A Children’s Place

By WW Contributor

1423 NE Fremont St., 503-284-8294, achildrensplacebookstore.com.

Portland's oldest independent children's bookstore has lovingly passed between owners and locations like a treasured volume. Though toys and games are stocked, the shop's abiding passion for the many phases of kid lit unfurls the breadth of titles ranging from toddler-skewing picture books through the latest young adult proto-blockbusters.

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