School Business

Important Fraud Alert Message

Attention customers and schools. We are an established independent company and we strive to deliver the best service. However, please be aware that scams are prevalent and we are not an affiliate of any other company nor do we endorse any undocumented representatives calling or going into the schools seeking to do business using our name. To ensure your safety and to protect everyone from any fraudulent activity please contact me directly for any business inquiries. Deborah Day, CEO and Founder at 1-844-543-7732 or at ashaybythebayceo@gmail.com Thank you for your business!

Educators and Administrators

Ashay by the Bay is an Independent Minority Business that specializes in African American and Multi-Cultural Children's Books. We are certified by the State of California and the main core of our business is with public and private schools. Your business is important to us and we are very interested in building a relationship with you to provide the best educational materials and services for your school. Add us to your vendor list and let us help you build your libraries with culturally relevant books.

Product Selection

We are really excited about our Ashay's School Collections and we have over 1100 Books Online in stock and 3000 in our database most of which meet Core Curriculum Standards. We only sell picture and chapter books, we do not sell textbooks. But we can locate and supply any book you need if its' still available. Being in business over 20 years, has created great relationships with all publishers and distributers. This is one of the many added benefits that we offer our customers. Oh, and If you need teaching manuals and reference, generally we can supply these too.

Reading Lists

For each grade level, we thoughtfully selected the best books from all genres, and themes that meet Core Curriculum Standards and are Approved by the Accelerator Reader Program. Many are Award Winning Books and are important to youth social emotional learning and development.

To View and Print the 2023-2024 AFRICAN AMERICAN READING LIST Baby-3 and K-6 GRADES

To View and Print the 2023 - 2024 SPANISH BI-LINGUAL READING LIST K-6

School Collections and Promotions

SAVE 5% ON ALL SCHOOL PURCHASE ORDERS

Custom Orders / Ordering Sets / Book Collections

When placing a Purchase Order, let us know what book you are looking for and provide us with the Title and ISBN number. We can provide most any picture and chapter books still in print in (sets) or multiple quantities. And we can order books in any format you need available. (Trade, Paperback or Hardcover)

When ordering a custom collection you can use the Reading List like an order form and select only the titles and quantities you need. You can also add in any additional books you want. We will review your order and make any adjustments on the invoice.

Library Cataloging

At the present time, we do not provide any cataloging services for the books that we sell.

New Accounts and Purchase Orders

We are Certified by the State of California Department of General Serives and are set up to take Purchase Orders and bill your school direct. If we are not currently a vendor with your school district, generally all you need to do is request a W-9 Form and or an application to be sent to us from your Purchasing Department, or ask us to send you a completed W-9 to your Purchasing Department. Then (knowing your budget) complete a Purchase Order requisition and obtain your PO# so that we can proceed with your order. Once we receive the P.O. number we will fulfill your order and ship right away. Don't forget to include your name, phone number, school ship to location, P.O.# and the item number and quantity of the products selected. If your school has special ordering and shipping instructions, please let us know.