Once Upon A Time Bookstore — Local services in Glendale

I've been giving this store my patronage for the past 12 years or so (since I was a whelp :) and this is THE best bookstore for anyone with a kid. (That's any age kid, by the way, not just below 15 or something.) The staff are VERY helpful and friendly, and every one of them is a real READER of books. They can order any book you like, but the books that are actually stocked in the store are a specifically selected range. All the very best fantasy/YA series are here — from Percy Jackson, to Twilight, to Diana Wynne Jones (the queen of YA fantasy, R.I.P.) and of course Harry Potter, Spiderwick chronicles, Lemony Snicket, Eragon, and on and on. In my opinion you can't beat this store for browsing, since the cream of the crop is what they have in the store, and the atmosphere beats B&N, Borders and similar stores hands down. I didn't mention sci-fi—there's not as much of that as fantasy, but you'll find Orson Scott Card and others of the best, and of course if you think there's something they should be stocking you can always tell them.

I do ALL my new book purchasing through this store. I'd like to help keep them going! They provide services that Amazon or B&N...

Had a very unpleasant experience ! The people who work there looked right through me as if I wasn't there so they wouldn't have to help me. I watched as the women behind the counter two to be exact. Kindly greeted others, helped them and totally looked over me as if I wasn't there 😳🙄!! Very Rude and Noticably Prejudice 😏, that's ALL I can chalk it up to be. Because I am well dressed, well mannered, and patient. I waited a turn but never got one nor was offered one. Neither women even tried to extend courtesy to me, I got the hint and left but let me say this they did have some beautiful little things I was going to gladly buy for 4 of my grand loves 😘😘😘😘‼️ But because of the rude cold shoulder I left with my wallet full of Money 🤑💰 and gladly spent it down the street at Marshalls where the service isn't according to the color of my skin but instead helpfully encouraging me to Spend, Spend,Spend and I did. So Once Upon a bad experience it was...

I'm a huge bibliophile! I don't think I've ever walked past an open bookstore without stopping and yesterday was no different. We walked into the well lit, colourful, and charming space and were immediately greeted by the staff of three and a cute shop kitty named, Pippie. Because of a shirt I was wearing we all began talking about our favourite horror movies. The shop was setup perfectly with great displays for kids and adults, puzzle lovers, those of us who love a knick-knack, and their Pride display was front and center. We walked around each area searching the shelves; I was not about to leave the store without purchasing something. Found the third book in a trilogy I've been waiting for. We chatted while longer with the personable staff and then walked out with our purchases. Thank you for the warm welcome and...