Little Shop of Stories

I’ve visited the Little Shop a few times in the last couple of years, most recently today looking for specialty gift cards. I knew the chances were slim that I would find cards I liked, I also knew that it was worth giving Little Shop a shot, and I actually found a great box of cards perfect for what I need.
I usually stop in after lunch or dinner nearby and check out the displays. There are always new books and other gift items — little things that would be a different/​special kind of gift for someone.
Surprisingly, I enjoy wandering through the children’s book isles because I like how simple the information is presented, and one of these days I’m going to buy a 40-​year-​old friend a child’s book on geography because we could all use a little help in understanding the world we inhabit.
While Little Shop is primarily a children’s book store, there are adult books and gifts as well, so it’s worth a browse if you’re in the area.
Unilocal 100 #5

This is the best bookstore for kids I’ve ever been to. The employees love their job and know their stuff. If you want books for kids this is a great place to go. The only thing I’d say is that they have a really REALLY small international section. But really, I’m just nitpicking here.

Every time I pull into the Edgewood Retail District to go to B&N’s, my daughter pouts and asks, «Can we PLEASE go to that little bookstore in the village (what she calls downtown Decatur), the one with the penny floor?»
I don’t want to encourage her brat-​like tendencies, but (besides ice cream afterwards) what more could pint-​sized bibliophiles possibly ask for?

Really cute little place, happy to support it. Love the penny floor and plan to return.

We sat for a Sunday story time Story teller from the Children’s museum here. It was very Theatrical with music, costumes, and instruments. I think I enjoyed it more than my kids.

Wandering around on a Saturday afternoon and stumbled upon this cute tucked away bookstore. Normally we would look up the book on Amazon and avoid the high cost of a brick and mortar shop, but this place is different. Recommendations on the shelves and a home town feel make this a place you want to keep coming back to.

This is by far the best bookstore for children I have ever had the pleasure of visiting with our children.
I used to be in charge of the children’s section at a local bookstore in high school, and worked at bookstores in high school and college over a four year period. And, both the selection and knowledge of the staff who work here is peerless.
This is the type of bookstore you dream about going to with, or without, your children. I cannot more highly recommend a visit here.
Tips:
1. All of the great children’s authors of our day come and do book readings and signings. It is worth looking at their calendar and planned events so you don’t miss something really special.
2. The best parking is free, and at the nearby Public Decatur Library. It is a 4 minute walk.
3. Talk with the sellers about the types of books your children like, as well as what they recommend. We’ve found many amazing matches and new authors for our kids based upon their recommendations which otherwise, we would never have found.

Supper cute. They have books that big book stores don’t carry. Nice empoyees. They wrap gifts like pros.

Don’t get me wrong this is a really nice store with a great variety of books and educational toys. I went here for the first time this weekend; me and my family love to come and eat at downtown Decatur and afterwards enjoy a stroll around the cute variety of shops in the area. Unfortunately for us it was pouring this Sunday and we found ourselves in this cute bookstore. The reason why I don’t give it 5 stars is because after spending about 10minutes looking at all the things they had, the woman on the counter came to our corner asking in a loud voice if we had made a decision about what we wanted or if we had any questions, she sounded annoyed by us being there and I felt embarrassed in front of the other customers, I just walked out into the rain and didn’t purchase anything, I won’t be back

I was skeptic that this store would carry interesting books but I was wrong! The book selection is current and genres consisted mostly liberal, culture and humanities and a great section for the youth. I bought a book from an article aired on NPR.

This is the best children’s/young adult book store I have ever seen!
The selection was great, staff was helpful (while not being in our face) and the I was really please that the focus was actually books and not tons of toys and other impulse junk (although they do have a few nice book related items available).
Parking is a bit of a problem, and pay at meters, but you just learn to deal with it for such a great store.

My friend who knows and loves me well took me here because she knows I’m a sucker for a kids’ bookstore. We were greeted by an enthusiastic bookseller who gave us the lay of the land, making sure to point out some great baby books in the back of the store. In fact, that back of the store is its own baby board book and the like paradise. What I found most wonderful in addition to the good selection of books was the tasteful integration of sidelines. I didn’t feel like I had stumbled into a toy store with some books thrown in; instead, there are toys and other products integrated into the displays for the most part, creating a positive shopping experience. I restrained myself, purchasing an adorable card (and they have lots of adorable cards, so I wanted to give myself a gold star), one of the best baby board books from the Indestructables series (seriously, they’re great for babies because they withstand anything a baby can throw at them, and a great book that features kids that look like him. Empowering, indeed.

I love this place. Great staff, great books and a really fun shop.
Stop in!

Nice little children’s bookstore right on the Decatur square. All parking on square is pay. You can park that the Decatur library for free or take Marta. They also had a small selection of adult books, mainly off of Decatur High School summer reading list.

Great kids’ book selection and nice, smaller adult selection. Great people working here to offer suggestions and help you find things. They will wrap gifts for free and order books you may want that they don’t have in the store.
Not sure of the address but the are over between the Starbucks and Sweet Melissa’s.
Also you can host parties in their upstairs.