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News:
January 26th, 2012
Our latest newsletter is out now!
In this issue:
- Details about our Family Literacy Day celebration
- Announcing our searchable Online Catalogue
- Check out our discount books
- Spotlight on two great new releases
- Spotlight on local business Bibb Photo
Check your inbox or you can view it here.
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January 20th, 2012
Event Announcement: Family Literacy Day celebration – Saturday Jan. 28th at 11am
It’s that time of year again where we get to celebrate something very close to our hearts, Family Literacy Day! Join us on Saturday January 28th at 11am for a special “Around the World” themed storytime with the wonderful storyteller Peg Hasted followed by a fun craft.
Perfect for ages 2 to 5, but open to everyone!
Family Literacy Day takes place annually to celebrate adults and children reading and learning together. For more information, please visit http://abclifeliteracy.ca/
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January 19th, 2012
Back to business as usual (at least for now)! We’re open until 5pm today.
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January 17th, 2012
We managed to obtain many of our favourite books at discount prices so we are passing the savings on to you! Including board books, picture books, novels, and graphic novels, there is something for every age at amazing prices. Some of the titles are listed below and there are many more in store.
As an added bonus, all Hero Society members will receive an additional 10% off the already low prices!
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| "Bridget's Beret" Hardcover Retail Price: $19.99 Our Price: $8.99 | "Everything But the Horse" Hardcover Retail Price: $19.99 Our Price: $9.99 | "Wag" Hardcover Retail Price: $19.99 Our Price: $8.99 | "A Pet for Petunia" Hardcover Retail Price: $14.99 Our Price: $8.50 |
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| "Mungo and the Spiders from Space" Hardcover Retail Price: $18.50 Our Price: $9.99 | "What's Your Sound Hound the Hound?" Hardcover Retail Price: $11.99 Our Price: $5.99 | "Pajama Pirates" Hardcover Retail Price: $19.99 Our Price: $9.99 | "Even Monsters Need Haircuts" Retail Price: $18.50 Our Price: $8.99 |
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| "South" Hardcover Retail Price: $16.99 Our Price: $7.99 | "Somewhere So Sleepy" Board Book Retail Price: $9.99 Our Price: $4.50 | "The Daddy Book" Paperback Retail Price: $8.99 Our Price: $4.99 | "The Mommy Book" Paperback Retail Price: $8.99 Our Price: $4.99 |
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| "The Maze Runner" Hardcover Retail Price: $21.00 Our Price: $9.99 | "A Whole 'Nother Story" Hardcover Retail Price: $21.00 Our Price: $7.99 | "Big Nate: From the Top" Paperback Retail Price: $12.99 Our Price: $7.99 | "Big Nate: Out Loud" Paperback Retail Price: $12.99 Our Price: $7.99 |
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January 6th, 2012
Announcing a new site feature: You can now search our inventory using our online catalogue! You can access it via the handy button at the top of this page or by clicking on this link. Don’t forget, if we don’t have the book you are looking for in stock, we can order it for you.
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December 24th, 2011
We would like to say “thank you” to all our wonderful customers that came in this month. We had a great time seeing you all and appreciate your support so much!
Have a very happy and safe Holiday from our family to yours. 
Cheers,
Kate, Drew, and Emma
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December 20th, 2011
Announcing our Holiday Hours:
December 24th: Open 10am to 3pm
December 25th to 27th: Closed
December 28th to 30th: Open 10am to 5pm
December 31st to January 2nd: Closed
We will return to our regular hours on Tuesday January 3rd
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December 9th, 2011
Our latest newsletter is out now!
In this issue:
- Tall Tales’ Christmas Party
- Details on our holiday season store hours
- Give the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas: a Hero Society Membership
- Looking for a creative gift for kids? Look no further than our display of children’s cookbooks, aprons, and accessories!
- Spotlight on Local Businesses: The Savvy Squirrel Coupon Book
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December 5th, 2011
Looking for a creative gift for kids? Look no further than our display of children’s cookbooks, aprons, and accessories!
Back by popular demand! An amazing selection of kid aprons, chef hats, and cooking accessories from Vancouver-based Twinklebelle Designs are now in stock!
Pair these adorable items with one of the many wonderful cookbooks for kids that we carry and you have the perfect gift for the little chef in your life.
Act fast as supplies are limited!
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December 3rd, 2011
Announcing our December hours. Leading up to Christmas we will now be open seven days a week with extended hours!
