Just Imagine a New Bookstore

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customer feedback.

"We're too small to carry everything, and we have to be sure what we carry we can sell," says Harris, a former technical writer and software engineer who moved with his family to Chelsea from California six years ago.

Harris and Montange, a fifth-generation Chelsea resident, saw a need in town for quality educational toys, games, and children's books. "Some parents and grandparents were running out to Ann Arbor to pick up special gifts," Harris says. Since their May 1 opening, they've sold many gifts for children's birthday parties--Harris says customers appreciate their free gift wrapping.

While the store gradually adds merchandise, Harris says they're glad to special-order books for customers. Montange hopes to bring in Purple Rose Theatre apprentices to read during children's story times and says local book clubs already are calling to ask if they can use the space for their meetings.