Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The mysterious toyshop The mysterious toyshop Cyril W. Beaumont A new toyshop, full of wonderful dolls and miniatures for both children and adults, is found to harbor an amazing secret. OL1354947W
Frannie's fruits Frannie's fruits Petra Mathers,Leslis Kimmelman,Leslie Kimmelman A little girl and her family operate a fruit and vegetable stand near the beach with the help of their dog Frannie. OL15059779W
The Marvelous Market on Mermaid The Marvelous Market on Mermaid Laura Krauss Melmed Describes Gran's store and the goings-on there in humorous, cumulative fashion. OL157885W
Best foot forward Best foot forward Joan Bauer In this sequel to the beloved Rules of the Road, Jenna Boller is dripping with newfound maturity after her life-altering summer on the road. She has a job she loves at Gladstone Shoes, a best friend … OL15834808W
Shops Shops Jane Shuter Uses old photographs to show a variety of different types of places people could do their shopping from 1895 to 1958. Suggested level: junior, primary. OL20941857W
Selfridge Selfridge Fergus Mason Just for a moment try to put every shopping trip you've ever made out of your head. Imagine a different world. Imagine that all the goods for sale are locked away in cabinets and to handle them, or e… OL27062146W
Finders keepers Finders keepers Roy Deering When Mr. Martin hired his son's best friend, Tomás, to clean out the old family store, he was trying to get an unsafe, dirty job done on the cheap. He never expected the boy to turn up hidden treasur… OL28774986W
We keep a store We keep a store Anne Shelby A small girl describes the many pleasures that accompany running a country store. OL2933821W
Luvella's promise Luvella's promise Joan Foley Baier When nine-year-old Luvella fears that she and her family may be forced to leave their early twentieth century Pennsylvania logging town, she struggles doggedly to achieve the dream she thinks will sa… OL443577W
My brother needs a boa My brother needs a boa Anne Weston When a rat moves into Benito's rainforest village store and chases away all the customers, he tries to find the perfect boa constrictor to get rid of the rat. OL5723204W
Maida's Little Shop Maida's Little Shop Inez Haynes Irwin A darling little shop of her own, with rooms above it to live in, and Granny Flynn to help her manage. Maida finds her business enterprise more thrilling than a trip to Europe; and the first money sh… OL8084570W
A street of little shops A street of little shops Margery Williams Bianco A collection of seven stories about the goings-on in the shops that line a particular street in a country village. OL812050W