Teacher Gifts

A valued customer just put 3 Canvas Totes on hold to pick up later. She is using them as teacher gifts!!! What a GREAT idea!!!

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Welcome Summer

Good morning from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange.  Welcome Summer-  Our Seasonal Table has been updated to all things summer.  It is also sharing it’s space with a display…

Book Signing with Brenda Pearson

Local Author Brenda Pearson will be visiting Dartmouth Book Exchange Saturday, August 11 from 1pm to 4pm to sign & speak about her books. A transplant from Quebec to Halifax,…

Christmas In July

We are happy to announce that we will be celebrating Christmas in July on Saturday, July 7th from 1pm to 4pm, with Children’s Author T.M. Ramsay, author of “The Magic…

Tote Adventures

Now that several of our Canvas Tote Bags have found homes with our customers we are starting an album of places the Totes have visited. From the beach, to the…

I Love Big Books Canvas Tote Bags

Look what just arrived at the store, just in time for Mother’s Day!!! These Canvas Tote Bags are 16″x16″ and are here while supplies last.  Your choice of either black…

Discarded Children’s Books & Black-Out Poetry

Ever wonder what happens to the some of the well used children’s books that have been donated to our store or the ones we have weaned out of our children’s…

May the 4th Be With You.

May the 4th Be With You. We have a whole section of Star Wars books in our store.  

Look what arrived at the store today….

Look what arrived at the store today and will be sharing space on our seasonal table. Starting September Dartmouth Book Exchange will be the newest distributor of Atlantic Books Today…

Themed Romance Gift Baskets

We are now selling a selection of themed romance gift baskets put together by “Designs by Still Moments”.  The themes include: The Gardener, Beach Day, Lazy Day Sunday & I…

Happy 102nd Birthday Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary turns 102 years old Thursday, April 12th & it’s the perfect time to Celebrate & read one of her books or series to your child/ren.  From the adventures…

A successful “Bookmark Event” with Designs by Still Moments

A successful “Bookmark & Basket” event here at Dartmouth Book Exchange with Designs by Still Moments!!  Congratulations to Liz McCoombs & Pamela Osmond who were the lucky winners of the…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange

Happy 61th Anniversary!!! 

On March 12, 1957, Dr.Seuss unleashed The Cat In The Hat onto an unsuspecting & innocent world and we haven’t been the same since. Happy 61th Anniversary!!!  Today, after reading…

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

One more sleep until Dr. Seuss’ birthday- March 2nd.  Did you know he would have been 114 this year?  While he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on…

True Crime Novels

True crime is a non-fiction literary genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. If you like True Crime novels come check…

Heritage/Family/Mona Louise Parsons Day

Please note we will be closed on Monday February 19, 2018 for Nova Scotia’s 4th Annual Heritage/Family/Mona Louise Parsons Day. We will resume normal hours Tuesday February 20, 2018.

Still Moments Designs Bookmark Event

“Give them a gift they will remember long after they’ve read the book!” Join Still Moments Designs on March 24, 2018 at Dartmouth Book Exchange from 11:00am – 3:00pm.  Stop…

A Successful First Event at the Store!!!

Our visit by Local Young Adult & Children’s Author, Melanie Mosher was quite successful today.  Several children will be reading their brand new, autographed copies of Fire Pie Trout and…

Charm Bookmarks

Several new Charm Bookmarks, by Still Moment Designs, were dropped off at our store this morning including this one.  Remember Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.

In Person: Local Young Adult & Children’s Author Melanie Mosher

In one week we welcome: Local Young Adult & Children’s Author Melanie Mosher Author of Goth Girl and Fire Pie Trout. She will here Saturday, February 10th from 1:00pm to…

February 1st is World Read Aloud Day

“Then suddenly, Mr. Wonka stopped. In front of him, there was a shiny metal door. The party crowded round. On the door, in large letters, it said: THE CHOCOLATE ROOM”-…

Counting Down to Family Literacy Day Saturday, January 27th

“The only meals they could afford were bread and margarine for breakfast, boiled potatoes and cabbage for lunch and cabbage soup for supper.” excerpt from Chapter 1- Charlie and the…

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory turns 54

On January 17- 1964, Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published for the first time.  That’s 54 whole years of the one and only Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket, Grandpa…

Happy Birthday Michael Bond

Happy Birthday Michael Bond, creator of Paddington Bear.  He would have been 92 years old yesterday. January 13th, 1926- June 27th, 2017.  Help celebrate his birthday with your child(ren) by…

Happy 92nd Birthday Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown, Author of the Flat Stanley series, would have turned 92 on January 1st, 2017  (Jan 1st 1926-Dec 3rd 2003)   The Flat Stanley books are quite popular in…

Blind Date With A Book

It was so nice to see that many of our “Blind Date With A Book” books were bought this year as Secret Santa Gifts.  

