The best birthday present

From the moment I walked into Children’s Book World in LA, I was in love.  Not just in love with the fantastic selection of children’s books stacked ceiling high and bursting from the shelves.  Not just in love with the mini couches waiting to be sat on, or the sunlight streaming through the windows.  I was also in love with their customer service.

My husband took me to Children’s Book World on a shopping spree as my birthday present.  We had been by the shop on a visit to the nearby Food, however we didn’t have a chance to go inside.  Boy was I missing out.  As soon as I walked through the door, I was greeted with effusive hellos.  I had a look of glee/panic on my face, as the selection is ridiculously overwhelming, and one of the staff members stepped right in to help.

I asked her to point me in the direction of popular middle grade books with quirky female characters, and the staff member was on a roll.  She exuberantly walked me and my husband from book to book telling me what she loved about each title.  We ping-ponged back in forth in this high-energy chase for the perfect books, moving on each time she remembered her next favorite.  She gauged my reactions and tailored the books she recommended.  Then she told me all about the baker over at Food, and how the baker had been coming to Children’s Book World since she was three.  I love when people love what they do, and it just showed in every member of the staff.  All in all, I couldn’t have asked for a better experience.  Not only will I have the books to enjoy, I also had a wonderful afternoon.

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