The Book Wardrobe
223 Queen Street South L5M 1L6 Mississauga, ON, Canada

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! We chose Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s THE TRANSATLANTIC BOOK CLUB for today’s feature because: 1. The author is Irish 2. The main character is from Canada... 3. A virtual book club was mentioned long before it became popular during the pandemic 4. The book will make you wish you’re in the middle of a field of shamrocks in Ireland! Eager to cheer up her recently widowed grandma, Cassie Fitzgerald, visiting from Canada, persuades Lissbeg Library to set up a Skype book club, linking readers on Ireland’s Finfarran Peninsula with the US town of Resolve, home to generations of Finfarran emigrants. But when the book club decides to read a detective novel, old conflicts on both sides of the oceans are exposed and hidden love affairs come to light. Or could the book club itself hold the key to a triumphant transatlantic happy ending? THE TRANSATLANTIC BOOK CLUB, a standalone novel, continues the stories of the residents of the Finfarran Peninsula series (Library at the Edge of the World, Summer At The Garden Cafe, and The Mistletoe Matchmaker), introducing readers to new characters with whom they will surely fall in love. #happysaintpatricksday #ireland #irish #thetransatlanticbookclub #felicityhayesmccoy #finfarranpeninsulaseries #bookclub #skype #virtualbookclub #wardrobewednesday #thelibraryattheedgeoftheworld #summeratthegardencafe #themistletoematchmaker #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore

Happy Pub Day to Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly SPOOKY STORIES! It’s the 3rd book of the Awesome Friendly series by Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of The Diary of A Wimpy Kid! Kiddos, let’s do the R.O.P.! ... R is for Red, the 1st book - Friendly Kid O is for Orange, the 2nd book - Friendly Adventure P is for Purple, the 3rd and latest book - Friendly Spooky Stories! Remember the R.O.P.! #pubday #happypubday #happypublicationday #spooky #rowleyjeffersonsawesomefriendlyspookystories #rowleyjefferson #jeffkinney #diaryofawimpykid #thediaryofawimpykid #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #tuesday #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore

Spring foliage! We hope these lovely vibrant artwork will help you look forward to Spring this Saturday! #mondaymotivation #springforward #puzzle #plantshelfie #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #historicalfiction #thelastgardeninengland #ladiesofthehouse #wearethegardeners #111trees #111treesplantedforeverybabygirl #thegirls #dearly #thelotterysplusone ... #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore #shoplocal See more

Dear hearts Despite the grey zone announcement, we are re-opening only on weekends, starting tomorrow, Saturday, March 13th. This is for everybody’s health and further safety. A maximum of 2 x at a time is allowed for in-store-browsing, and wearing a mask is mandatory. Store hours:... Sat-Sun: 11:00am-4:00pm Mon-Tues: Close Wed-Fri: In-store browsing by appointment only (Please email us at least 2 days ahead - [email protected]) Continue to order online at www.thebookwardrobe.com for pick up or courier delivery. We can never thank you enough for your continued support #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #servingthegta #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #bookstagram #book #reopening

I just hope I ain’t changed too much, I hope I ain’t changed into no emblem of shame. And I know what you gonna say to me, you’re gonna say, m’boy, sacred teaching, don’t you know? And I’ll say what humility got to do with shame? And you’ll say humility is just a humiliation you loved so much it transformed .... Congratulations to Joshua Whitehead’s JONNY APPLESEED, Winner of Canada Reads 2021! ... And cheers to Devery Jacobs for defending this year’s one book to transport all of us! #canadareads2021 #canadareadswinner2021 #canadareadswinner #jonnyappleseed #joshuawhitehead #deveryjacobs #indigenous #queer #queerindigenouswriting #cbcbooks #thebookwardrobe #indiebookstore #streetsville #mississauga

