November 2006
The city's best loot By Jennifer Cranston
Kids & Parents Guide › Toys and Books
Type Books
- 883 Queen St. W. (at Gore Vale Ave.), plus two other GTA locations • View on map »
- 416-366-8973
Parents browse the adult section up front, while offspring pore over more than 200 board books and a hand-picked selection of classics in the funky back room. On Saturday afternoons, tykes ages five to nine learn about such subjects as animals and astronomy in hands-on pay-what-you-can classes in the downstairs art gallery. At the Danforth location, a Kids Lounge runs a variety of literacy programs for everyone from tots to teens. A focused selection of toys includes a battery-free Dynamo pig flashlight ($10) and whimsical, handmade animal bookends (from $70) by the women’s Kenana Knitter collective in Kenya.
- Hours:
- Spring–summer, M–Th 10–6, F–Sa 10–8, Su 11–6; fall–winter, M–Sa 10–6, Su 11–6
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