My husband bought books for 9 and 11 year old children in the Marylebone branch and books for a three and a half year old coming up to four. The assistant found the books the older two children requested and suggested books for the third child.
A plastic bag with a pretty design was available for ten pence.
The shop's bag
The bag was a good souvenir, a reminder of the name of the shop if you want to tell anybody else, and was a handy way to keep your own books or gifts together. The bag would have made a suitable wrapping, if you were happy for the recipient to know your gift was a book.
We took refuge from the rain in their other branch at Hampstead near Hampstead Heath after visiting the Garden Gate pub for lunch and finding the coffee shop had no room for six of us.
The Daunt bookshop was full of interesting, enticing books, those around the counter being extra interesting, as well as those on the high shelves.
Children's Corner
When we walked further into the shop we discoved an archway over steps leading into a short passage which had been converted into a kiddie book nook, with stools of three sizes where children could sit and look at books.
This kept the six of us, aged 3 to 78 entertained for half an hour. The oldest child was able to read to the youngest and select books for her, thus allowing the adults to browse undisturbed, Also the three childen were entertained, and bonded.
A delightful shop. We would definitely go back on our next visit, and seek out their other shops.
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