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Storytime every Saturday at 10:30am! The Frugal Frigate is an independent children’s bookstore located in Historic Downtown Redlands, California. The Frugal Frigate has been a part of the community for over 30 years, established in 1988. In our brick & mortar location, we proudly offer the best in both new titles and beloved favorites of children’s literature. We have a refreshing selection of books for children to young adults, and we also carry a selection of plush toys, journals, stationery, cards, a build-a-stuffie workshop, and all sorts of things to stir the imagination.

Staff Picks

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Olivetti By Allie Millington Cover Image
The Knight Snacker By Valeria Wicker Cover Image
The Littlest Weaver By Robin Hall, Stella Lim (Illustrator) Cover Image
Brave Little Bear By Steve Small, Steve Small (Illustrator) Cover Image
You Do You-nicorn By Erin Vanessa Cover Image

New Releases

Free Period By Ali Terese Cover Image
Determined Dreamer: The Story of Marie Curie By Deborah Hopkinson, Jen Hill (Illustrator) Cover Image
Daughters of the Lamp By Nedda Lewers Cover Image
The Reflection in Me By Marc Colagiovanni, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) Cover Image
The Partition Project By Saadia Faruqi Cover Image

A Room of One's Own Recommendations

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Interesting Facts about Space: A Novel By Emily Austin Cover Image
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (An Emily Dickinson Mystery #2) By Amanda Flower Cover Image
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 By Rashid Khalidi Cover Image
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: A Novel By Satoshi Yagisawa, Eric Ozawa (Translated by) Cover Image
Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories By Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses (Translated by) Cover Image
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