About Teacher Gift Certificates

DonorMart Teacher Gift Certificates are identical to GiftGallery Gift Certificates (see below) except they are given to a teacher or adult supervisor instead of directly to the actual recipient:  The teacher/supervisor:

• helps their students select and purchase GiftGallery books to keep for themselves (ownership promotes reading)

• uses the Gift Certificates to buy books for their library or classroom

• uses the Gift Certificates for achievement or participation awards

Giving gift certificates to adult supervisors (teachers, librarians, literacy advocates, special education experts, social workers, child care personnel, etc.) has significant advantages in many situations:

• Supervisors can help children select their free GiftGallery items

  • appropriate reading level

  • appropriate subject

  • long-term interest

• Supervisors control distribution

  • gifts are combined for shipping (when requested)

  • students do not need to register or submit request forms

  • status/information for the Gift Certificates is contained in a single account

  • Supervisors can add their own bookplates or enclosures when the books are distributed

• Individual ChildrensBookMarket representative available upon request

About Gift Certificates

Gift Certificates are $5.00 each. To purchase Gift Certificates, click here

• Good for one free book.

• Children choose from any of the books listed on ChildrensBookMarket's GiftGallery.

• No payment is necessary, all shipping and handling charges are prepaid.

• Ownership promotes reading.  Use Gift Certificates for:

  • gifts

  • contest prizes

  • achievement awards

  • participation rewards

  • random acts of kindness to promote literacy

Step-by-step Gift Certificate Procedure
Gift Certificate Rules

Step-by-step Gift Certificate Procedure

Four people are involved in each Gift Certificate transaction:

• The Gift Certificate Purchaser

• The Recipient (and/or their teacher/supervisor) of the Gift Certificate

• The Seller[Donor] of the chosen GiftGallery book

• A ChildrensBookMarket GiftGallery Representative

1. Purchaser must register to create an account for tracking Gift certificates.

2. Purchaser buys gift certificate(s)

   • Individual $5.00 Gift Certificate credits with unique tracking numbers are posted to the Purchasers account.

   • Representative notifies Purchaser that credits have been posted.

3. Purchaser prints and distributes Gift Certificates to Recipients (or their teacher/supervisor).

4. Recipient chooses any book on the GiftGallery and submits name, shipping address, and tracking number.

5. Book is reserved for Recipient

   1. If Recipient is a registered ChildrensBookMarket member (preferred):

      • Book is immediately placed on 'hold' pending verification.

      • Representative submits Recipient's name and the tracking number to Purchaser.

      • Purchaser verifies Recipient is authorized Gift Certificate owner.

   2. If Recipient is NOT a registered ChildrensBookMarket member:

      • Representative submits Recipient's name and the tracking number to Purchaser.

      • Purchaser verifies Recipient is authorized Gift Certificate owner.

      • Book is removed from active GiftGallery status (if still available).

6. Representative notifies Seller to ship book and updates Purchaser's account with details.

7. Recipient or Purchaser notifies Representative gift has been received.

8. Seller's account is credited $5.00

9. Purchaser and Seller earn feedback ratings from each other.

Gift Certificate Rules

• Gift Certificate is good for any one item listed on ChildrensBookMarket's GiftGallery.

• Members can view their accounts at any time.

• Sellers receive $5.00 account credit for each shipped book

• Sellers can redeem their account credit from gift certificate payments for:

  • Account fees

  • To purchase items on the BookMart

  • To purchase Gift Certificates

  • No cash reimbursement for account credits.

• Each gift certificate is uniquely numbered and individually tracked through the ChildrensBookMarket membership system to assure its validity. 
• Each gift certificate comes with instructions on how to use it to purchase items at the GiftGallery.
• Gift Certificates are good for one year from purchase date unless a specific expiration date is specified.
• Lost or stolen gift certificates can be voided and new certificates issued upon request.

Gift Certificates cannot be used to purchase BookMart items unless the seller agrees in advance (prior to purchase or bid) to accept the $5.00 Gift Certificate credit as complete payment (including all S&H charges which the seller must pay), or partial payment if seller and recipient agree on the terms.

• Procedure steps 5 through 9 above apply.

• Recipient and Seller earn feedback ratings from each other.