Understanding and Selling Early Readers and Leveled Books

Leveled reading designations can be a great tool for helping young readers select the right book, but lack of standardization can result in confusion.  With each publisher labeling books according to one particular system while schools across the country utilize a number of different methods, it’s important for booksellers to know what the various letters and numbers indicate and how to guide parents and children to appropriate choices.

• Sarah Cuadra, The Storybook Garden (Weslaco, TX)
• Susan Kusel, [words] Bookstore (Maplewood, NJ)
• Kathy Faber, Vice President of Children's Sales at HarperCollins Children's Books
• Annette Hughes, Director of National Accounts at Scholastic
• Elizabeth Bluemle, The Flying Pig Bookstore (Shelburne, VT) (Moderator)