Cover to Cover Day Comes to an End
If you've been watching, I'm sure you saw that Harry Potter Cover to Cover Day ended about an hour ago — with Harry's first year of Hogwarts over and Harry telling Ron, "They [the Dursley's] don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer . . . " Little does he know what he's in for over the next six years.
We're luckier than Harry: as the team that put this event together wished everyone a good night, they had a very exciting announcement. They're already getting ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets next year with another amazing event!
If you missed the live webcast, here are some of this morning's highlights already up for you to watch:
We'll be putting up all of our pictures from today's event by the end of the week, and in the next few weeks we'll also have a full video archive of everyone reading. So stay tuned for the rest of the wrap-up!
But it's time to say goodbye for today. As we were leaving the Scholastic lobby, the chair was already coming down, so Cover to Cover Day is truly over.
And since you've all seen what I had to say about today, I want to know what YOU think! Did you have fun today (either here or at home)?
— Carly H. STACKS Staffer
I did enjoy watching other's reading one of their favorite books. Although, I wasnt there, it was still a good experiance.
Comment #1 | Posted by: Mark on January 06, 2009 at 09:52 AM
Thank you Scholastic for such a fantastic event! We had a blast!
Comment #2 | Posted by: Jon on January 06, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Carly, Thank you SOOOOO much for giving us the inside news the whole day. I was at school but we went to the lab to check in. Where is the chair now?
Comment #3 | Posted by: DiDe on January 06, 2009 at 09:56 AM
It was quite fun and thrilling to be there. I hope you do this for each book's anniversary, perhaps in different cities so others get the chance to read aloud to us here in NYC.
Comment #4 | Posted by: Pamela on January 06, 2009 at 09:57 AM
I had a ridiculous amount of fun yesterday. Thank you so much to everyone at Scholastic for being so nice to us all and gracious enough to host such a wonderful event.
Comment #5 | Posted by: Jill on January 06, 2009 at 09:57 AM
Thank You for giving us the most WONDERFUL opportunity! My daughter was very excited about going!!
Comment #6 | Posted by: Sue on January 06, 2009 at 09:58 AM
Hi! I really enjoyed seeing all the pictures and reading your entries about the day. I just wish I could have been there! My friend, Michael, was there around 9:30, but I didn't see any pictures of him reading. When will you post the video archives, because I missed the live webcast as I was in school. Thanks!
Comment #7 | Posted by: Dave on January 06, 2009 at 10:07 AM