Slow down & read a book
About Turtle Books
Turtle Books is dedicated to building a community of young readers. We believe strongly in the wisdom of turtles:
- Travel at your own speed
- Be comfortable in your shell and
- Keep Moving Forward!
Drop by and say hello. Bring a kid or just come on your own and browse the shelves. We’re located at 224 Washington Street in the heart of Brookline Village.
Nov 25
https://brookline.news/childrens-bookstore-turtle-books-comes-out-of-its-shell-in-brookline-village/ ...
Nov 24
Laura will be discussing the miracle of photosynthesis. Your kids will learn and so will you. This is a great event for 3 - 6 year olds. ...
Nov 23
This is your chance to own a piece of Hollywood history. Authentic movie poster signed by the original creator of Roger Rabbit. Please visit the store and take a look at the poster. Then enter your bid at the register. All funds will go to the amazing Brookline Early Education Program, so please bid high and bid often. ...
Nov 22
Ms. Kiersten is coming back to Turtle Books for First Light! Come and join us for reading and singing!
Dec. 4th
224 Washington St. Brookline
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Nov 22
Gary Wolf is coming to Turtle Books for First Light! Come and hear him discuss books!
We will be having a silent auction for the original poster from the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Come by and bid high 🙂
Dec. 4th
224 Washington St. Brookline
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Nov 17
Having our business featured in WGBH. On my top ten list of things I never expected to happen to me.
https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/2025-11-14/turtle-books-fills-a-childrens-bookstore-void-in-brookline-village
Thanks to Sharon McCarrell for agreeing to let us use her photo in the story. The photo embodies the spirit of the store.
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Oct 19
Things are moving along. Deep gratitude to Sophia Day for this amazing mural. Our thanks also to Ezra Jack Keats foundation, Peter Reynolds and Christopher Robinson for allowing us to copy from their original work. ...
Oct 17
Terri Schmitz`s generosity in sharing her bookstore wisdom has been invaluable. Thank you, Terry! I don`t know what we would do without her support. ...
Oct 16
Word spreads fast!!! Thank you to our first librarian. ...
Here`s a link to Rusty`s blog: https://rustybrowder.substack.com/ ...
Sep 10
Nothing goes better than books and ice cream! We`re discussing with our new favorite ice cream parlor the offering of an ice cream reward to kids for reading books. We`ll lay out the details when we open.
#jamiesicecreamco
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If you never heard of bookshop.org, you should check it out. This is a great way to support your favorite indie bookstore. We highlight children`s books at our page, but if you enter what you`re looking for in the search box, you`ll find that you can get almost anything!! ...
Aug 15
Our new home at
224 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
email us at info@turtlebooks.store
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