, depends on the store)
2. Download the proper form.

-> download this Word.doc form if your school is keeping the profit and not offering a discount:
                   studentorderformNODISC.doc

-> download this Word.doc form if your school is passing on a discount to students who order:
                   studentorderformWITHDISC.doc

Note -- These book order forms were updated Nov. 12, 2011.

3. Save it to your computer so you can edit the form.
Add information: Date of the presentation, date you want forms returned from parents, and
who you want checks to be written to by parents.
Offering a discount to students? Be sure to fill in the purchase price for them on the form.
4. Print copies. Send home form with students in plenty of time to be returned by the specified date.

Publicizing the sale:
One school sold a whopping 154 copies of my first book, the first year I did school visits.
I'm not sure how they did it, but consider these points to convey to parents:
Books make great gifts for any occasion.
Hardcovers last a long time.
The Ellie McDoodle books encourage reading, writing, sketching, journaling, creativity, wordplay and curiosity.
All of the Ellie McDoodle books feature hands-on crafts and games with instructions.
Ellie's family has a lot of heart.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans usually love the Ellie books.
I think each Ellie book improves on the previous.

To order books to sell,
- please contact your favorite local bookstore
- or call Partners Book Distributing, Inc., 2325 Jarco Dr., Holt, Michigan 48842.
  Partners phone numbers: 1-800-336-3137    or 517-694-3205
- or contact my publisher, Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers, special sales department
  1-800-221-7945 ext. 5438 for information on ordering books directly.
(Best to go through a bookstore or Partners or a similar distributor rather than the publisher)
** Consider how to accommodate last minute orders. Sometimes students or parents especially
want to order a book after seeing the presentation.