Buy Local in VIC
buy our picture books and soft toys at your local book & gift shop
Albert Park
Footscray
Kensington
Malvern
Mansfield
Melbourne CBD
Prahran
Sale
Toorak
Tynong
Wangaratta
Whittlesea
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Yarraville
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Albert Park
Avenue Bookstore
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In 2021, multi-award-winning Avenue Bookstore celebrates 35 years of bookselling. One of Australia’s finest independent bookshops, Avenue Bookstore first opened in 1986 in the heart of Albert Park village and now has two additional stores in Elsternwick and Richmond. We consider ourselves a book haven, a favourite meeting place and a destination for booklovers across Melbourne and beyond.
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We carry an extensive and personally curated range of local and imported books with a strong focus on the best new releases and backlist titles in all categories. Our children’s sections are jam-packed with the best picture books, board books and novels for all ages.
Footscray
The Chestnut Tree Bookshop
You have found a small locally owned business – an independent bookshop and café on the land of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation (a.k.a. West Footscray).
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We are here to offer book-lovers a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to devour as many books as they like while contributing to reforestation of Australia and the world.
Our dream is to become the heart of the community, a place where words of wisdom are shared (and read), where friendships are made, where the magic of children’s story time lingers while poetry readings and book clubs gather.
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We have a wide range of general fiction and non-fiction, and if you can’t find what you’re looking for just let us know and we can order it in for you!
Kensington
Wayward Books
Wedged between a leafy abundance and a variety of cafes, Wayward Books is a small shop full of wonders — slightly larger than your usual cabinet of curiosities, we cater for most humours and a wide range of interests.
Little books of joy, books to feast your eyes on, books to transport you to other worlds, books to improve your knowledge, books to stretch your mind, odd books to satisfy the quirky — ecclectic and individual you may find them here.
Malvern
Jeffreys Books
Jeffreys Books is an independent bookshop that has been on Glenferrie Road, Malvern (Melbourne) since Grandma was a girl.
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In the words of our customers 'Jeffreys is a local institution'. We are one of Melbourne's longest standing bookshops.
We have a fantastic range from new release fiction to business and science. Childrens through to cooking. Our range is supported by a fantastic range of your favourite backlist titles.
Mansfield
Ink Bookshop
A gorgeous bookshop located at the gateway of Melbourne's alpine district, Ink Bookshop is a delight to visit. And that's hardly a surprise when you meet its delightful owner, Charlotte!
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A beautiful and warm place where any avid reader is going to feel immediately at home, Ink Bookshop stocks all the up and coming books, timeless classics and unique offerings from small and independent publishers.
Melbourne CBD
Paperback Bookshop
The Paperback Bookshop is an independent, general bookshop that was established in the early 1960s at the top of Bourke street. The original charter of the shop was to stock paperback editions of books that were not commonly available in Australia.
We still stock such books, many of which have become classics but our interest is in good writing, wherever it's to be found. We have a particular focus on Australian writing and source new as well as established authors.
We stock an extensive selection of new release and backlist titles that cover a wide range of genres including; fiction, Australian non fiction, history, poetry, classics, music books, Philosophy, Politics and Current Affairs and Natural History. We are more than happy to source books that we don't keep in stock.
Prahran
Handworks Noveau Paperie
We are a small family business with a passion for all things quirky, practical and wonderful.
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At Handworks there’s a gift for everyone. Men’s gifts, children’s toys, books and games, stationery and paperware, and plenty more reusable and environmentally-friendly products from Australia and around the globe.
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Enjoy your unique shopping experience.
Sale
Collins Booksellers
Located in the beautiful Gippsland region we are proud to support readers, writers, book browsers and curious minds from all sectors and every age group across this vast community.
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Our dedicated staff are here to assist you to find the perfect book – whether it is the latest new release or a classic from a bygone era, we will do everything we can to help you get exactly what you need.
We proudly support our local libraries to ensure they have the most current titles in stock for the community to borrow. We also work closely with our educational sector to ensure students and teachers can access required texts, including booklist titles.
Toorak
Tynong
Cannibal Creek
We are a small, award winning, single estate Vineyard, family owned and operated. Cannibal Creek Vineyard is one of the many award winning Gippsland winery restaurants in the region.
Our Modern-Australian style menu is complimented by our French style wines inspired by France’s most famous wine regions, Bordeaux and Burgundy. Most produce is sourced from local or Gippsland producers, supplemented by the onsite kitchen garden and growing orchard. Like our wine, our menu is designed for sharing, consisting of a tempting array of share plates and larger dishes.
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Dine in our architecturally designed and family friendly restaurant, surrounded by beautiful art and yes, books, sourced from Australian artisans.
Wangaratta
Edgars Books & News
At Edgars Books and News, we’ll help you escape the everyday with an exciting range of quality literature to spark your imagination.
Made for Readers, our Wangaratta book shop has an extensive collection that caters for all ages with fiction, non-fiction, children’s bestsellers, reference, sport, biography, gardening, recipe and anime just some of what’s in store.
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Owned in partnership by Reg and Chris Whinray, Mark and Jude Rosenow, Edgars Books and News (formerly Edgars Newsagency) first opened its doors in 1939. We’re proud to support literacy initiatives in our local community through primary and secondary student awards and partnering with Wangaratta Library to sponsor children to read 1000 picture books prior to starting school.
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Whittlesea
Charlie Horse Toys
Welcome to the store of all my favourite things.​
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My name is Nicola and I live near Melbourne. I am always on the look out for new resources and interesting toys to spark your children's curiosity.
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Located in Whittlesea, Victoria our store is an enchanting place to spend a lazy hour or two browsing everything you see online. There is nothing better than seeing a product in real life. I hope you enjoy my toys as much as I enjoy sharing them.
Yarraville
What Booksellers Say
We don't usually take on consignments now ... but this is such a lovely book, we'll make an exception. I have a good feeling about this.
James
Store Manager
Better Read Than Dead
The book looks great! Hope it does well over Christmas.
Martin
Book Buyer
Modern Times Bookshop
Willow The Wonderer is flat out charming and beautifully illustrated.
Karen
Book Buyer
Harry Hartog & Berkelouw
Frank Zappa
"So many books,
so little time.”