The Children's Book Shop

Independent children's bookstore in Brookline Village, carrying fiction & nonfiction for ages newborn to teen & everyone in between since 1977. Closing 4/30/22.

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

Dear Customers:

We are sad to report that The Children’s Book Shop will close its doors on April 30, 2022. We have provided good books, great service and long-lasting memories for young readers and their families for 45 years in our welcoming Brookline Village store.

[Cognoscenti @cogwbur]

"The Children’s Book Shop is my favorite store on earth," writes Sharon Brody (@thebrodybeat). How could it not be? This shop practically raised my children."

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cc: @TCBS_Brookline

[The Horn Book @HornBook]

Tomorrow is #IndependentBookstoreDay #IndieBookstoreDay + a somewhat bittersweet one: https://t.co/ALhlfyAViM @indiebound @TCBS_Brookline @papercutsjp @FrugalBookstore @Books_She_They @PorterSqBooks @booksmithtweets @BlueBunnyBooks @unlikelybkstore @HarvardBooks @belmontbooks

[sharon brody @thebrodybeat]

Here's my essay on a shop that closes tomorrow. You know how when you're reading something great, you really don't want it to end? Yeah. That.

@TCBS_Brookline

Another local bookstore bites the dust. This time it's my favorite one on earth https://t.co/Sb6DAZ4TRp via @cogwbur

[Ben White @Ohokfinefine]

Farewell to an institution that exemplifies the best of what independent bookstores can do. Curation (I think Terri might roll her eyes and say “taste”), expertise, service, and community. It will live on in memory and spirit.

[S 🐞 @LavishRebelShae]

The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline is closing, after 45yrs.😢 I wrote about TCBS in 2017, for its 40th anniversary for @BrooklineTAB It was fantastic to write about this local icon of a shop. Its owner was lovely+passionate about her work here. (1/3) https://t.co/wKAWemtFSU

[The Horn Book @HornBook]

What they sad :( @BosKidlit A longtime #FriendoftheHornBook @TCBS_Brookline

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

Again, thanks for your patronage. Keep on reading. Support independent bookstores. There is no greater gift for young people than the love of good books.

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

Dear Customers:

We are sad to report that The Children’s Book Shop will close its doors on April 30, 2022. We have provided good books, great service and long-lasting memories for young readers and their families for 45 years in our welcoming Brookline Village store.

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

We will hold an inventory sale open to the public beginning Tuesday, April 19.

Should you wish to share a memory or a message with us, please email us at childrensbookshop @ verizon dot net or drop a note to The Children’s Book Shop, 237 Washington Street, Brookline MA 02445.

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

And here’s some of my go-to young adult recommendations, including @byleahjohnson, @RobinBenway, @halseanderson, @BorderPoet, and others! We’re open until 5 pm today—stop by and let me tell you about some of my favorites 📚

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

Amy again with a few (okay, a lot of) recommendations on my last day here at the shop! Here’s a tiny sampling of some of the middle grade novels I’ve loved recommending these last few years featuring @hilary_mckay, @kellybarnhill, @JeanneBirdsall, and more 💕

[Luisana Duarte Armendáriz @nanerias]

Y'all, if you're interested in having a job for which you wake up with a smile in the morning, apply to sell books @TCBS_Brookline

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

@cylev @amyeandrews21 Thank you! - Amy

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

Amy here—switching to 1st person for a moment to announce that this is my last week as the manager here! I’m excited to move to the DC area for a new bookselling opportunity closer to my family, but I'm heartbroken to be saying goodbye to the shop after 5 rewarding years.

[Amanda Katz @katzish]

Amazing kids’ bookstore in Brookline, MA, is hiring booksellers! This was my first job as a book-obsessed kid and I can’t recommend it highly enough

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

In related news, we are currently hiring part-time booksellers—send us a message at thechildrensbookshopbrookline @ gmail dot com if you’re interested! More details in this Insta post: https://t.co/6qGJ5tqX7d

[The Children's Book Shop @TCBS_Brookline]

My last day is tomorrow, Aug. 21—stop in by then to say goodbye and let me recommend you one last book! (I sold our last copy of ONCE UPON A GOAT—our 100th copy sold, and one of my faves!—not long after this photo was taken, but I have LOTS of other favorites to recommend 📚)