Happy 80th Anniversary!!!

December 21, 1937, Dr. Seuss had his first book published “I Saw It On Mulberry Street”. It was 23 years later, 1960, that “Green Eggs & Ham”, my personal favourite…

And The Winner of the Christmas Basket Was…..

And the winner of the Christmas Basket by Still Moments Magazine was Jodie Usher.  Congratulations Jodie.  And once again we’d like to give a big thanks to Darlene Fredette of Still…

Charm Bookmarks

We now have a selection of charm bookmarks for sale, in 2 different styles, made by Still Moments Designs. Perfect to go with that Gift Certificate or book for Christmas.

Christmas Gift Certificates

Books make great gifts.  Stumped on what to buy them???  We sell Gift Certificates. 

Winter Table

Our Seasonal table has now been changed over to “Winter”.   It showcases Winter books for the Preschooler to the Adult Reader.

Win a Christmas Basket from Still Moments Magazine

Only 10 days left before we draw for this wonderful Christmas Basket from Still Moments Magazine. Draw Date: December 15th. Have you filled out your free ballot to win??? Lots…

A Bookish Countdown to Christmas

Does your “Elf on the Shelf” bring with them, on the day they first arrive, a stack of wrapped children’s Christmas stories to unwrap & read each night as a…

Red Any Good Books Lately

Our Theme Table has changed over to something a bit more Christmassy.

November is “Picture Book” Month

Did you know that November is “Picture Book” Month???  In the past few weeks we have reorganized & added over 500 books to our children’s room.  Many of these are…

Christmas Basket from Still Moments Magazine

The next time you are in our store, fill out a ballot to win this Christmas Basket from Still Moments Magazine.  It will make the perfect Christmas gift for yourself…

Happy 65th Anniversary

On October 15th, 1952 Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White was first published.  My son’s class read it last year.  I remember reading it for the first time in Grade 2. …

The winner of the Cowboy Themed Basket was….

We are pleased to announce that Nancy Weaver has won the Cowboy themed basket from Still Moments Magazine! Congratulations Nancy! And once again we’d like to give a big thanks…

If you Liked the Movie- You’ll Love the Book.

Good morning from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange. Check out our new Movie/T.V. Section at the front of our store. The books here are alphabetized by the title of…

Autumn has arrived

Autumn has arrived and our seasonal table has been updated to all things fall.

Celebrating 25 Years of June B. Jones

Junie B. Jones is a children’s book series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. Published by Random House from 1992 to 2013, the stories begin with Junie…

Some Book Store Humour

I don’t remember the title…but it was a blue book.

First day of school has arrived!!!

First day of school has arrived!!! Good morning from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange. For those of you with school-aged kids… congratulations for getting them out the door with…

Cowboy in a Basket

It’s the first day of September and Still Moments Magazine has given us another basket of books to draw for at the end of the month. The theme of this…

Romance In A Basket

5 days until the draw for the “Romance In A Basket” from Still Moments Magazine.  Have you come in & filled out a ballot for it yet???  Lots of goodies…

Happy 57th Anniversary

Dr. Seuss’ Publisher bet him that he could not write a book using 50 or fewer different words.  The result: Green Eggs and Ham which was released on August 12th-1960.

Spotlighted in Still Moments Magazine

It’s the first day of August and Still Moments Magazine has arrived in our inbox with a spotlight done on Dartmouth Book Exchange. Check it out.

