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SUMMERTIME AT DRAGONWINGS

  SUMMERTIME AT DRAGONWINGS NATURE ACTIVITIES AND GUIDEBOOKS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY PUZZLES FOR ALL AGES ON ALL SIDES OF OUR PUZZLE ISLAND Including puzzles with pieces in several sizes for the whole family to work on together, search and find puzzles, and surprising lenticular puzzles. Identification chart, too! Now you see it… And now…surprise! [...]

Read More » | June 13, 2023 | Category: Blog, Book Picks, News, Staff Picks, Toy Picks | Comments: none | Tags:

Open With Limited Hours

Dragonwings and The Bookcellar are open this summer with limited hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 2:00. We have lots of games on hand: board games, card games, educational games, and easy games for the youngest players. Really, as young as 18 months! The Roll & Play Game has large, soft, colorful dice and color-coded [...]

Read More » | June 18, 2020 | Category: Activities, Blog, Book Picks, Great Gifts, News, Staff Picks, Toy Picks, Uncategorized | Comments: none | Tags: , ,

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Help Break the Reading Record!

On October 6th Dragonwings Bookstore is is planning to help break a world record for the largest shared reading experience in history. You can join us, and more than 2 million children and adults across the country and around the globe, by reading Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney.  We will be attempting  to [...]

Read More » | September 29, 2011 | Category: Activities, Blog, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Princess Hannah looking very like Princess Grace.
Read More » | August 22, 2011 | Category: Activities, Blog, Events, Fun Photos, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , ,

Heidi, Ellie and Ethan on a Field Trip to Dragonwings.

Field Trip to Dragonwings Bookstore

Students from the Learning Cottage Daycare and Preschool went on a Field Trip to Dragonwings Bookstore last week.  They each wore hand-decorated sun visors and carried slings for their water bottles.  At Dragonwings they hunted for dragons, raced cars on the Ramp Racer, set up the train set, held a Fastrack competition, and prepared and [...]

Read More » | August 1, 2011 | Category: Events, Fun Photos, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , ,

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Diggers and Dozers Workshop Thursday 7-21

Do you love diggers, dozers, trucks and tractors?  In this workshop everyone will receive a great big, interactive book filled with big machines that pop up on every page.  Then we will get to work making equipment to attach to the big machines and find out if they can handle some big loads. For ages [...]

Read More » | July 18, 2011 | Category: Activities, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , ,

Strawberry Fest Saturday June 18

Strawberry Fest Saturday June 18, 2011 Strawberry Fest: thousands  of sunburned people on Main St. carrying plates piled high with whipped cream, strawberries and shortcake, wandering through a street fair, listening to live music, browsing scores of craft booths.  Dragonwings will celebrate Strawberry Fest with bubble kit specials and bubble demos throughout the day.

Read More » | June 2, 2011 | Category: Activities, Events | Comments: none | Tags: , , , ,

EONA ~ sequel to EON by: Alison Goodman

EONA will be on sale 4/19/11 EON is the first book. Before I worked here at Dragonwings, I saw a review written by Kathleen about Eon.  I ordered the book and started reading it. I would say its for 8th graders on up.  Its a story about Eon who is in training to be a [...]

Read More » | April 16, 2011 | Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The Sandwich Swap

The Sandwich Swap Written by Rania Al Abdullah with Kelly DiPucchio Illustrated by Tricia Tusa Enter the world of  best friends Lily and Salma. They do all of their school activities together. They draw pictures together, play on the swings together, jump rope together, and even eat their lunches together. However, the girls do have [...]


Mockingjay Coming Tomorrow!

Only available at independent book sellers! Hey Suzanne Collins fans! Mockingjay is being released tomorrow. Dragonwings will be opening at 9AM so you can start reading your copy early tomorrow morning. Everyone who purchases a copy will receive a free Mockingjay tattoo. Mockingjay buttons will be given out to customers who pre-ordered their copy. After [...]

Read More » | August 23, 2010 | Category: News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , ,



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