Little Shop of Stories

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for NEW BOOKS! There are so many amazing titles to celebrate, but we’re especially excited about: CONCRETE ROSE by @angiethomas. This powerful YA novel centers on 17-year-old Maverick Carter (Starr’s father in The Hate U Give) is a necessary and unforgettable read. JUMP AT THE SUN by @authoraliciadwilliams and illustrated by @_jacqueline_alcantara is a beautiful true story about a young Zora Neale Hurston! Perfect for any little storycatche...rs in your life. A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN by George Saunders. Who would have thought that one of our favorite books of the season would be a book of essays on writing?? George Saunders has a gift, and he shares it generously in this amazing collection! All of these titles are available through our online store. HOORAY TUESDAYS!

Hi, friends! No Friday pop-up today, but we’ll be outside tomorrow (1/9) from noon to 2pm!

Welcome to Circle Time with Ms. Madison! We may not be able to be together in the shop for now, but we can still sing songs and read stories and have a ball. This video will be available for 24 hours. Today’s books are: Rain Before Rainbows: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781536212839 The Breaking News: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781250153562... Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781452170336 The Bad Seed: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9780062467768 The Rabbit Listened: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9780735229358

It’s time for a HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHT! This year we are offering a COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS bundle. Fill your December with magic and books! Little Shop will help you count down the days until Santa arrives with 24 individually wrapped and numbered books. The books will be a mixture of Christmas and winter themed hardcover and paperback books. Snuggle in and open one book a day starting on December 1st! Don’t celebrate Christmas but still want to countdown the days? Contact us abou...t putting together a customized package that meets your needs. Count Down packages will be available for pick up and delivery starting November 20. Packages are $275. Order now through our Holiday Marketplace: https://littleshopofstories.square.site//count-down-to/22 #countdowntochristmas #christmas #book #books #christmasbooks #holiday #holidayshopping #holidaybooks #picturebook #picturebooks #shoplocal #independentbookstore

HOORAY! Little Shop favorite Ryan T. Higgins is BACK for another virtual story time, this time to celebrate the release of SPRING STINKS, a Little Bruce book! Any copies purchased from Little Shop will come with a signed bookplate, so grab yours now: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781368060912

Welcome to Story Time with Ms. Madison! We may not be able to be together in the shop for now, but we can still read stories and have a ball. This video will be available for 24 hrs. Today’s books are: Grandma’s Purse: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781524714314 Who Will You Be? https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781984849489... Unicorn (and Horse): https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781945547768 Who Wet My Pants? https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9780316525213 Be You! https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781338572315 Are You Ready to Play Outside? https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781423113478 Dragons Love Tacos: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9780803736801

Our booksellers absolutely LOVE the Bear books by Jacob Grant (Bear’s Scare, Bear Out There), and we are THRILLED to celebrate the release of his newest installment, BEAR MEETS BEAR! Join us on Tuesday, November 17 at 5pm/ET on Facebook Live for a delightful afternoon story time with this amazing creator. The event is free and open to all. Be sure to purchase your copy of BEAR MEETS BEAR here: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781547604241. Mark your calendars... today! #jacobgrant #bearmeetsbear #picturebook #childrensbook #author #illustrator #virtualevent #storytime #decatur #decaturga #atlanta #weloveatl #book #bookstagram

Georgia is in BLOOM today, and so are we! Join us for some beautiful outdoor pop-ups this weekend: tonight (Friday) from 4-6, Saturday 12-2, and Sunday 12-2. We’d love to see your (masked) faces and tell you about some of our favorite titles! And if you don’t live nearby...never fear. We’ve got TWO shopping links in our bio: SHOP FOR BOOKS and SHOP FOR GIFTS. Help keep our Little Shop alive this holiday season! Shop small, shop early. And give us a follow if you haven’t already to stay up to date as we charge full force into the holidays! #littleshopofstories #popup #popupshop #decatur #decaturga #holiday #holidayshopping #shoplocal #shopsmall #atlanta #bookstore #independentbookstore

We’re all struggling with severe ANTICIPATION today...so we’re channeling it into some holiday excitement!! Our online Holiday Marketplace is the place to shop for our non-book items but ALSO! We are offering safe, virtual versions of our annual holiday events. Check out the site now (https://littleshopofstories.square.site/holiday-events-to-go) to learn more about our Celebrate the Season Box (Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa options available), Gingerbread Story Time Box, a...nd our Christmas Tree Ornament Box! All of these come with a book, craft materials/goodies, and a link to a virtual story time. While we will so miss gathering together in person, we are still finding joy in getting creative and finding ways to keep some traditions alive. So check out these event boxes and get something new to look forward to on your calendar! And as always...Mariah Carey is here to remind you that all WE want for Christmas is 10,000 followers. Tell a new friend about Little Shop today! #alliwantforchristmasis10000followers #christmas #hanukkah #kwanzaa #holiday #holidays #holidayshopping #shoplocal #shopindie #independentbookstore

