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Secret Garden Bookshop
Your cozy neighborhood haven for books, gifts, and discovery in Ballard.
4.4(5 reviews)
retail-store
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Your cozy neighborhood haven for books, gifts, and discovery in Ballard.
Secret Garden Bookshop is a beloved local bookstore in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, offering a wide selection of books for all ages with a special focus on children's literature. We pride ourselves on being a full-service, general bookstore where you can find unique titles, curated recommendations, and a charming atmosphere. Our knowledgeable staff is here to help you discover your next favorite read, and we also feature a delightful stationary and gifts section. Whether you're browsing in-store or ordering online, we're dedicated to fostering a love of reading and community.
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A diverse collection of books for all ages, including children's, fiction, non-fiction, and specialty sections.
Convenient online platform for browsing and purchasing books with local delivery or pickup options.
Personalized book suggestions from knowledgeable employees to help you find your next read.
A curated selection of cool stationary, gifts, and unique items perfect for book lovers.
Expertly chosen children's books and resources to inspire young readers and families.
Our favorite local bookshop. Online ordering is great and we love that the employees can always give us knowledgeable recommendations for books.
I really want to love Secret Garden Bookshop, and I appreciate having a local bookstore nearby. However, I’ve often found the selection to be quite limited, and we frequently leave without finding what we came in for. Staff experiences have been hit or miss, but I hope things improve because I’d love to support this shop more regularly.
I love all the books about cats and dogs and frogs here 🥺 I'm also a introvert but I have great experience lurking and reading, no one interrupted xD
This is a "full-service, general bookstore, featuring books for everyone, with a particular specialty in children's books". I always enjoy browsing their non-children section and always find a book or two for myself. I also like their cool stationary/gifts section. They have a “loose bricks” section (what I like to call it) and whenever I go there, it makes me feel super aware and present. I don’t know if that was the purpose of it or not, but I like it.
Little bookstore in Ballard which had quite a few books on race & social justice. Some contemporary magazines, small sections on categories like food, travel, and business. I noticed they didn't carry all the "best sellers" so it's a good store to discover alternatives. I liked how they had pieces of paper with short blurbs about why to select various books. The staff was conversing amongst themselves the entire time, so service could be improved.
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