Sunday, December 15, 2013

Holiday Hours! 

Open tonight until 8:00. 

Wednesday, Dec. 18th   11-8 
Thursday, Dec. 19th   11-8 
Friday, Dec. 20  11 - 8 
Saturday, Dec. 21   10 - 8 
Sunday, Dec. 22   12 - 8  EXTENDED HOURS
Monday Dec. 23  5 - 9 
Tuesday, Dec. 24  2 - 7 

Closed, December 25th
Merry Christmas! 


Wednesday, November 20, 2013


We have great gift picks for every kid of every age. 

Here are some of our favorites, and we'll be adding to the list! 


Richard Scarry’s Best Storybook Ever: 82 wonderful stories for boys and girls

A treasury of Scarry’s best work. Includes samplings from favorite Golden Books, “I am a Bunny” in its entirety, Mother Goose rhymes, the months of the year, trains, planes, colors, letters – 288 pages jam-packed with Richard Scarry’s lovable characters.  




Pirateria: The Wonderful Plunderful Pirate Emporium by Calef Brown

Ahoy there, Mateys! Here is a rollicking rhyming book about an emporium that sells everything a buccaneer (or mutineer) could possibly need for adventures on the high seas. 



Dinosaurology 

The latest in the "-ology" books, this one is all about dinosaurs! 





Elephant & Piggie by Mo Willems 

These books are sure to be a hit with beginning readers. Grown-ups will also appreciate Mr. Willems' humor and often wry drawings. Also deals with sharing, compromise, feeling good about yourself, and other issues that pop up between friends. 




The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce 

A wonderful story, beautifully illustrated, about a boy's lifelong love of books, and how it is passed on to others. 




Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban; illustrated by Lillian Hoban

Frances loves bread and jam so much, she could eat it for every meal! But for how long? Will Frances ever eat spaghetti, scrambled eggs, or peanut butter again?





I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry 

One of our all-time favorites. Nicholas the Bunny introduces young readers to his world and to the seasons, in this richly illustrated board book. 









Saturday, November 16, 2013

Trades for Store Credit Schedule 

We want your books! Please bring in your trades for store credit Saturdays 10 - 3, as listed below. No appointment is necessary, but please call first to confirm. 

We will be very busy for the holidays, so we'll have reduced times in December. 

Store credit is half of what we would sell the book for. You may use your store credit for any used book in the store, and toward 30% of the cost of a new book (for example, if you would like a new book that is $10, you may use $3 of store credit and pay $7 cash). 

If you have old store credit, please stop by or call. All store credit from 2012 and prior will expire at the end of the year. All store credit from 2013 will expire one year from the last time you were in the store. This is basically a housekeeping thing -- we have accumulated hundreds of traders over the years, and it is a bit overwhelming! 

Thank you for your continued support, and see you soon! 

We will be looking at books on the following Saturdays: 

November 16
November 23
We WILL NOT be looking at books November 30
December 7
December 14
We WILL NOT be looking at books December 21 
December 28



Sunday, November 10, 2013




Thanks to all of the ghosts and ghouls, old friends and new, who stopped by to visit on Halloween. Frightening or friendly, it was great to see everyone! We didn't have a chance to snap everyone, but here are photos of some of our friends who came by. It was great Halloween, and we're looking forward to a happy holiday season, with Thanksgiving and December right around the corner! 









Friday, November 1, 2013

Hi, we won't be looking at books tomorrow, 11/2/2013. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Just a heads up, we won't be looking at books for trade this Saturday or next Saturday.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Sorry for the news but we will be closed on Sunday the 22nd. By the way have you seen our rearranged, used, bookshelves?

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Free to Be You and Me....

We have a very special selection of children's books to celebrate Pride, anti-bullying &  letting your true self shine through. Let us know if you have any suggestions to add! 






















Free to Be You and Me. Originally published in the 1970s by the Ms. Foundation. There is also a 35th Anniversary edition.

