Bookmarks for everyone

We all know how important a good bookmark is for keeping your place when you are deep into a good story. It is so frustrating when you need to put your book down and don't have a bookmark handy! Thanks to an enterprising group of fifth graders, you should never have this problem again.

Ella, Inc., a newly formed enterprise enlists the talents of lower school artists to hand draw bookmarks, which are then distributed for free.
Founder Ella S. has organized ten fellow students, who create the bookmarks during read alouds, recess, and at home. They are: Ryan, Maya, Sally, Tea, Mya, Keira, Nate, Alex, Will and Josie.
The idea came to Ella when during a a recent classroom read aloud, her teacher's bookmark fell out of the book. "I thought I'd make her a new one," said Ella. "The idea took off from there."
To date, they have created over 100 bookmarks which they give away at no cost.
A recent supply of the brightly colored bookmarks recently arrived in the library and are available at the circulation desk. Many promote the MCBA program.
"We wanted to encourage kids to read," said Ella. "And it's fun."