Also, speaking of trolley rides, one of the Como-Harriet Streetcar trolley stations is in Linden Hills. If you are up for an afternoon of exploring, Anne has more details and suggestions for restaurants in her article, Family Fun Idea: 5 Spots to Stop in Linden Hills, Minneapolis. Wild Rumpus is located in the beloved Linden Hills neighborhood. If you are interested in attending one of these programs, I, again, recommend subscribing to their newsletter so you can get the details early. Whichever method they use to distribute the tickets, they are gone too fast to promote. This also tends to be the most popular of the trolley story hours, so they’ve used various methods to fairly distribute tickets - from lottery systems to limits on tickets.

At least they were the first I saw do it. Several other bookstores do this now, too, but I think this is the bookstore that started the trend. You can also watch their story times on YouTube for 24 hours after they are live.Ī couple times a year, Wild Rumpus offers their popular trolley ride story times. Virtual Offeringsĭuring the shutdown for Covid-19, Wild Rumpus offers live story times, book recommendations and photos of their famous pets via Instagram and Facebook . They are not quick to get these up on their website or out in press releases, so I recommend getting on their email list. Like any good bookstore, Wild Rumpus offers author events, readings and story times. Meet Your Favorite Children’s Book Authors Families are usually invited to come watch. Once a year, in the late spring, the animals get their annual vet check up. One of the chickens who has called The Wild Rumpus Home over the years. According to the store’s newsletter, What’s the Rumpus?, the store’s most-recent chicken (not the one pictured below), Neil Spiel, decided to retire to a nearby hobby farm in 2021.

There animals change over time, but cats, chinchillas and birds call the store home.

The Best Twin Cities Independent Bookstores for KidsĪ special purple door just for short people Where the (Not-So) Wild Things Areīesides a catalog of books geared toward children and a friendly staff, they boast a menagerie of domestic and exotic pets.

Read about Gianna’s 2013 Visit to the Rumpus here.

As of 2022, they have been providing their expertise on kids books for 30 years. Wild Rumpus is a one-of-a-kind independent children’s bookstore.

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