The Curious Reader, Glen Rock, N.J., opened last Sunday. The new children's bookshop is owned by Jim Morgan, who "is building on his experience as a member of the Ridgewood Board of Education, and his decade before that with the Ridgewood Education Association," the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch reported.
"Working on the board of education gives me an appreciation for childhood literacy," Morgan said. "Once you start reading, if you do it right, the world's your oyster."
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| Owner Jim Morgan during construction of The Curious Reader | |
A substantial area of the store will be organized by reading level, which Morgan said makes it easier for teachers and parents to find books appropriate to the reading level their children have attained in school, the Patch wrote. "It's the basic, introductory way to teach literacy to children," he noted. "What's difficult for parents is to find it."
Morgan is joined in the business by his daughter, Sally, who helped manage the former Books, Bytes and Beyond in town for eight years. "With kids books, it's really important to look at them before you buy it, and test drive it a bit," she said. "I think Glen Rock really liked having a children's book store, and this space is key."
The Curious Reader is located at 229 Rock Road Glen Rock, N.J. 07452; 201-444-1918; info@thecuriousreaderbooks.com.