New shop - bigger and better!
It has been a long time coming, and we are finally able to expand our shop! This means more space to do better displays and better layout so that customers can find what they are looking for.
There is always such a great response to books that have won awards or books that are on the gifted reading programme in various primary and secondary schools, that we'll have shelves specially dedicated to those titles. But we hope that all the other great books that have been shortlisted or are just a great read rather than a literary masterpiece will also find a way into a child's library.
It reminds me that some of Australia's best-loved children's authors (Paul Jennings, Morris Gleitzman, Duncan Ball) have not won literary awards, but are consistently voted top by children who just can't get enough of their books.
Our signature floor cushions and storytelling area will stay and we'll be getting in some new storytellers over the months too. The "new" part of the shop will feature mostly younger children's books and related products while the "original" area will be dedicated to older children who can browse the novel and non-fiction shelves undisturbed!
We're planning lots of special promotions and the publishers are keeping us up to date with whatever is new in children's publishing, so you will always find a reason to stop by and see what's new.
Yes, of course, we'll probably cave in to customer pressure and have a storewide sale when we open! Watch this space ...
There is always such a great response to books that have won awards or books that are on the gifted reading programme in various primary and secondary schools, that we'll have shelves specially dedicated to those titles. But we hope that all the other great books that have been shortlisted or are just a great read rather than a literary masterpiece will also find a way into a child's library.
It reminds me that some of Australia's best-loved children's authors (Paul Jennings, Morris Gleitzman, Duncan Ball) have not won literary awards, but are consistently voted top by children who just can't get enough of their books.
Our signature floor cushions and storytelling area will stay and we'll be getting in some new storytellers over the months too. The "new" part of the shop will feature mostly younger children's books and related products while the "original" area will be dedicated to older children who can browse the novel and non-fiction shelves undisturbed!
We're planning lots of special promotions and the publishers are keeping us up to date with whatever is new in children's publishing, so you will always find a reason to stop by and see what's new.
Yes, of course, we'll probably cave in to customer pressure and have a storewide sale when we open! Watch this space ...