Little Joe's Books, a children's bookstore, opens this Thursday, October 6, in Katonah, N.Y., above its sister store, NoKa Joe's restaurant and café. The store will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a story time, according to the Lewisboro Ledger. Anyone who wears a "mad hat" on Thursday, which is National Mad Hatter Day, will win a prize. There will be free cider and wine on Thursday, and free balloons all weekend long.
Owner Jennifer Cook told the Daily Bedford that she had surveyed residents about what kind of business they wanted to see in the location and a bookstore was the top pick. With the closing of Borders in nearby Mt. Kisco, she decided the time was right to open.
She chose to specialize in children's books in part because "choosing a book together with your child, and sitting down and reading together--that's an experience you can't get on Amazon."
Little Joe's Books is located at 25 Katonah Ave., Katonah, N.Y. 10536; 914-232-7278.
photo: Bedford-Katonah Patch