

Nook Books
Nook Books
50 N Queen Street, Lancaster PA
We're an independent children's picture bookstore for everyone's inner child. We mostly sell picture books, and we mostly sell them in person. We chose picture books because they have a special way of connecting the inner child with the outer world. We decided to get off the internet and open up a physical bookshop to help real people, with real complex lives, find themselves in stories. Our space is a teeny tiny nook (265 sq feet), but it's more than just a place to shop— it's a place to read, get recommendations and build a giant pillow fort. Bookshops are sacred portals for the right story, to find the right person, in just the right moment. Sometimes the grown-up world can be an unruly vortex of rules and complexities, and children's books are a really easy way to feel seen, heard and understood.

Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor
Robert Burleigh and Raúl Colón

Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery and Jessie Hartland

The Hike: (Nature Book for Kids, Outdoors-Themed Picture Book for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners)
Alison Farrell

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read: (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
Philippa Perry