Once Upon a Time Books

25/09/2022

We will be there!

What are you looking forward to seeing most at this Sunday's Classic Car Show? 🚗🚙

Three reasons to pop along and take a look!
1 - Over 100 amazing cars are ready to rumble! 🤩
2 - You never know just what you might find 👀
3 - The kids love it! 🥳 It's one for all the family...
4 - (A cheeky bonus one for you!) At just a few £s entry it's a bargain, and it all goes to fund our local hospice care 🥰

Just outside Berkhamsted at our event field in Dudswell, from 11am to 4pm, come along and say hi! Get discounted advance tickets or pay on the gate 👉 stfrancis.org.uk/classiccars

31/08/2022

Our enchanted bookshop created for children to encouraging reading and well being.

🤍 at Berkhamsted HP4 2NB.
Open: Wednesdays to Sundays. 12-5pm

Activities £10
Neon face paint (arms or leg ) £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.
Free parking.

We are supporting our Hospice Of St. Francis.

20/08/2022

Exploring, learning, reading but most of all having fun!

Open 12 - 5pm. / Wednesdays - Sundays

Children activities £10
Neon (face or leg and arm) tattoo paints for £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.

We are doing the following activities this week at 2:30pm:

*Wednesday: Reading by a Wonderful Autor.
Glenn McLernon.

*Thursday: Reading by the Head of Spiritual
Care of The Hospice of St Francis
Ray A. Brown.

*Friday Spanish club


*Weekends Glow in the dark painting or moulding.

Our book shop is located next to the canal @ beautiful “Margo’s at the Old Mill” Berkhamsted HP4 2NB for the next few weeks.

Encouraging reading for our community in a magic place.

17/08/2022

We are an enchanted bookstore created for children and specialising in encouraging reading, well being and community, For children from 2 years old until 12 and families. By doing this we are supporting our Hospice Of St. Francis.

We are at the moment visiting Margo’s at the Old Mill, The New Italian-Maltese Restaurant, delightful food in a brand new enlightened, warm, handsome place🤍 at Berkhamsted HP4 2NB.

Opening from 12:00 until 5:00pm
Wednesdays until Sundays.
For this month.

(Except 11th of September, as we will be at the Garden Party hosted by The Hospice of St Francis so please visit us on Ashridge House this day)

We are doing the following at 2:30pm:
*Wednesdays Surprise visit! .
*Thursdays Readings
*Fridays Spanish club
And weekends magic painting!

Children activities £10
Neon (face or leg and arm) tattoo paints for £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.

So much fun as always with our little ones 🥳

Find little details everywhere;

16/08/2022

Proudly presenting Glenn McLernon.

Our narrator this week! Glenn McLernon is a talented childrens Author and Illustrator that found the balance between teaching a subject in a didactic manner, engaging children in storytelling and showing them respect and love for books.

He will tell us about his work and sign his own master pieces. 👏🥳

Join us @ Margo’s at the Old Mill this Thursday 18th of August / 2:30pm

Activity/reading £10 per child.
Neon (face or leg and arm) tattoo paints for £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.

London Road, Berkhampsted HP4 2NB

15/08/2022

15/08/2022

Come to Once Upon A Time Books for a magical time

🤫 Secret door featuring a glow in the dark room.

In the gorgeous grounds of the generous Margo’s at the Old Mill, new delicious Italian-Maltese Restaurant in a brand new beautifully decorated venue 🤍 at Berkhamsted HP4 2NB

Find us next to the canal.

Activities £10 per child.
Neon (face or leg and arm) tattoo paints for £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.

So much fun as always with our little ones 🥳

Support our Hospice 🤍 Of St. Francis.

09/08/2022

Activities at once upon a time books, at 2:30pm:

Wednesdays Chinese.
Thursdays Readings
Fridays Spanish club

Our book shop is located at beautiful Margo’s at the Old Mill Berkhamsted HP4 2NB for the next few weeks.

Supporting Our Hospice Of St Francis. 💚

Children activities £10
Neon (face or leg and arm) tattoo paints for £5.
Childrens Books 50% off of the retail price.

So much fun as always with our little ones 🥳

Ages: 2 to 12.

31/07/2022

˜”*°•. 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵. 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴 💚

📚𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 📚
𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 👛
(𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥)

𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘶𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘔𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴 🥂 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯🤸🏻‍♂️.

𝘈𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘰'𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘭 (𝘏𝘗4 2𝘕𝘉)
𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 12 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 5:𝘱𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 5 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴
𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.

🌷𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.

𝘗𝘴: 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 📚. •°*”˜

26/07/2022

Join us to celebrate all that’s good about giving this summer. Help us to support our hospice by buying children books. Come and visit us at Margo’s at the Old Mill in Berkhamsted 💚💚💚