Around the Bookstores Tour

  Come talk to Gina and Bree about doing an event at your school!  Authors Gina Cascone and Bryony “Bree” Williams Sheppard offer educational programs with content appropriate to a variety of age ranges and reading levels. Their programs explore the authors’ creative writing process including the research and writing (drafts, editing, rewrites), and how…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

Ivy Educators Service (IES) is The Ivy Bookshop’s Educator Book Service, a program for teachers, school administrators and school librarians. The Ivy Bookshop’s dedicated support team works personally with partnering schools to select and order books at attractive discounts, and to ensure prompt and accurate fulfillment of all orders. We provide a single source for…

Curious Iguana owners Marlene and Tom England are no strangers to downtown Frederick’s business community. They also own Dancing Bear Toys and Gifts, which opened in 2000 and moved from the bookstore’s current location to a larger space at 15 East Patrick Street in the summer of 2013.  Since opening in September 2013, Curious Iguana…

“I love books with layers of diversity and this book certainly captures a wide range of people, place and cultures, making space for more conversation as the reader ages, fostering a worldly view and hopefully, inspiring a desire to travel.”  Odds & Hens “This clever read-aloud shows the world and its cultures through a snapshot…

Barstons Child’s Play is a family owned toy store that has been providing great service and great toys to our communities for over 28 years! We’re very pleased to be able to extend our services with our new website. With 4 locations in the greater Maryland, D.C., & Northern Virginia area, and now our online…

Barstons Child’s Play is a family owned toy store that has been providing great service and great toys to our communities for over 28 years! We’re very pleased to be able to extend our services with our new website. With 4 locations in the greater Maryland, D.C., & Northern Virginia area, and now our online…

Barstons Child’s Play is a family owned toy store that has been providing great service and great toys to our communities for over 28 years! We’re very pleased to be able to extend our services with our new website. With 4 locations in the greater Maryland, D.C., & Northern Virginia area, and now our online…

Barstons Child’s Play is a family owned toy store that has been providing great service and great toys to our communities for over 28 years! We’re very pleased to be able to extend our services with our new website. With 4 locations in the greater Maryland, D.C., & Northern Virginia area, and now our online…