Let us be THE ARCHER to defeat Covid-19. Yes, we are saddened not to see you again at the bookstore for the next 28 days, with the lockdown happening effective Monday, Nov. 23rd. However, we are still open this weekend, Saturday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 4:00pm to see your cheerful faces and to greet you an early Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. A maximum of 4 people are allowed at a time. ... Please continue to order online at www.thebookwardrobe.com for curbside pick up or courier delivery starting next week. Free delivery for a minimum of $50.00 (before tax) within the Streetsville area. Acts and prayers go together to help us flatten this volatile curve. To quote Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Paulo Coelho’s latest book, THE ARCHER: A prayer without a deed is an arrow without a bowstring; A deed without a prayer is a bowstring without an arrow. Be safe and stay healthy, everyone! #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #letusdefeatcovid19 #lockdown #besafe ##behealthy #thearcher #paulocoelho #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #peelregion #thealchemist #shopearly #curbsidepickup #courierdelivery

Happy 81st birthday, Margaret Atwood! You are DEARLY celebrated today. Excerpt:... This is what I’ve brought back for you from the dream life, from the alien moon shore, from the place with no clocks. It has no colour, but it has powers, though I don’t know what they are nor how it unlocks. Here, it’s yours now. Remember me. @therealmargaretatwood #poems #margaretatwood #happybirthday #dearly #canadianicon #canadianauthor #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #poetry

Hello from THE BOOKSTORE CAT ($21.99, for ages 4-8 and up)! Hope you’re all having a purr-fect Sunday! Come visit us when you shop local in Streetsville. Thank you for your support! ... Open weekends: 11am-3pm Mon-Tues: Close Wed-Fri: In-store pick up by appointment only (for online orders) www.thebookwardrobe.com #sunday #sundayvibes #thebookstorecat #cylinbusby #kids #adults #cat #pet #indiebookstore #catsofinstagram #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #bookstagram #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness

Rain outside? Reign inside! If you don’t mind a few rain droplets on your head, come visit us in Streetsville today! We’re open until 3pm for a safe and private browsing. A maximum of 4 is allowed at a time. ... Please wear your masks, sanitize your hands before entering, and maintain physical distancing while inside the bookstore. Or visit www.thebookwardrobe.com in the comfort of your home. That’s ok too! Our books are giddy with excitement to find a new home in yours. #shopearly #shoplocal #newreleases #supportsmallbusiness #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #suspense #holidaygifts #fiction #nonfiction #childrensbooks #canadianauthor #youngadult #history #memoirs #historicalfiction #puzzles #gifts #cookbooks #poetry #travel #religion #classics #health #selfhelp #business #humour

We have signed copies of THE TOWER OF NERO, Rick Riordan’s latest Book 5 of the Trials of Apollo series! $24.99 Ages 10-14, and up. Side by side with all-time favourites from Jeff Kinney for ages 8-12, and up:... Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Kid, Book 1 (red cover) - $16.99 Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure Book 2 (orange cover) - $17.99 Diary of A Wimpy Kid series - $17.99@ Psst! Book 15 is coming! #towerofnero #trialsofapollo #rickriordan #youngreaders #kids #jeffkinney #rowleyjefferson #diaryofanawesomefriendlykid #awesomefriendlyadventure #diaryofawimpykid #childrensbooks #readmore #shopearly #shoplocal #buylocal #supportsmallbusiness #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #comics #graphicnovels #fantasy #magic

The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month. We will always remember. Thank you, veterans. ... #remembranceday #thankyouveterans #lestweforget #november11 #wewillalwaysremember

Congratulations, Souvankham Thammavongsa, for winning The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2020! HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE. The child brought the book to him and pointed to the word, and asked what it was. He leaned over it and said, Kah-nnn-eye-fff. It’s kahneyff. That’s what it was, what it sounded like to him.... Later that night, the child looks over at her father over dinner. She does not tell him the k in knife is silent. She doesn't tell that that single letter, out there alone, and in the front, was why she was in the principal’s office in the first place. She doesn't tell how she had insisted the letter K was not silent, and then she screamed as if they had taken some important thing away. She never gave up on what her father said, on that first sound there. And none of them, with all their lifetimes of reading and good education, could explain it. As she watches her father eat his dinner, she thinks of what else he doesn't know. What else she would have to find out for herself. She wants to tell her father that some letters, even though they are there, we do not say them, but she decides now is not the time to say such a thing. Instead, she tells her father only that she had won something. #scotiabankgillerprizewinner #gillerprizewinner #souvankhamthammavongsa #howtopronounceknife #canadianauthor #toronto #streetsville #mississauga #thebookwardrobe #indiebookstore #bookstagram #tuesdayvibes #readdiversebooks