Romance in a Basket

Romance in a Basket Still Moments Magazine has brought us a Gift Basket. We are pleased to say that Dartmouth Book Exchange is being Spotlighted in their very first monthly…

It Might Be Hot Outside- But Not In Here

It might be hot outside, but it isn’t in Dartmouth Book Exchange. We just had a Heat Pump Installed. Now customers can enjoy cooler temperatures while they shop & browze…

Magic Tree House celebrates 25 years of “Growing” Magic Tree House Readers

On July 28th, 1992, Dinosaurs Before Dark, the first volume of Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House Series was first published.  This year marks her 25th Anniversary.  Let’s help her celebrate…

Canada Reads

I have added some new Canada Reads to our Canada Reads Table including Birdie by Tracey Lindberg (2016), Bone & Bread by Saleema Nawaz (2016) The Break by Katherena Vermette…

Our “Theme Table” has a New Theme

Our theme table has just changed over to a new theme. Can you guess what the new theme is??? As always, if you have an idea for an upcoming theme,…

Dartmouth Book Exchange is in the News

The Dartmouth Tribune published an article June 20th, called “Turning the page in Dartmouth” by Debra Wells-Hopey.  The wonderfully written article’s sole focus was on our store & was printed…

Summer Table

We just changed over our Seasonal Table to Summer.  Here you’ll find your Beach, Deck or Cottage reads.  Just click on the Summer Table’s picture on our Home Page to…

A Munsch a Day until his Birthday!!!

 Let’s count down to Robert Munsch’s 72nd by reading a Munsch a day, until his birthday, June 11, with your child(ren).  Need some Munsch books???  I’ve placed some on our…

British Crime & British Mysteries

We have a brand new section in our store. In this bookcase you’ll find British Crime & British Mysteries written by authors such as Mark Billingham, Jessie Keane, Ann Granger…

May the Fourth be With You!!!

May the Fourth be with you!!! We have more than 30 different Star Wars books in our new Science Fiction section, plus several sets. We also have a shelf of…

Discarded Children’s Books & Black-Out Poetry

Ever wonder what happens to the some of the well used children’s books that have been donated to our store??? We just got a Thank-you e-mail from Holland Road Elementary…

Happy 101st Birthday Beverly Cleary

Beverly Cleary turns 101 years old Wednesday, April 12th & it’s the perfect time to Celebrate & read one of her books or series to your child/ren.  From the adventures…

Happy 60th Anniversary!!! 

On March 12, 1957, Dr.Seuss unleashed The Cat In The Hat onto an unsuspecting & innocent world and we haven’t been the same since. Happy 60th Anniversary!!!

Security Cameras

Please note that the store now has Video Surveillance

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss’ birthday is March 2nd.  Did you know he would have been 113 this year?  While he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the pages…

Heritage Day/Family Day

Please note we will be closed on Monday February 20, 2017 for Nova Scotia’s 3rd Annual Heritage Day. We will resume normal hours Tuesday February 21, 2017.

Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter Series

For the first time ever- we have more than 30 of Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter books in stock! Mercer Mayer is the writer & illustrator of the widely popular children’s…

Magic Tree House Books by Mary Pope Osborne

We just got in a whole bunch of the Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne.  The series consists of two groups.  In the first 28 books, Morgan Le…

Happy Birthday Judy Blume

Judy Blume Celebrates her 78th Birthday Feb 12th. Some of her best known works are Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret , Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing ,…

Have an Orange Marmalade Day

On January 13- Michael Bond, Author of the children’s series Paddington Bear, turned 91.  To celebrate read some of his books, watch the movie & have an Orange Marmalade Day…

Berkley Crime/ Cozy Mysteries

We have a large, growing section of Cozy Mysteries/Berkley Crimes in our store. The crime-solver in a cozy mystery is usually a woman who is an amateur sleuth. The occupations…

Theme Table

Our “Themed Table” has changed again.  Can you guess what the theme is now???  As always if you have any suggestions for upcoming themes just let us know.

Happy Birthday Jeff Brown

Jeff Brown, Author of the Flat Stanley series, would have turned 91 on January 1st, 2017  (Jan 1st 1926-Dec 3rd 2003)   The Flat Stanley books are quite popular in…

Cornelia Funke’s Birthday is on Saturday & she will be 58.

Cornelia Funke’s Birthday is on Saturday & she will be 58. Cornelia Funke is a German author of Children’s Fiction. She was born on December 10, 1958, and is best…

Do you have enough books for this?