And Tango Makes Three 
         by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman
Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
In Our Mother's House by Patricia Polacco
It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr 
King & King by Linda de Haan & Stern Nijland
Mommy, Mama, and Me by Leslea Newman
Molly's Family by Nancy Garden
My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Not All Princesses Dress in Pink 
            by Jane Yolen &Heidi E.Y. Stemple 
Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer
Oliver Button is a Sissy by Tomie dePaola
Ruby's Beauty Shop by Rosemary Wells
The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein
Who's in a Family? by Robert Skutch
William's Doll by Charlotte Zolotow 

Amelia's Bully Survival Guide by Marissa Moss

Berenstain Bears and the Bully 
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug by Ed Emberley 
Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin  
Just Kidding by Trudi Ludwig
My Secret Bully by Trudi Ludwig 
Pinky and Rex and the Bully by James Howe



We want your books! 

Please bring your books only during the scheduled times. If you are unsure, please call. 206-547-4555. 


We will be looking at books every Saturday in July except the last Saturday, July 27th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

We will not be looking at books on July 27th . 

Your store credit is 50% of what we would sell the book for. You may use your store credit for any used book in the store or towards 30% of the price of a new book. Store credit may not be used for other items. 

Your store credit expires one year from your last visit. 

See you soon! 

Project Cool for School – 
Books for Homeless Children

Project Cool is an awesome program of the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness. They fill 1,300 backpacks with donated school supplies, books, toothbrushes & toothpaste and more and distribute them to children who are homeless.

Alphabet Soup will be collecting books for donation to Project Cool for School. Purchase a book for donation to Project Cool for School and get 25% off your entire purchase! * We’ll also be collecting books for donation that are on the wish list.

For more information on their program & how to donate and volunteer, check out their Facebook page

* May not be combined with any other discount or sale.

Here is a wish list of suggested titles and approximate age groupings. The list is meant as a guide to get you browsing. Follow your instinct in choosing a book – if it is a book you would share with a child in your life, then it is a great book to donate to the Cool for School Project!

Here are some suggestions to get you started:

Learning How to Read & New Readers

“I Can Read” books
Berenstain Bears
Cat in the Hat / Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Caps for Sale
Frog and Toad
Amelia Bedelia
Danny and the Dinosaur
Elephant and Piggie
Go Dog Go
Nate the Great
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Young Readers – Picture Books

Angelina Ballerina
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Detective LaRue
Diary of a Spider
George and Martha
Giant Jam Sandwich
Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Books
Little Critter
Martha Speaks
Roxaboxen
Tar Beach
Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig
Tacky the Penguin
Toot and Puddle
Trickster Tales by Gerald McDermott


Young Readers – Chapter Books

A to Z Mysteries
Boxcar Children
Classic Starts
Flat Stanley
Geronimo Stilton
Horse Diaries
The Hundred Dreses
Ivy and Bean
Judy Moody
Magic Tree House
Mercy Watson
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
My Father’s Dragon
Paddington Bear
Pippi Longstocking


Older Readers

Afternoon of the Elves
American Girl Mysteries
Because of Winn-Dixie
BFG
Black Beauty
Borrowers
Charlotte’s Web
Cricket in Times Sqaure
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Encyclopedia Brown
Eyewitness Books (Nonfiction Series)
Ginger Pye 
Gone-Away Lake
Harriet the Spy
Harry Potter
James and the Giant Peach
Little House on the Prairie
Penderwicks
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Lightning Thief, etc)
Peter and the Starcatchers
Phantom Tollbooth
Taran Wanderer (and other Lloyd Alexander Books)
Warriors
Wizard of Oz


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Today would of been Richard Scarry's 94th birthday!
We will be having a sale on his books next week! We shall keep you posted on the details.

Also, we will be closing today at 3:30. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Each month Alphabet Soup will celebrate a different author's birthday. 

Who would you like us to celebrate? 




