The Book Man - in Historic Downtown Chilliwack - B.C. - The Pied Piper of Books-

Liz, I love the pictures, I can spend hours and hours in bookstores without even realizing it!  This one looks very special!

Thanks Carole - me too!  I love a lazy rainy day in the book store! Thanks for visiting!  :-)

Liz- I love these old books and now it's so fun to share them with my kids.  I used to poor over the Nancy Drew books and was definitely a book worm when I was younger.  Always with my nose in a book even at the dinner table or under the covers with my nightlight when it was time to go to bed:-)

Liz - you sound like a kindred spirit! All time stops when I walk in to a bookstore like you describe, and I could spend a whole afternoon there and think I blinked at the clock. Thanks for sharing.

(What's with the screaming mimi...did I take too long to type my comment?)

What can I say Liz with another tremendous post of yours? We both share the love of books.

Liz,

I love books too, especially cook books, try to find one every new city or country I visit. 

What a nice presentation you did for the book store.  I will check this store out.

Have a great weekend.

Cute, picturesque, upbeat and informative as usual!

Liz, I love books and used bookstores.  I've always gotten a special thrill looking for a particular book and finding it when I had just about given up hope.  I still have my Nancy Drews, although not the whole collection.  My favorite bookstore name - Bent Pages in Houma, LA.  Perhaps I should do a post about it!

My sister thinks my son, husband and I are weird...our idea of a day out is a trip to Phoenix for a movie, lunch and hours at Barnes & Nobles.  My son would rather spend all of his time there than at the toy store...just like me:)

Rebecca - so was I!  I used to just devour them.........and the part I liked the most was when it was lights out time - and I could sneak under the covers and read ! Oh those were the days!

Karen - it doesn't seem like too many people read these days - and I don't read as much as I like to (I think I'm spending too much time blogging! :0) But just walking in a bookstore transports me!

Gary - why am I not surprised? :-)

Sharon - My mom collects cookbooks!  She has hundreds! :-)

Jane..:-) Thank you ! A little long ...but......"so much to say - so little time"..:-)

I too love book stores. If I am in a town somewhere, I scope out the book stores. Used are more fun.

Heather - isn't that true........there are stories out there of people searching for books they got as children and lost........and then finding the original copy with an inscription in it to them!  How exciting eh? :-)

Chastity!  Oh to have a child that loves to read.....!....I'm not quite sure what happened........but none of mine feel particularly passionate about them....sad to say....:-)

Steven........me too! Love them!

Liz...

This is a fantastic post about your favorite bookstore! Makes me want to go to B<c> to have a look for myself!

Hi Liz, I, too, love books and reading.  I just finished "Choosen by a Horse" by Susan Richards, it was excellent, especially for Horse Lovers. 

Your book store sounds wonderful.  There is one in downtown Princeton and I will have to stop in and take a look.

Thanks- Richard!  well you just come on down! :-)

Christine - Yes me too - I just haven't been doing enough.... I'm going start to compile a list of books I've always wanted to read - and haven't yet! And start reading them!

Liz, What a fantastic book store!  I love their bookmark wallpaper and respect them for giving back to their community. Wow, they really DO give back. What a neat idea, with the globes!  It seems they go above and beyond in making sure our future little leaders will have many great opportunities!  My hat goes off for Bookman.  Talk about paying it forward!

When I was single, I would take my kids to Barnes and Noble and we would spend hours there, just reading, and discovering new books.  We all loved it.  I need to find a good used book store here in Huntsville. I get on "reading benders" where I will read a book in a day or 2....I get engrossed and can't put it down. Yep, I'm a book nerd:) 

Great Localism post!

Elizabeth.......Isn't it though?  The door is actually made of a bunch of bookmarks - its not wallpaper!  :-) And the 'pay it forward' that they do is super!  I do the reading benders 3 or 4 times a year for a couple of weeks at a time....then months of.....umm just blogging? :-)  Thanks for coming buy and commenting! 

