Every one of you has asked me if the reason for slow sales was the Kindle, and I must tell you that it isn't. Those of you who actually visited the book store know that I specialize in gift books, i.e. beautiful coffee table books, classic children's books, wacky books (Syrian Lingerie) and cookbooks & guides. Whenever possible I make certain that they are hardcover - preferred for thoughtful gifts, and treasured tomes. The absolute, number one reason that real books won't die is that you can pass them on, well read and well loved.
I actually love the Kindle for children; start in Kindergarten and replace those ankle slashing wheeled bookbags with a slender tablet and use it until you graduate from college - how great is that? Whole generations of children standing inches taller on both sides than previous generations!
I think thereallylittlebookstore shut for lack of novelty. I believe the publishing industry has become cautious, and the books I love have fallen victim. It feels like there's a little pause just now to find the next hot thing, and any second we'll be thrilled and astonished at what we've discovered.
Here is the complete list of children's books that I have in storage; if you see any you'd like to have, email me at cynthia.guest@gmail.com. I will have to chat with you ex-website as this is a blog and as such is not allowed for commerce. I will publish a list of adult titles in the next few days. Now read on to see the list of available books...
- Children's Books
- 2 Wind in the Willows $ 10.00
- 2 Magic & Conjuring 10.00
- 2 Museum of Lost Wonder 10.00
- TINTIN
- 1Tintin & Snowy Album 2 $ 9.00
- 1The Adventures of Tintin Vol.1 10.00
- 1 Shooting Star 9.00
- 2 Red Rackham's Treasure 9.00
- 2 Tintin in Tibet 9.00
- 3 Black Island 9.00
- 1 The Broken Ear 9.00
- 2 Land of Black Gold 9.00
- EDWARD GOREY
- 3 The Hapless Child $ 10.00
- 1 Donald Has A Difficulty 5.00
- 1 Donald and the .... 5.00
- 1 Amphigorey Again (shelf wear) 15.00
- 2 Cautionary Tales 10.00
- DR. SEUSS
- 2 Bartholomew and the Oobleck $ 10.00
- 1 To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street 10.00
- 3 Cat in the Hat, English/French 8.00
- 1 Asterix & Obelix's Birthday $ 10.00
- 4 Someday 10.00
- 4 Pumpkin Moonshine 10.00
- 1 How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird 10.00
- 2 Poppy's Pants 5.00
- 2 Katie No Pocket 10.00
- 6 Cable Car and the Dragon (paper) 5.00
- 1 The Princess and the Goblin 9.00
- 2 Little Women 5.00
- 2 Coraline 7.00
- 2 The Mysterious Benedict Society 10.00
- 1 Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
- 2 Dancer's Book of Ballet Craft 10.00
- 1 Starlight Goes to Town 15.00
- 1 Frog Girl 7.00
- 1 T is for Tugboat 12.00
- 1 B is for Baseball
- 1 Lyle, Lyle Crocodile 10.00
- 1 Strega Nona 9.00
- 1 Dot in Larryland 10.00
- 1 The Merry Chase 10.00
- 1 Guji Guji 7.00
- 1 We Three Kings 14.00
- 1 The Retired Kid 1.00
- 1 Thumbelina 12.00
- 1 Terrible Troll Bird 10.00
- 2 Little 1 10.00
- 1 Turtle's Penguin Day 10.00
- 1 Treasure Island 5.00
- 2 Animal Folktales of America 9.00
- 1 Lights on Broadway 15.00
- 1 This Little Bunny Can Bake 10.00
- 1 Mother Mother I Feel Sick 10.00
- 1 Tomaso and the Missing Line 10.00
- 2 A Balloon For A Blunderbuss 7.00
- 1 John Patrick Norman Mc Henessey 10.00
- 2 City By the Bay paper 5.00
- 1 Wingnuts 5.00
- 2 The Donut Chef 10.00
- 1 My Little One 5.00
- 1 Popville (pop-up) 10.00
- 1 G is For One Gzonk 10.00
- 1 Drummer Hoff 5.00
- 1 Lilie's Crossing 5.00
- 1 Paddington Here And Now 10.00
- 2 Hands, Growing Up To Be An Artist 10.00
- 1 Baby's First Word In Chinese (CD) 5.00
- 3 Book of Gifts to Make 5.00
- 1 Monday 10.00
- 1 All Aboard 10.00
- 2 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Pop Up 15.00
- 2 IF 10.00
- 1 Once Upon a Time The End 10.00
- 6 The Big Snow (paper) 5.00
- 1 The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night 15.00
- 1 Foxie 10.00
- 2 How to Cook Children 10.00
- 1 City Across Time 15.00
- 1 The Museum Book 10.00
- 2 Look Closer (my favorite art book for children) 10.00
- 3 The Thanksgiving Story (paper) 5.00
- 4 The Shipwright's Trade 20.00
- 2 Constance & Tiny 9.00
- 2 Constance and the Great Escape 9.00
- 2 Charlotte Sometimes 10.00
- 2 Mistress Masham's Repose 10.00
- 2 The Backward Day 10.00
- 1 Uncle Cleans Up 10.00
- 3 Eloise 10.00
- 1 Eloise in Paris 10.00
- 1 Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Anderson 10.00
- 3 Secret Garden 10.00
- 2 Corgiville Fair 10.00
- 1 Wave 10.00
- 1 Martin Pebble 15.00
- 1 Big Rabbit's Bad Mood 7.00
- 1 Zin Zin A Violin 20.00
- 1 Veronica 10.00
- 1 Mother Goose (Michael Hague) 15.00
- 1 The Gingerbread Rabbit 5.00
- 2 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 10.00
- 2 The Rackety Packety House 10.00
- 2 The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis 10.00
- 2 The Book of Dragons 7.00
- 1 Nicholas On Vacation 10.00
- 1 Mary Poppins in the Park 9.00
- This Is.... 10.00
- 1 Texas, 1 Israel, 3 San Francisco, 2 Australia, 1 Rome
- contact me, cynthia.guest@gmail.com