The Paper Cat Children's Bookshop
25 Half Moon Lane, London, Greater London, SE24 9JU
Accepts Gift Cards
Accepts Paper Vouchers
Accepts E-Gift Vouchers
Coffee shop adjacent / shared
Local parking - free
Local parking - pay & display
Web: Bookshop Description
Welcome to The Paper Cat - an Independent Children's Bookshop in the heart of Herne Hill, London. established in 2024. We sell beautiful and inclusive books, gifts, toys and crafts for every stage of childhood. We have a selection of special edition and signed books available on our online store. We run regular in-store story time and author events.
Opening hours
Mon-Sat 9:30am-5:30pm Sun 10am-4pm
Toys and crafts
What's on at The Paper Cat Children's Bookshop
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Story Orchestra Events
Saturday 10th October 2pm-3pm and 3pm to 4pm
Celebrate Bookshop Day and join Story Orchestra illustrator, Jessica Courtney-Tickle for a wonderful musical story-time and draw-a-long.
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Spin to Survive - Dinosaur Island event
Monday 26th October at 2pm
Play along with a Spin to Survive adventure with author Emily Hawkins as you find yourself stranded on Dinosaur Island, in the sixth thrilli...
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Comic Book event with Phil Corbett
Tuesday 27th October - 2:30pm
Join cartoonist Phil Corbett for a funny, hands-on comic-making workshop inspired by his brand new graphic novel series, Ghost and Toast! Le...
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Discover the stories of African Queens with Onyinye Iwu
Wednesday 28th October at 10:30am
Long Live the African Queens! Did you know that some of the most powerful leaders in history were African Queens? Join author-illustrator On...
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Storyline and Craft with Kazuko Matt
Wednesday 28th October at @pm
Discover the surprising contents of the Pocket Family’s pockets! Kazuko Matt, author and illustrator of The Wonderful Pocket Family will hos...
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Design your own Mythical Creature with Clara Booth, author of Lost and Found in Mythology
Thursday 29th October at 10:30am
Design your own mythical creature: In this workshop we will look through ‘Lost and Found in Mythology’ for examples of different legendary b...
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Join author John Dougherty for a spooky story-time!
Thursday 29th October at 2pm
As night falls and strange whispers seem to follow your every step, the question lingers – what’s out there in the dark? Join author John Do...
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Join author Emer Stamp for an action packed 'Poop Stars' event
Friday 30th October at 10:30am
Join bestselling author, Emer Stamp, for a hilarious, action packed event inspired by her book, Poop Stars, created in partnership with ZSL....
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Join author/illustrator Fabi Santiago for a spooktacular Halloween-themed story-time!
Friday 30th October at 2pm
Join author and illustrator Fabi Santiago for a spooktacular Halloween-themed story time! Fabi will do a fun, interactive reading from her l...
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Join author Guy Bass and illustrator David Roberts for 'The Worst Thing that Could Possibly Happen'
Saturday 31st October at 4pm
Paper Cat Children’s Bookshop dares to host Guy Bass and David Roberts for The Worst Thing that Could Possibly Happen, a scarily amusing liv...
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MONDAY MORNING STORY-TIME
every Monday 10:30am
Each Monday we share some of our favourite picture books between 10.30am and 11am. Sessions are free to attend and there is no need to book....
