Scholastic say Fare Thee Well, John Mason!

Last night at the Scholastic NYC offices, CEO Dick Robinson (l.) and Ellie Berger (r.), president of the trade publishing group, waxed poetic about John Mason (c.), director of library and education marketing, who's retiring after 30 years at the company.

 Mason, known for stepping into the roles of Johnny Carson, James Lipton and even Rocky Balboa in service of promoting Scholastic's authors said, "It all came naturally to me." He added that, having read to his three daughters while they were growing up, "It was a blessing to pass that on to others."