Celebrate all the ways children get ready for the first day of kindergarten in The Class written by Boni Ashburn and illustrated by Kimberly Gee. It’s a cute and chaotic romp of a rhyming book which follows twenty different kids as they prepare for their first day of school! –Green Bean Books, Portland, OR School is …
A Children’s Place Bookstore (ACPB) just celebrated its 40th birthday last June, commemorated its grand re-opening last weekend, and today is still Portland’s oldest and most beloved independent children’s bookstore. I visited owner Pam Erlandson and her team during the grand re-opening festivities on Saturday, March 14 and here’s what I learned. Why the Move As …
“ZooBorns showcases the newest and cutest animal babies from accredited zoos and aquariums around the world. With interesting animal facts and background stories on the featured babies, ZooBorns illustrates the connections between zoo births and conservation initiatives in the wild.” —Mockingbird Books, Seattle, WA Need your dose of cute? Visit Mockingbird Books or your independent …
We wish they’d included more of the great in-store discussions going on in indie bookstores in Seattle, but hooray for CBS for celebrating Sue Nevins of Mockingbird Books for her kids’ book groups. The article lists five book clubs in Seattle, but only Sue’s (actually four separate groups) has a bookstore affiliation. Does your local …
