Today I went to the coolest bookstore: The Little Shop of Stories! I stopped in there on my train ride home because I heard they were giving away tickets for their Neil Gaiman event. (He is speaking at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and then signing books. More here)
Anyhow - They aren't giving out tickets till Monday - but I'm SO excited I stopped in their shop. I knew they were an independent bookstore, but I didn't realize their specialty was children's books! How cool is that?! They had a really good selection and the guys working were very nice. I ended up buying the comic book "Spiral-Bound" by Aaron Renier - which has amazing illustrations and an adorable cover concept... The book is set up to look like it's inside a top secret journal. Eee! How fun!
I can't wait to go back Monday to get my tickets and browse some more books - I really enjoy looking at illustrated children's books. It inspires me a lot :) I also sketched a ton of raccoons today over brunch, but my hand is hurting a little bit so I haven't finalized them yet. Here is my favorite:

Bandit - the sneaky Raccoon!
For those of you celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow - I hope you have a lovely holiday!
