No, it's not really a story - it's a bookstore! I've actually shopped here a couple of times before, but it's such a fun place that it deserves a callout! Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, purchased an old building in Plainville, MA and converted it into a bookstore and cafe. Of course there are plenty of Wimpy Kid books on the shelves (autographed!), but there are plenty of other books for kids (books for babies, picture books for preschoolers, easy readers for the primary grades, and young adult books for teens) and for adults, as well, not to mention a nice assortment of games, puzzles, even jewelry and kitchen utensils. There's a cafe offering beverages and light lunches. I took my 7-year-old grandson here for lunch and book shopping on Thursday. He is a big Wimpy Kid fan and we looked all around the store for Jeff Kinney. (We heard he has a writing studio on the 3rd floor; we actually walked up to the 2nd floor but hesitated to interrupt what looked like an older women's (like...my age) discussion group meeting there.) We picked up some Wimpy Kid postcards and one of the books he does not yet own, and were happy to see that we could preorder an autographed copy of book #13, due out in October. 😊
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