Books about Books and Book Shops
By The Children's Book Shop
By The Children's Book Shop
Missing the experience of browsing a bookstore—wandering the aisles, flipping through pages, unexpectedly stumbling upon the perfect book at the perfect moment? We all are, too. Here's a list of some favorite books for all ages ABOUT books and book shops to give you that bookstore feeling from home (and some books about libraries, for good measure!).
Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers
Anna James and Paola Escobar
$16.99 $15.63For anyone who's ever wished Anne of Green Gables and Alice in Wonderland were your friends in real life.
Inkheart
Cornelia Funke
$10.99 $10.11A middle grade favorite for when you want to be transported into a book... literally.
We Are in a Book!
Mo Willems and Mo Willems
$9.99 $9.19Elephant and Piggy at their best (and most meta).
Ban This Book
Alan Gratz
$8.99 $8.27Recommended by Amy (yes, the main character's name is also Amy, but book shop Amy promises she is not biased because of that!).
Library Lion
Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes
$7.99 $7.35A charming picture book from one of our staff's favorite authors—check out BIG MEAN MIKE for another completely delightful Michelle Knudsen picture book!
84, Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
$15.00 $13.80One of the most delightful collections of correspondence ever—plus, there's enough books mentioned to give you a whole new reading list!
Confessions of a Bookseller
Shaun Bythell
$25.95 $23.87One of Amy's most anticipated adult books of 2020!
My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
Pamela Paul
$18.00 $16.56A smart, endearing memoir for anyone who's ever tracked their own reading habits.
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
Jennifer Campbell
$12.99 $11.95A laugh-out-loud read—we had a copy of this behind the register for a while and took turns reading aloud our favorites.