Liz:

I always enjoy reading or hearing about local entrepreneurs who are successful, a book store is a very difficult business to stand out in against the chains.  This appears to be a store where I could get lost for hours.  As a child I had a voracious appetite for books, your photo of the child under the blanket with a flashlight brought back memories of when I would stay up late reading, unless my mother caught me. 

Oh Paul it seems that many share the flashlight under covers story!  Imagine a parent telling you you can't read but have to go to bed!  Many parents today would probably give their eye teeth if only their kids would read!  

Liz:

You are so right, reading is important, especially when encouraged at a young age.  I use to love to read my kids stories at bedtime, now they are doing it with their children.

Wonderful post, Liz.  There is nothing like a book.  I am a librarian (RE is a second career for me), and you've made me very happy with your post :)

There's something about a used book store that's very enticing... I love to rummage through the bins and shelves looking for a treasure.

As I was reading this, I was trying to remember the name of the movie that it reminded me of - you got it.  Nice post about Amber and her Dad - really building a legacy to be proud of.

Paul - I used to read to my kids all the time - then I listened to them read - and now.....hmmm none of them has kids.....so? :-)

Marie - A librarian - how cool!  You're right there is Nothing like a Book!

Georgina - this particular store doesn't have bins - but maybe it should! :-)  The rummaging is fun - and you never know what you're going to come across!

Terri - you don't mean You've Got Mail right?...There are a few - I saw Definitely Maybe the other day - and they had a really cool part about the daughter searching for a book her dad had given her as a child -..........she searched for years..........then her love interest found it and kept it until they met again one day  - and gave it to her.  It was very moving - and special!

Thank you so much for this wonderful post Liz.  You truly flatter us, and we're really honoured that you chose to write about our store.  My father and I truly love what we do, and we try to reflect that in every aspect of the bookstore.  The true credit goes to our staff, though.  Without the tremendous team of people working here, our bookstore would not be the special place that it is.... and of course, we can't leave the cat out of it, he wouldn't be impressed with that!

Amber -it was a delight!  You, your dad and your staff *and kitty* provide a wonderful resource - refuge - -a very special  environment  for sharing and learning and so much more!  What a contribution! :-)

hi Liz,

It looks like just my kind of place.....I could spend hours even DAYS in a place like that. I'm a collector of antique books and used bookstores are one of my favourite places to haunt.

Amber and her Dad have done a wonderful job with their bookstore and I'm amazed at the creativity and warmth of it all.

Jo

Hi Jo-Anne- honestly aren't books stores esp used book stores wonderful! I have a couple of antique books, one of Erasumus, an original copy of Rebecca and Treasure Island......thats it ! :-)

I have  NEVER heard of a scratch and sniff book... I'm looking for one next time I'm in the book-store.  Very fun post.

Amber - I haven't either!  But I do like the smell of the books! I thought it was a cute concept though!

My Partner spent over 30 years working at Borders Books and Music and its subsidiaries (Waldenbooks, etc.). I've always loved the smell of books, from at least the age of 6 that I can remember. When I was in high school, all my friends were out causing trouble and testing the system while I was at the Texas A&I University library perusing all the books. I think half my high school friends have been, or currently are, in jail or prison.

Liz,

You spent a lot of time on your blog and it shows.

Thanks for sharing.

Hi Liz,

I like picking up Robert Ludlum books at the Maui swap meet.

Steve

Russell - I think you're right - there aren't too many people that are 'in to' books that get into serious trouble.........and I so agree about the smell of old books, new books...mmm

Brenda - thanks - yep a bit...:-)

Steven - well used books at a swap meet - its sort of a portable used book store..no? :-)

Liz, what a great idea! And the link back to you, what a bonus! Thanks for sharing and featuring your own post.

Sharon - I didn't feature my own post!.......lol........Where is it featured?