Our store hours for December 4th to December 23rd are:
Mondays: 10am to 6pm
Tuesdays: 10am to 6pm
Wednesdays: 10am to 6pm
Thursdays: 10am to 6pm
Fridays: 10am to 6pm
Saturdays: 10am to 6pm
Sundays: 11am to 5pm
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December 1st, 2011
Event Announcement: Tall Tales’ Christmas Party!
Sunday, December 11th 11:30am to 2pm
Tall Tales Books is all dressed up and ready so come celebrate the holiday season with us at our Christmas Party!
Join us for a special Christmas-themed free storytime from 11:30am to noon with Peg Hasted. Then Kristina from Par-T-Perfect will be here from noon until 2pm with a special Christmas build-a-bear activity! Children can decorate and dress their very own Santa teddy bear (the cost is $8 for each bear with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the READ Society).
Hope to see you here on the 11th!
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November 29th, 2011
Looking for gift ideas for the children in your life? We are writing a series of posts on our YummyMummyClub.ca blog to help you out!
First up is some of our favourite books for infants and toddlers.
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November 22nd, 2011
As we approach the holiday shopping season, please take a moment and read our latest YummyMummyClub.ca blog post: The Importance of Shopping Local.
Please also share the post with your friends and family, it means a lot to us. Thank you!
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November 20th, 2011
Event Announcement:
Help create Christmas Stockings to be donated to local families in need.
Sunday November 27th from 1pm to 3pm
We are excited to be the location for one of the Christmas stocking craft sessions for the First Annual Crafty Christmas Stocking Drive! Come to Tall Tales Books on Sunday November 27th from 1pm to 3pm and join Renee from Crafty in creating Christmas stockings to be donated to families in need through the Cridge Centre. Join in the Christmas spirit as you take part in this fun activity and help brighten the Christmas mornings of local children who will receive the stockings made during this event.
Crafty is also collecting stocking stuffers to fill the stockings. Suggested items are art supplies, small toys, and small books for children under 12. You can drop off donations at Tall Tales Books until December 15th.
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November 8th, 2011
Store hours update: we will be open on Sundays for the rest of November!
Visit us between 11am and 5pm on Sundays for the rest of the month in addition to our regular hours (Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm).
Also, we will be open on Friday November 11th with reduced hours (11am to 4pm).
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We finally caught up! Here’s the latest update of new releases we received into the store in the past couple of month:
October 25th, 2011
Are you looking for some great spooky children’s books for Halloween? Check out our latest blog post on YummyMummyClub.ca for some of our favourites:
Our Favourite Spooky Children’s Books
All books are available in store while supplies last!
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Here’s the next update of new releases we received into the store in the past couple of months (there’s so many, there is still one more update to come!):
October Knit-ins to raise awareness about the period of PURPLE crying – Oct. 1st & 15th
Way to go Victoria knitters! You contributed 27 knitted purple baby caps to support the Click For Babies campaign! The caps are on their way to BC Children’s Hospital and will be given to babies born in British Columbia during the month of November to raise awareness about the period of PURPLE crying.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at our knit-ins and dropped off caps to the store. Thank you to the ladies from the Savvy Squirrel Coupon Book for donating purple yarn and to Katherine C. for lending some knitting tools and expertise.
For more information about the Click for Babies campaign and the period of PURPLE crying, visit http://www.dontshake.ca, www.PURPLEcrying.info, follow on Twitter @PurpleCrying, or visit the facebook page.
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October 19th, 2011
Launch of “Ankylosaur Attack” – October 15th, 2011
Rrrroooaaarrr! It was all about the dinos when we celebrated the launch of the brand new picture book “Ankylosaur Attack” by award-winning local Victoria author Daniel Loxton.
Daniel was on hand to read from his book, answer questions, and sign copies for all the dinosaur lovers in attendance.
Thank you to Daniel, Cheryl, and Isaac for the honour of letting us celebrate with you and for all the amazing treats! Thank you also to Kids Can Press and everyone who came out to the event!
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October 13th, 2011
Our latest newsletter is out now!
In this issue:
- Launch of “Ankylosaur Attack!” by local author/illustrator Daniel Loxton
- October Knit-in to raise awareness about the period of PURPLE crying
- Featured New Release Picture Books: “The Bippolo Seed” & “Otis and the Tornado”
- Spotlight on Local Businesses: Nibblesticks Cake Pops & Lori Hawrychuk Photography
We will be closed on Sunday April 4th and our usual Monday April 5th for the Easter Holiday Weekend.
Happy Easter!