Wild Rumpus
612-920-5005
This bookstore/rescued animal menagerie is filled loads of children's books and one engaging detail after another: A child-sized door placed inside their regular front door; cats sunning themselves in the front window; an upside down canoe floating through a ceiling made to look like a lake; chickens walking around freely; a garden shed full of scary books with pet rats on display underneath it; more cages toward the back holding birds, chinchillas and ferrets plus a fish tank in the bathroom. You will likely have to go back more than once to take it all in.
- Fax: 612-920-7804
- Hours: Mon, 10am - 5pm; Tue - Fri, 10am - 8pm; Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, Noon - 5pm.
- Handicap Accessible: The front entrance is at sidewalk-level
- Founding Date: 1992
- Payments accepted: American Express, Cash, Debit Card, Discover, MasterCard, Personal Check, Visa
- Products: Children's books, young adult literature, advanced (highs chool reading-level) books. Small section of books for adults.
- Services: Delivery, Gift certificates
- Return policy: Unread books may be returned for store credit or money back with a receipt. Books without a receipt may be returned for store credit. For details on how to sell back used books, visit their website.
- ATM: No
- Public restrooms: Yes
- Parking: On-street: free
- Private events: Yes
- Which book or magazine would you recommend to customers?: Best sellers are visible on their website. Also, The Salamander Room is sort of the "official" book of Wild Rumpus. Both the book's illustrations and philosophy have been a source of inspiration for this store on many levels.
- Book store specialties: Children's books
- New/used: New, Used
- Book store features: Special order
- Number of newspaper titles: 0
- Number of magazine titles: 20
- Wi-Fi: None
If 5 star is the best, this is 6 star business