The Rutland Bookshop

24/05/2026

26/04/2026

05/12/1942 - 26/04/2025

23/04/2026

Happy Shakespeare Day … feast your eyes on these beautiful Folio editions from the 1950s and 60s 🥰 Shall I compare them to a summer’s day? Definitely 🙂

10/04/2026

It is quite alarming realising your childhood toys are now hitting the 'vintage' tag!!! The very cuddled elephant pictured is 'Wam'. Wam went with me everywhere; the gnawed truck is a result of my teething. I do not remember life without Wam. He travelled my early years with me - never far from my side - the occasional misplacement causing stressful ripple effects through the family!

Before I could read (and if truthful after I could), I loved asking my mother to read me 'The Juniper Tree' by the brothers Grimm. I think my mother was somewhat perturbed by the relish her dear, sweet (!) daughter showed for the brutal decapitation of the little boy at the hands of his wicked step - mother and the subsequent enjoyment by the boy's father of the sausages, a gruesome by - product of the murder most foul.

Sharing books with people you love must be on the top ten of joyous things to do. The added beauty is the joy is one that can be shared over and over again.

09/04/2026

This is a celebration of the many incredible children's authors I stock. For some, this is a trip down memory lane - warm, comforting and filled with the sheer joy of the creative genius that underpins the wonderful world of children's literature. For anyone thinking about what to buy the young folk in your lives: look no further. The plots, characters, vocabulary, syntax, the smell, feel .... guaranteed to expand young minds.

29/03/2026

Perfect little gift for Easter ... one of my gorgeous canvas book bags, with handmade felt bunny hiding a tasty mini choccy egg, a wooden dye - cast Easter shape to colour at home with a book of your choice. All for a crackingly reasonable £10. Eggcellent! DM me to make one to order specially for the tip top little ones in your life!

29/03/2026

Perfect little gift for Easter ... one of my gorgeous canvas book bags, with handmade felt egg hiding a tasty mini choccy egg, a wooden dye - cast Easter shape to colour at home with a book of your choice. All for a crackingly reasonable £10. Eggcellent! DM me to make one to order specially for the tip top little ones in your life!

29/03/2026

A few tempting items for Easter .. eggactly what you need on your shelf :) Always Eggciting to have a 'new to you' book.