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Resources
Learn more about our books recommendations and featured toys.
Children's Book Reading Resources
Parents and kids - Email and tell us what you like to read!
- Reading Resources from the U.S. Department of Education
- Ready to Learn Partnership
- Literacy Connections - Promoting Literacy and a Love of Reading
- Harper Collins Childrens Books
- PBS bookfinder for Parents
- Scholastic resources for parents
- www.kidsread.com
- 100 Favorite Children's Books from the New York Public Library
- National Education Association (NEA) list of Educator's Top 100 Children's Books
Information for Book Clubs / Reading Groups
- Belong to a book club? Reading group members receive a 20% discount on the current pick.
- Looking to join a local book club? There are many book clubs in the Chelsea area, including the Books & Banter group at McKune Memorial Library. Let us know if you are looking for a group, and we will do our best to help you find a local group, or perhaps start one yourself!
- Interested in starting a book club? Check out some
of these resources, and you are welcome to call or stop by our store
and ask us any questions you might have.
- Starting a Book club - how-to instructions from the Seattle Public Library
- Reading Group Guides
- Book Group List
- Reading Group Choices
- Book Clubs Resource
Our Community
Shop Local
- Why Shop Local? - Information and links to learn how shopping locally helps support the Chelsea community.
Local Resources for Parents
- Chelsea MI Parents Online Discussion Group
- Parents As Teachers - play-based learning program families with young children
- Chelsea School District
- MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
Other Local Links
Guidelines for Requesting a Donation
If you would like Cranesbill Books to donate an item for your fundraising event, please send us a letter briefly explaining your cause and we will likely be able to help you make a difference. In the past, we have supported Purple Rose Theatre, Chelsea Educational Foundation, Chelsea Rotary Club, Chelsea Chamber Players, Geography Night, Chelsea Community Hospital, Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce and many other worthy local groups.
Note that we are not affiliated with any of the links or organizations listed on this page. They are simply helpful tools we have discovered along the way.