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The Bookshop for Boys and Girls
In the beginning, there was retail.
In the beginning, there was retail. In 1916, when there were no superstores, no thought of Internet shopping, and few notable children’s books for sale anywhere, the founding editor of the Horn Book, Bertha Mahony, opened a new bookshop in Boston. Learn more about The Bookshop for Boys and Girls at the links below.
The Bookshop for Boys and Girls
"Realms of Gold and Granite" by Barbara Bader (September/October 1999 Horn Book Magazine)
Miss Mahony opens her the Bookshop in 1916
Horn Book Reminiscence (September/October 1999 Horn Book Magazine)
Lee Kingman recalls her 1929 visit
Book Caravan
"Treasure Island by the Roadside" by Barbara Bader (January/February 1999 Horn Book Magazine)
Taking the shop on the road
Newspaper article in The Atlantic Monthly (June 1929)
The Bookshop That Is Bertha Mahony by Alice Jordan
Scrapbook items of interest
• Bookshop photos • Book Caravan diary • Book Caravan photos • Book Caravan clippings
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Book caravan - The Horn Book
[...] Bertha Mahony Miller. It put us in a nostalgic mood, so here’s some more information about Horn Book history: articles about the Book Caravan, the Bookshop for Boys and Girls, and a Horn Book reminiscence [...]Posted : Jun 20, 2013 04:02