It’s BINGO Wednesday! Will you play with David Bowie? Or play in the ‘90s? ... For 3-7 players. BOWIE Bingo box - $40.00 ‘90s Bingo box - $35.00 #bingo #bingowednesday #davidbowie #bowiebingo #90s #90sbingo #humpday #games #family #friends #boardgames #shopearly #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #bookstagram #indiebookstore

Attention Tilly followers! Book 3 of Pages & Company’s bookshop series, TILLY AND THE MAP OF STORIES ($21.99) is here! For ages 9-12, and up!... Strange things are happening at the bookshop, and the world is changing! And so Tilly and her best friend Oskar leave the safety of the bookshop, then head to America to find the legendary Archivists and save bookwandering, finding themselves taking on the biggest threat to stories there has ever been! And if you haven’t read the first 2 books: Book 1 - TILLY AND THE BOOKWANDERERS ($12.99) - Tilly’s fave book characters, Anne of Green Gables and Alice In Wonderland, appear to her in her grandfather’s bookshop, and she follows them into their worlds through the magic of bookwandering. Book 2 - TILLY AND THE LOST FAIRY TALES ($21.99) - Tilly’s bookwandering powers are put to the test when on a wintry night in Paris, she and her best friend Oskar find that storybook characters are getting lost and stories are getting all mixed up, causing havoc. Their mission: To work out who or what is behind the chaos, and to fix all the happily-ever-afters. #pages&co #pagesandco #annajames #bookshop #bookshopadventures #bookshopseries #storybook #bookwanderer #tillyandthemapofstories #tillyandthelostfairytales #tillyandthebookwanderers #kids #youngadultbooks #magic #fantasy #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #forallages

Tonight, we are listening to Mariah while reading Mariah. Her person. Her music. More than skin-deep. THE MEANING OF MARIAH CAREY.... When I was eight years old, I was walking with my friend who had a sweet face like Dorothy’s from The Wizard of Oz, one of the few little white girls in the neighbourhood who was allowed to play with me. I began to sing something then she stopped and froze on the sidewalk and said in a steady voice: When you sing, it sounds like there are instruments with you. There’s music all around your voice. She said it like a proclamation, almost like a prayer. I saw how my voice could make other people feel something good inside, something magical and transformative ... ... in first grade, I had a best friend who looked just like the Strawberry Shortcake cartoon to me. One Sunday, our mothers agreed to have us play together. My mother picked her up then we headed to my father’s house. As we pulled up and hopped out of the car, my six-feet dashing father emerged from the door with a hearty grin to meet us. Strawberry Shortcake’s body froze stiff then exploded into tears. Confused, I looked to my father for help but I could see he was frozen too, and breathless, a mortified look twisting his strong features. My friend had probably just assumed my father was also white, or maybe something exotic but certainly not Black ... #themeaningofmariahcarey #mariahcarey #music #passion #memoir #thursday #thursdayvibes #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #canada

Some of our stocking stuffer ideas! ‘80s TRIVIA card - $14.95 FRIENDS and THE OFFICE Playing cards - $16.95@ UNI THE UNICORN 3-in-1 card deck - $17.50... FROZEN Ice Palace Snow Globe - $10.95 BOOK LOVER’S Tea Infuser - $12.50 HARRY POTTER Hogwarts castle with sticker book - $16.50 TYPEWRITER mini puzzle - $10.99 Paris/London/New York lipstick cases with chain - $6.95@ Cloth Book Bear Hugs - $12.99 FROZEN 2-Olaf’s One for the Books - $22.99 #supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #buylocal #stockingstuffers #stockingstufferideas #keepsake #shopearly #octoberisthenewdecember #earlychristmasshopping #indiebookstore #bookstagram #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #thebookwardrobe #kids #adults

