A Tea Party with J. K. Rowling

Something a little different today on the tea front. I just read where Scholastic, the children’s book publisher, is offering an essay contest to kids between the ages of 8 and 17. It is only a 200 or less word essay where the children describe how they have helped others.

The grand prize for five U.S. winners, each to accompanied by an adult, is an all-expense paid trip to Edinburgh, Scotland for a tea party with J.K. Rowling. There will be a total of 250 children at the event.

Not only do they get to enjoy the tea, but they get to enjoy Rowling as she reads her latest The Tales of Beedle the Bard at the National Library of Scotland. The proceeds from this latest book go to charity which may be one reason why Scholastic is running this contest spreading the word about helping others.

But kids only have till 30 October to get their essays in, so hurry. Wonder if this will create any new tea drinkers among the younger readers of J.K. Rowling?

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Scholastic-NASDAQ-SCHL-911450.html