Welcome to Booktenders' Secret Garden Children's Bookstore & Gallery!
Recognized as the oldest Children's Only Bookstore in the Tri-State area, and chosen as the Best Bookstore for Children in the Philadelphia area by Nickelodeon's Parents Pick, we just celebrated our 32nd year in Children's Bookselling. Ellen Mager, the full-time proprietor and a former teacher, has a knack for picking the "perfect" book for each child. Booktenders' was recently designated the Best Hand Selling Bookseller in the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association in 2012 and was awarded the Children's Literature Advocate Award from Frostburg State University.
Along with the comprehensive inventory of books for infants thru age 13, we proudly offer:
-- Plush storybook characters and finger puppets
-- Greeting cards by the book illustrators
-- Activity kits and puzzles
-- Original art and collectable prints by noted children's book
-- Illustrators in our art gallery rounds out the store
Booktenders' customers may participate in a discount bookclub, visits from celebrated authors and illustrators & Children's Days, storytelling sessions, book clubs, & in-services for parent and teacher groups as well as Children's Literature Evenings. Also come and view their renowned, one-of-a-kind "Wall of Fame." The wall showcases the autographs, personal notes, and illustrations of 200 renowned authors and illustrators who have visited including J.K. Rowling, Eric Carle, Lloyd Alexander, and Mary Pope Osborne.
With the store's strong commitment to personal service, the biggest asset is the expertise of the owner and her well-trained staff.
Booktenders' Secret Garden is located at:
42 E. State St. Read (tucked away in Plaza East between E. State St. & E. Oakland St.)
Doylestown, Pa 18901
ellensbooks@gmail.com
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 6 pm (even by appt.) Sun 12 pm - 3 pm
Phone: 215-348-7160
Recognized as the oldest Children's Only Bookstore in the Tri-State area, and chosen as the Best Bookstore for Children in the Philadelphia area by Nickelodeon's Parents Pick, we just celebrated our 32nd year in Children's Bookselling. Ellen Mager, the full-time proprietor and a former teacher, has a knack for picking the "perfect" book for each child. Booktenders' was recently designated the Best Hand Selling Bookseller in the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association in 2012 and was awarded the Children's Literature Advocate Award from Frostburg State University.
Along with the comprehensive inventory of books for infants thru age 13, we proudly offer:
-- Plush storybook characters and finger puppets
-- Greeting cards by the book illustrators
-- Activity kits and puzzles
-- Original art and collectable prints by noted children's book
-- Illustrators in our art gallery rounds out the store
Booktenders' customers may participate in a discount bookclub, visits from celebrated authors and illustrators & Children's Days, storytelling sessions, book clubs, & in-services for parent and teacher groups as well as Children's Literature Evenings. Also come and view their renowned, one-of-a-kind "Wall of Fame." The wall showcases the autographs, personal notes, and illustrations of 200 renowned authors and illustrators who have visited including J.K. Rowling, Eric Carle, Lloyd Alexander, and Mary Pope Osborne.
With the store's strong commitment to personal service, the biggest asset is the expertise of the owner and her well-trained staff.
Booktenders' Secret Garden is located at:
42 E. State St. Read (tucked away in Plaza East between E. State St. & E. Oakland St.)
Doylestown, Pa 18901
ellensbooks@gmail.com
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am - 6 pm (even by appt.) Sun 12 pm - 3 pm
Phone: 215-348-7160