Hello everyone! With the recent increase in Covid cases, we have adjusted our store hours for the health and safety of everybody: Sat to Sun: 11am-3pm (open for limited browsing and in-store pick up)... Mon to Tues: Close Wed to Fri: In-store pick up by appointment only Please continue to order online at www.thebookwardrobe.com for in-store pick up or courier delivery. Or email us at [email protected] As early as now, we would be happy to pre-order your books and gifts for Christmas to help meet delivery timelines for the holiday season. Thank you for your support and cooperation! Stay safe! #thebookwardrobe #newstorehours #earlychristmasshopping #booksandgifts #supportsmallbusiness #shoplocal #indiebookstore #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #buylocal #octoberisthenewdecember

Today, please read our heart. Sending you volumes of love and gratitude from our heart that is best felt than read. Happy Thanksgiving from The Book Wardrobe ... #happythanksgiving #thankyou #gratitude #love #readourhearts #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #canada #indiebookstore #bookstagram

You go, girl!!!! In celebration of International Day Of The Girl, we are highlighting these words from the pages of Marlowe Granados’ HAPPY HOUR: Page 3: My mother always told me that to be a girl, one must be especially clever.... Page 139: Don’t ever forget you have the ability to choose. Never wait to be chosen by someone who came ready to treat you right. I know it may not seem this way in art and literature, but we are not mere vessels for love and admiration. If I said yes to every proposition I was given just because I was flattered by it, well! ... Have an idea of what you want and never get talked out of it. I am slowly learning to never accept less than I deserve. Deciding how much I deserve is another matter. I wish someone would say to me: I WILL NEVER LOOK UP OR DOWN AT YOU. #internationaldayofthegirl #october11 #happyhour #marlowegranados #yougogirl #fallreads #girl #women #bookstagram #indiebookstore #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto

PARIS BINGE! Everybody’s talking about Emily In Paris! We have some books that will take you to the City of Light for the first time, or bring you back to Paris, if you end up watching all 10 episodes in Netflix this long weekend! ... #thelittleparisbookshop #parisneverleavesyou #theloveliestchocolateshopinparis #thepapergirlofparis #sylviasbookshop #goodbyeparis #parisbythebook #brightlightsparis #themargotaffair #emilyinparis #paris #cityoflight #tgif #longweekend #longweekendreads #thanksgivingweekend #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore #bookstagram #thegirlwhoreadsonthemetro #peachesformonsieurlecure #littlefrenchbistro

On our Thanksgiving corner, I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU may be the best keepsake to express your appreciation for the gift of friendship. This will probably make your BFFs laugh a little, cry a little, and treasure you even more #illbethereforyou #friends #friendship #thanksgiving #booksforfriends #read #laugh #thursday #thanksgivingideas #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore #bookstagram #tbt #october

THE GLASS HOTEL and HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE were shortlisted today in The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2020! Congratulations to the other deserving titles who also made it to the longlist: Indians On Vacation Five Little Indians... The Pull Of The Stars #scotiabankgillerprizeshortlist #scotiabankgillerprize2020 #theglasshotel #howtopronounceknife #emilystjohnmandel #souvankhamthammavongsa #canadianauthor #thanksgivingreads #mondayvibes #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #indiebookstore #bookstagram

Today’s specials on our Thanksgiving corner: THE THANK YOU BOOK ($14.99) is a padded book edition with poetic text and classic illustrations. A gift for all ages, it is to be treasured by the giver or receiver. THANK YOU, HELPERS ($10.99) is for the real superheroes who continue to step up to make our lives better. Let us show our appreciation when we give this to the front liners we know.... #thethankyoubook #thankyouhelpers #thankyou #frontliners #thanksgiving #thanksgivinggift #thanksgivinggiftideas #thethanksgivingcorner #thebookwardrobe #streetsville #mississauga #toronto #booksandgifts #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #indiebookstore #bookstagram #happyhumpday #forallages