Welcome to

Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book Shop

Come on into our website and browse around. We offer more than 35,000 titles in our children's book store, located in LaVerne, California, and any trade book that is in print can be ordered through our online store right here. We also offer a wide selection of quality play toys.

We offer events for children of all ages. Just click on the calendar to the left and check out our wide variety of author appearance events, storytimes, activities, and off site events.

In the Books Books Books! section you will find some of the best books available.There are also lists of books that have won awards, Staff Picks, and reviews from our Advanced Readers' Club. Be sure to check them out!

Take your time looking around our website. We think you'll like what you see.

Pajama Weekend!

Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:00am
Sun, 02/14/2010 - 5:00pm

Wear your PAJAMAs to Mrs. Nelson's

on Saturday, February 13th or Sunday, February 14th!
 
 

When parents bring their pajama-wearing kids, they will get a 20% discount on purchases!

Save some money and have LOTS of fun!

Dr. Seuss B2G1F

 

What is B2G1F you say? Well, let me tell you...

It's a humongously wonderful sale!

(B)uy (2) Dr. Seuss Books and (G)et (1) (F)ree


 

For the month of February, just come into the store and we'll help you find three of the best Dr. Seuss books, then we'll give you one of those for free -- with purchase of course! The free one will always be the least expensive. But hey! What a deal!

HANK ZIPZER Sweepstakes!

Come into the store to enter the Hank Zipzer National Sweepstakes! When you enter, you get the chance to win a visit to your school from author/actor Henry Winkler this May. One lucky winner will get to meet the author behind the hilarious, best-selling Hank Zipzer series-and share a special moment with friends and classmates when Henry Winkler speaks at their graduation assembly.

 

To enter, visit Mrs. Nelson's before March 23rd!

And the Winners Are:

The Winners of the 

Mrs. Nelson's
First Annual Book Awards

 are . . .

Click here to see all the winners!

Young Writer's Contest - Submit Entries from Feb. 1 to Mar. 12

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 10:00am

We start accepting entries for the Young Writer's Contest on Monday, February 1st. All entries must be submitted by March 12, 2010.

For more information and contest rules, open the link below:

Charlotte S. Huck Festival

 

 The 14th Annual Charlotte S. Huck Children's Literature Festival will be held from March 12 -13, 2010 on the campus of the University of Redlands.

Make sure to order your books for the Festival early. CLICK HERE to browse the books of the authors who will be visiting the festival.

Visit the festival website: www.redlands.edu/childrensliteraturefestival.asp

Bookstore Bestsellers

These are the Top 10 bestselling books
at Mrs. Nelson's for the week ending February 7, 2010
 

Barron's SAT (Paperback)

By Sharon Weiner Green, Ira K. Wolf
$18.99
ISBN-13: 9780764138034
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Barron's Educational Series, 08/01/2008

By Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond
$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780061804328
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Balzer + Bray, 12/01/2009

By Rick Riordan
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780786838653
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Disney-Hyperion, 03/01/2006

By Rick Riordan, Tk,
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9781423103349
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Disney-Hyperion, 04/01/2007

By Jane O'connor, Robin Preiss Glasser
$6.99
ISBN-13: 9780061703799
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperFestival, 01/01/2010

By Ed Emberley
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780316018913
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: LB Kids, 01/01/2010

By Mildred D. Taylor
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780140384512
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Puffin, 01/01/2002

By Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery, Kirby Larson
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780316053181
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 11/01/2009

All the World (Hardcover)

By Liz Garton Scanlon, Marla Frazee
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9781416985808
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Beach Lane Books, 09/01/2009

By Pat Mora, Rafael Lopez
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780061288777
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Rayo, 03/01/2009

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