Red Balloon Bookshop: a welcoming, inclusive indie bookshop with author events.
Red Balloon Bookshop, located at 891 Grand Ave in St. Paul, MN, is a cozy, welcoming independent bookstore with a spacious interior and a piano outside in summer. It specializes in children's books yet offers something for everyone, plus gifts and toys. Reviews celebrate a safe, inclusive space that is dog-friendly and queer- and BIPOC-oriented, with friendly staff and frequent author events.
891 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Curated selection of children's and adult books, including diverse and inclusive titles.
Hosting regular events with authors for book signings and community engagement.
Personalized gift recommendations with wrapping and note inclusion for online and in-store purchases.
Offering a variety of cute toys and unique gifts alongside books.
Convenient online orders with bundled shipping and customer service support.
Overall rating
Nichole Carey
Lovely local bookstore that I try to visit as often as I can because I love it and can't recommend it enough. They specialize in children's books, but really have something for everyone. Also lots of cute toys and gifts to choose from. Best part; they are queer and BIPOC oriented and friendly. In other words, a safe space for all.
lara stafford
Our family’s favorite book store! We love going to look at books and try to take in as many of their events. It is also my go to for online gift shopping. They doing an incredible job with their customer service, recommending books that are perfect for the person/ occasion as well as will wrap and include a note. This may sound silly but I also appreciate that when I order a gift online they ship all of the items together!
Amy Kuniyoshi
Visited Red Balloon Bookshop for the first time. Such a cool book store! I browsed while the staff set up for one of the many author events. Follow the bookstore on Facebook to see when your favorite author will be there. Richard Scarry did a collaboration with Inciardi Prints. I got this cute kitty driving a Donut car 🚗 :)
Taylor Narváez Claman
Awesome bookstore - loved the piano outside (during the summer). Loved the welcoming, vibrant, spacious interior. And love that it’s both dog and independent author friendly!
Brandy Pierson
This is perhaps the most precious bookshop I have visited. It is cozy and welcoming and so much thought and effort has gone into all the little details. From the inviting kids area to the beautifully crafted and themed shelf talkers with blurbs about select titles. I will absolutely be back any time I'm in St Paul.