HEY, NEIGHBORS! There provisional and absentee ballots, including many in our own Dekalb County, that have unresolved issues that must be cured by FRIDAY or they will be thrown out. Your vote matters, so please check your absentee ballot status NOW on the My Georgia Voter Page (mvp.sos.ga.gov). Once you’ve confirmed that your ballot is ACCEPTED, please consider volunteering to cure ballots for others! You can sign up on the Georgia Democrats website for training. EVERY vote in our community must be counted. Your voice deserves to be heard!

It’s a beautiful weekend for POP-UPS! We’ll be set up for safe browsing right outside the shop on Friday from 4 to 6 and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 2. Bring your mask and your shopping shoes because our booksellers are EXCITED for some safe face-to-face time! And if you can’t pop-off at the pop-ups with us but still want to show your support, our unofficial new mascot Mariah Carey is here to remind you that all we want for Christmas is...10,000 followers! Share our Instag...ram page with as many readers as you can so that we can do COOL BUSINESS THINGS like SWIPE UP! October is the new December, y’all. Shop local, shop early, and shop safely! We are so grateful for your support. #shop #shoplocal #shopsmall #bookstore #independentbookstore #dontboxoutbookstores #indie #indiebookstore #mariahcarey #alliwantforchristmasis10000followers #alliwantforchristmasisyou #christmas #octoberisthenewdecember

Hey, Facebook friends! Do you have an Instagram account? DO YOU FOLLOW US THERE??? We’ve created this delightfully bad graphic to encourage folks all over the WORLD to help us get to 10,000 followers on Instagram. Why is this important? Well, I’ll tell you! This is a weird year and a hard year, and as a bookstore we never thought that social media would be THIS important to keeping us alive. But with our sales floor closed for browsing, the holiday season on the horizon, and ...more books and goodies than EVER being sold online, we need all the help we can get! When a business account gets to 10,000 followers on Instagram, it can do COOL STUFF. Like that swipe up thing in the stories? Yeah. It can do that. We really want to do that. And so here we are, friends. All we want for Christmas is YOU (and 9,999 additional Instagram followers). If you’re not too embarrassed, please share this silly image far and wide and help us reach our goal! We don’t really know how to get Instagram followers, but this Mariah Carey photo felt like a strong start. But seriously, we are book people, and tech is a mystery. Help us. Save us. LET US SWIPE UP! #alliwantforchristmasis10000followers Yeah, that IS a hashtag. We are ON OUR WAY!

Welcome to our event with the creators of ASTRONUTS! Make sure you get your copies of books one and two ASAP for LAUGHS. Links in comments!

UPDATE! Our event with @jon_scieszka and @Steven_draws is now streaming on FACEBOOK LIVE tonight (10/29) at 6pm/ET! So if you’ve got power and a little time that you want to spend LAUGHING with us, make a plan to tune in! You can still order copies of the ASTRONUTS books via Eventbrite or our SHOP FOR BOOKS website. Both links in bio!

We hope all of our neighbors near and far are safe and well in the aftermath of the storm. We will not have live virtual story time today, but we ARE open for contact-free pickup and phone calls until 4pm/ET. We will also still be hosting our special virtual event with @jon_scieszka and @steven_draws at 6pm/ET! Please stay safe out there, friends.

Who’s in need of a LAUGH?? @jon_scieszka has been busting our guts for years with modern classics like THE STINKY CHEESE MAN and THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS. And now the ASTRONUTS series, illustrated by the equally hilarious @steven_draws, is introducing a whole new wave of kids to Jon’s much-needed humor. Join us for a FREE Zoom webinar event with Jon and Steven TOMORROW (10/29) at 6pm/ET to celebrate the release of the second ASTRONUTS book. So head to Eventbrite (link in bio), claim your place, and set aside some time tomorrow evening to laugh with us, safely and virtually!! We can’t WAIT. #jonscieszka #stevenweinberg #astronuts #book #books #bookstagram #kidlit #humor #atlanta #virtualevent #laugh #independentbookstore #author #illustrator

Welcome to story time with Matthew Burgess and Catia Chien, creators of THE BEAR AND THE MOON! If you haven't gotten your copy yet, grab one here: https://littleshopofstories.indielite.org/book/9781452171913 For the art activity, you will need two pieces of paper, scissors, tape, a pencil, and colors (markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc). YAY!