Happy birthday, Arnold Lobel!
Arnold Lobel wrote some of our favorite books -  Frog and Toad, Mouse Tales, Grasshopper on the Road -  and nearly 100 others. Mr. Lobel, a Caldecott and Newbery Award winning illustrator & author, would have been 80 years old on May 22nd. He passed away in 1987. 

In celebration of Mr. Lobel and his work, next Wednesday, the 22nd, all Arnold Lobel books will be 25% off. 




What is your favorite Arnold Lobel book?




Arnold Lobel is best remembered for his classic series of Frog and Toad books: Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970), Frog and Toad Together (1972), Frog and Toad All Year (1976), and Days with Frog and Toad (1979). Appealing animals populate most of his books, including A Zoo for Mister Muster (1962) and Fables, (1980) a collection of animal tales, which won the Caldecott Medal. He also wrote poetry (Whiskers and Rhymes, 1986), folktales (Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, 1982), and nonsense books (The Book of Pigericks, 1984). With his wife, Anita Lobel, also a children's book writer and illustrator, he collaborated on several books, including How the Rooster Saved the Day (1977), A Treeful of Pigs (1979), and The Rose in My Garden (1984). He also illustrated The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983) and The Random House Book of Mother Goose (1986). Arnold Died in December 4, 1987.


Saturday, May 4, 2013

We want your books! 
Please bring books in only during the scheduled time. 
If you are not sure, please call us first. 
206-547-4555

We will be looking at books from 10 - 3 on: 

May 4th 
May 18th
May 25th

We will not be looking at book May 11th. 

Your store credit is 50% of our selling price. Store credit may be used for any used book in the store, or toward 30% of the cost of a new book. Store credit may not be used for other items. 

Store credit expires in one year from your last visit. 

See you soon!

May the Fourth be With You! 

Today only, all Star Wars books, including early readers & chapter books, are 25% off! 


Friday, March 29, 2013

In observation of Easter and the arrival of Spring, finally, we will be closed on Sunday. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Quick announcement, we will be closed from Friday till Saturday. We will re-open at 3 pm on Saturday, 3/23/13. Sorry for inconvenience. We will also not be looking on Saturday.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Trade for store credit! 



We want your books! Please bring books in during the scheduled time. If you are not sure, please call us first. 206-547-4555.

We will not be taking books February 23rd. 

We will be looking at books: 

March 2: 10 - 3
March 9: 10 - 3
March 16: 10 - 3
March 23: We will NOT be taking books. 
March 30: 10 - 3  

Store credit is 50% of our selling price. Store credit may be used for any used book in the store, or towards 30% of the cost of a new book. Store credit may not be used for any other items. 

Starting in 2013, store credit expires in one year. Store credit obtained 2012 and prior expires December 31, 2013.

Friday, February 8, 2013


Special Winter Discount for our Friends!



Like us on Facebook and get 25% off any Wednesday, Thursday or Friday in February or March. 

One-time only, one per person. May not be used combined with any other offer or discount.

Already like us? Just tell us and you’ll get 25% off, any Wednesday, Thursday or Friday in February or March!


Thursday, January 10, 2013

Hello there!

We have a few announcements.
 
1) We will be open on MLK day, January 21st, 10 - 6
 
2) Every Wednesday in January, 20% off everything in the store.* May not be combined with other coupons, birthday club cards, or store credit. Teachers may use it in combination with their 10% discount for a 30% discount
 
3) Our Trades for Store Credit hours for January are as follows:
Saturdays 10 - 3
January 21st, MLK Holiday 10 - 6 
4)Store credit is 50% of our selling price. Store credit may be used for any used book in the store, or towards 30% of the cost of a new book. Store credit may not be used for any other items.
Starting in 2013, store credit expires in one year. Store credit obtained 2012 and prior expires December 31, 2013.
4) The Birthday Club is back in 2013!
Coupons from prior to 2012 are now expired!
Birthday Club Kids may redeem their Club Coupons three months from the date of their birthday. Birthday Club Coupons may be redeemed only by the Birthday Club Kid.

From your friends at Alphabet Soup,
Abbey, Dante, Janet & Tim