Upstart Crow

10/09/06

Bookstore-cum-gift shop specializes in cool kids' stuff.

by Martha Burr at Citysearch

In Short
While it poses as a bookstore (and sells coffee), it is also packed with theme gift items. Displays are almost created as shrines--Betty Boop, Marilyn, I Love Lucy and Britney Spears all have their merchandise altars. So do the Powerpuff Girls, Hello Kitty, and Disney. It's not a bad book selection, but it's no Borders either. Literary kids will do well though, with the likes of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Babar, Dr. Seuss and Harry Potter.