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April 2023 by Brea Shyng
I absolutely adore this store and have been a frequent shopper since we moved to the area last year. The staff are AMAZING! They are so sweet and accommodating and hugely helpful when finding books or toys. I buys all of my kids toys here and they LOVE this store. The selection is incredible and perfectly curated to have wonderful options for everyone (especially diverse selection of POC authors!). The owner is fantastic and has saved us TWICE when my son left his lovey in her store. She knows my name and is so kind every time we go. Honestly nothing beats supporting this incredible local business. This sweet women even put his lovey in a bag with my name on it when she found it because she recognize that it was my sons. 100 stars ?
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March 2023 by Robert Eichman
A very good store for shopping for very interesting and fun items for your children or grandchildren!! Staff is very friendly and helpful!! Good learning items mixed in with loads of fun things!! Good place to take your kids!!
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February 2023 by Kevin Eikov Ministries
An outstanding childrens book store and gift shop. Always a pleasure to shop there. I highly recommend this place.
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December 2022 by Danielle Webb
I live in NYC and go out of my way to stop by Character Development whenever I’m near Philly. It’s my favorite children’s bookstore (with amazing toys and gifts too.) Just the right size -amazingly curated, great variety, yet not overwhelming.
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October 2022 by Brett Hayhurst
Great selection of books, toys, and games at reasonable prices.
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June 2022 by Lisa Wu
I love this bookstore and toy store!!! The staff is incredibly helpful and will help you find a specific title or something new. Buy your books here and support local, not Amazon!
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June 2022 by Pyramidion
Good book selection and a good variety of kid's toys. Excellent staff and service. On street metered parking. Specials offered regularly. Fun to browse this and other shops in Narberth Pa. across from PLCB liquor store and next to a fine French bakery.
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April 2022 by Jay may
Store still asks people to wear masks in March 2022. Sorry you are a Toy store. Not a doctor.
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April 2022 by Kenneth Culleton
Great small book store for the kiddos. They have toys for all ages too
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June 2021 by Liz Rees-Jones
Charming and welcoming local business with great inventory for kids
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April 2021 by Christina Yaeger
This store has always been one of my favorites. I was there today after a long time away. It's still a great shop--I found many great books and a few cute little Easter basket items, but I have to say I was dismayed when I got to the counter and saw the sign that there are no returns or exchanges due to COVID. This is an unreasonable position for a business at this point in the pandemic. We know that the risk of infection from surfaces is low. Libraries are open. Others stores are open and accepting returns. If there is a great concern about this, implement a 3 day "quarantine" period for items that are returned like some libraries are doing. I like to buy gifts from Character Development. I don't want to buy a gift if the gift recipient can't exchange it in the event they already have it/don't like it etc. Today I would have bought my goddaughter many more books, but I was unwilling to do so since she couldn't exchange them if she already had them. I want to support small businesses, but I won't be supporting this one any longer as long as this policy remains in place.
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January 2021 by Tim Gilboy
Staff is always knowledgeable and helpful
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December 2020 by Randi Runk
I love this little store. I’ve had nothing but positive, friendly people there. I do not take my grandson in because he would want to play with everything and tear the store apart. It’s understandable that staff would be alert to that. I make that comment for the few comments i noticed complaining. I especially love the updated look! Go and visit this charming little store and support our local shops.
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September 2020 by Pyramidion
Great selection of kid's books and toys. Very helpful staff. Always features specials. Find that book you had as a kid yourself. Pretty store to boot.
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February 2020 by Amy Albert
Great shop to find unique children's gifts for any age. Amazing book selection. Knowledgeable and friendly staff.