Do you have enough books to build a book tree???  One of our dearly missed former employees sent us a picture of her tree.  What do do think???  Do you…

Other Holiday Traditions

Have you been invited to participate in a cookie exchange this Holiday Season?  We have several cookie cookbooks in our store that would be perfect for you.

December Book Tradition

Welcome December.  Does your family have a favourite December book tradition?  A book a day is a fun way to countdown to Christmas.  Just wrap 24 books, they can be…

Theme Table

Our theme table has just been changed. Can you guess what the new theme is???

The Halifax Explosion

On December 6th, it will have been 99 years since the SS Mont-Blanc, a French cargo ship laden with high explosives, collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in the…

Did you know that November 17th is Guinness World Records Day???

In November 2004, the Guinness World Records book sold its 100 millionth copy! Guinness World Records Day was created to celebrate this huge achievement – and the incredible accomplishments of…

Updated Seasonal Table

The Spooky books have mysteriously disappeared off our Seasonal Table and have been replaced with Young Adult & Adult War stories.

A Helpful New Basket

A helpful new basket now sits on the counter for our customers.  It says:  Did you forget your glasses. Feel free to borrow a pair of ours.

Happy Birthday Gordan Korman

Canadian Author, Gordon Korman turns 53 on October 23rd.  He is the Author of more than 80 Children’s & Young Adult Fiction books.  A number 1 New York Times Bestselling…

New shelves

It’s coming along. The new shelves are looking great, wouldn’t you agree? They hold a lot more then our old shelves did & they will also hold oversized books. So,…

Happy 100th Birthday Roald Dahl

September 13th would have been Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday, the author who entertained children (and adults) with classics like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, while Dahl died in 1990,…

Excuse Our Mess

Good morning from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange. You may have noticed, if you have been in recently, that there are a lot of boxes of books stacked around…

First day of school has arrived!!!

Good morning from the staff at Dartmouth Book Exchange. For those of you with school-aged kids… congratulations for getting them out the door with their lunches & backpacks stuffed full…

The Magic School Bus is 30 years old

Did you know that The Magic School Bus is 30 years old? The first book, The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, was published in the summer of 1986. It…

The parking lot is finished!!!

The parking lot is finished!!! We will be open on Wednesday August 24th- BUT-we are not allowed to park on our new parking lot yet. So the landlord has given…

Parking lot to be paved- 2 day closure

Dartmouth Book Exchange will be closed Monday- August 22 & Tuesday August 23rd, so that our parking lot can be repaved.  Thank-you for your understanding.  

Diary Of A Worm by Doreen Cornin

What are you reading with your child tonight??? How about Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cornin & Harry Bliss. This is the diary…of a worm. This worm lives with…

Our Theme Table has a Brand New Theme

Our Theme Table has a Brand New Theme.  Can you guess what the theme is from the picture on our Blog???  Got an idea for an upcoming theme???  Just let us…

Canada Reads Table

We have added a brand new table in our store.  This table is full of books that have been selected as winners of CBC’s Canada Reads.  Here you’ll find books…

Summer Seasonal Table

In hopes that our weather will improve I changed over our Seasonal table from Spring to Summer early. The table now contains a great selection of books for your summer…

Counting Down to Robert Munsch’s Birthday

Welcome June. Has it been almost a year since Robert Munsch’s 70th birthday already???? Let’s count down to Robert’s 71st by reading a Munsch a day, until his birthday, June…

Happy Birthday Margaret Wise Brown!

Happy Birthday Margaret Wise Brown, Author of the popular children’s book: Goodnight Moon.  Her Birthday was yesterday, May 23rd- she would have been 106 years old. Celebrate by reading one…

Happy 67th Birthday Mary Pope Osborne!

Tomorrow, May 20th, is Mary Pope Osborne’s Birthday. She writes the Children’s Chapter Book Series: “The Magic Tree House”. In celebration I just made-up a 12 book starter set of…

Brand New Theme Table

We have a brand new theme table in our store. The table’s content will completely change every few months to a new theme. Have an idea for an upcoming theme-…

May the Fourth Be With You

May the Fourth be with you!!! We have more than 30 different Star Wars books in our Science Fiction room, plus several sets. We also have a shelf of Children’s…

Mother’s Day

Need a Gift for Mother’s Day? Don’t know what to get her? We sell Gift Certificates.