WILDLINGS BOOKSHOP

SOFT OPENING

SATURDAY AUG. 30! 

A TEENY TINY BOOKSHOP

MOSTLY FOR KIDS

coming to Lexington, Kentucky!

We will be sharing a space with Wilson’s Grocery in the cozy Kenwick neighborhood!

OUR COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PAPER GOODS, TOYS, AND COLORFUL CRAFTS IS INSPIRED BY A LOVE OF NATURE, ART, DREAMING, & EVERYDAY MAGIC.

OUR MISSION IS TO HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT VOICES & PERSPECTIVES & CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, SHARING TALES OF

KINDNESS, ACCEPTANCE, CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY, NATURE, MAGIC AND FUN!

WILDLINGS BOOKSHOP + BOOKSHOP.ORG

ORDER ANY BOOK ONLINE!

Check out our Wildlings Collections on Bookshop.org and order books directly to your home. Every order supports our little indie shop!

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View fullsize Can we beat the clock and be ready for you lovely book lovers by Aug 30? It might not be perfect but we’re gonna do it! Stop by and see us over the next couple of weeks and get excited, so much kid goodness comin’ up!! 🌈 XOXO Jill
View fullsize Things are coming along, wildlings friends!! Windows, bathroom work, an adorable check out counter all underway… up next are paint, cabs, lighting, shelves and the books!! Posting more on our Aug 30 soft opening soon! ❤️🍄
View fullsize Hi, friends! Save the date for Wildlings Bookshop’s soft opening on Saturday, August 30!! If you’ve been following along you know we’ve still got a A TON of work to do to open our doors, but save the date to come help us kick the t
View fullsize Books have been ordered!!! It may have taken about a month longer than anticipated… but they should be arriving at @wilsonsgrocery in about two weeks. ❤️🌈 It’s been a very busy few weeks working on prepping @wilsonsgrocery to receive t
View fullsize I have never been more excited about windows!!! It’s happening! Come see us this week at @wilsonsgrocery, I’m in charge of the store while Matt’s workin’ on the wildlings space! 🌈
View fullsize Hi friends! Lots of updates for you! 🍄Gogo orders have been packed and filled and are at @wilsonsgrocery for pick up! Hope y’all love your Wildlings gear! 🍄Bookshelves are set to arrive Aug 8!!! 🍄Book order is still in progress…
View fullsize How to pick 1600 books to open a bookshop? Scroll through for some details➡️ Shorter answer: Many many hours of research, debating, lots of conversations, lots of love and help from friends! 🍄 🤞🤞🤞 for getting orders placed this week! XOXO
View fullsize Happy summer, friends! An update for this week: Pulling together our store opening inventory list has been so gratifying and enjoyable (and soooo slooooow)! I’m hoping to wrap it up by the end of the month so we can get those books on order
View fullsize Still so pumped about these pencils that arrived a few days ago from @blackswallowstudio! They’re so darling!!! We have a few more items still rolling in for our gogo thank you’s! Will have more pics to share soon ❤️🍄 XOXO
View fullsize Happy Fathers Day! 🍄 XOXO Wildlings
View fullsize In case you were wondering! 🕸️ XOXO
View fullsize In case you missed it… Wildlings Bookshop is opening early this fall inside @wilsonsgrocery in Kenwick! Sincere thanks and apologies to Maurice Sendak for inspiration for this #kidlitpun🤓 XOXO
View fullsize We’re workin’ hard and still having fun with all the gogo perks trickling in! Some updates: 🍄working through our store opening inventory order - this is MAJOR and will be in progress for a few weeks! 🍄continuing to receive gogo items
View fullsize 👀what’s this little pom pom sticking up out of our newest fave Narwhal and Jelly book? (Our gogo bookmarks have arrived and they did not disappoint!)🩷🩷🩷 PS Narwhal’s Sweet Tooth by @benclantoon is definitely one of our faves of the s
View fullsize Our wildlings are out of school and the to do list is long, so many lovely things underway! 🦄 🍄No.1 this week is cleaning out the back room at @wilsonsgrocery so we can start moving things around and getting ready for books! 🍄most gogo items wer
View fullsize Now that the dust has settled a bit from our fundraising campaign we’re gettin’ so excited to work through the next steps to open our cozy little shop early this fall inside @wilsonsgrocery ! Over the next few weeks we’ll be busy b
View fullsize Happy Mother’s Day, friends! ❤️🍄 XOXO Wildlings PS love this pic by @emilygiancarlophoto so much
View fullsize To all of our friends (old and new!) neighbors, families, fairies, and to all who have supported our fundraising campaign in so many ways…. on and off indiegogo, with equipment, with parties, with cookies and food, by sharing our info, with en
View fullsize If y’all missed our fairy party this weekend please check out @artplay.kids sometime soon! It is just the dreamiest most magical place, and our wildlings have had the most beautiful experiences there over the years ❤️ When we started planning
View fullsize I can’t get over how darling this party was! Thanks again @artplay.kids, to @emilygiancarlophoto for the gorgeous pics and to all of our magic fairy friends! ❤️🥹