While we're all for heeding Hermione Granger's library-going advice, there's also something so beguiling about a classic children's bookstore. We're talking about the independent, locally run, charming little children's bookstores of The Shop Around The Corner variety; and luckily, we have one of those right here in Oregon! We're talking about Green Bean Books, a picture-perfect children's bookstore in Portland, Oregon that's irresistibly charming for budding bookworms... and big bookworms, too!
Known for its next-level window displays and mind-blowing dioramas, Green Bean Books is the kind of enchanting brick-and-mortar children's bookstore that seems to only exist in the movies.
Luckily, this enchanting children's bookstore is real, and you'll find it in Portland, Oregon!
Green Bean Books opened its doors in Portland's Alberta Arts District in 2009, and has become a true community cornerstone in the years since.
Stocked with children's books of every size, shape, language, and variety, this is *the* place to go to get your kids excited about reading in The Rose City.
More than merely a bookstore, families flock to Green Bean Books for the story times (in multiple languages!), comics classes, crafting, summer camps, author visits, poetry slams, and other bibliophilic activities.
Authors and illustrators love Green Bean Books just as much as anyone else. You'll often find your favorite children's book authors stopping by for story time or a signing... or simply to browse for books for themselves!
Green Bean Books is the kind of place that's always celebrating something -- a season, holiday, festival, author's birthday... or even just a Monday.
And this is why kids, parents, authors, and pretty much everyone loves Green Bean Books in Portland.
Have you visited this children's bookstore in Portland before? Green Bean Books really is such a treasure of a place!
Looking for more independent bookshops to browse in Oregon? We absolutely adore this little bookstore in Bend.
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