The second of our lovely customer reviews talks about shop favourite, Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell. It comes again from Caroline – one of our most prolific readers, Caroline is a regular visitor to the shop, and can always be relied upon for some GREAT recommendations! She even knows of […]
In preparation for this post, I sat in my empty shop, settled myself into the Reading Chair, and read ‘The Building Boy’ aloud. Fortunately, passers-by couldn’t clearly see this mad woman at work, due to the book’s illustrator’s  beautiful window display, obscuring their view: Had they peered through the branches and leaves, they may have wondered […]
Come join Fred the Bear on a stunningly illustrated journey to be crowned the best bear in the wood and, just maybe, learn that there might be more to life than training… Each year, for as long as the forest has stood, A contest is held for the bears of the wood… And Fred is […]
It’s publisher Quarto’s 40th birthday this year so they asked 40 of their authors for their favourite bookshop. Fantastic children’s author David Litchfield, author of The Bear and Piano, chose Rogan’s Books! Quarto have teamed up with Independent Bookshop Week to share the Independent bookshop love as widely as they can! David and Quarto sent this […]
Awesome exciting news!! Rogan’s Books has just been officially awarded a grant from James Patterson. The internationally renowned author awards grants to independent bookshops across the UK and USA. As detailed on http://www.booksellers.org.uk/: James Patterson’s total donation to independent bookshops in the UK & Ireland has now hit £500,000! Almost 300 independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland […]
It’s British Science Week (as you will see from our very professional sign…) Once you’ve visited BedPop’s Science Lab on Saturday, why not pop in and choose from our great selection of science books for kids!
Exciting delivery this morning in preparation for our big Julia Jarman day, a week on Monday!
We’re delighted to see our event space already being used by Tatty Bumpkin, Bedford. They provide multi sensory movement and music adventure classes which are inspired by yoga for children aged 0-7 Years. Sessions are held in Bedford and surrounding areas in local halls, children centres, private nurseries and primary schools following the EYFS (Early […]
Just look at these wonderful drawings that the UK’s Children’s’ Laureate Chris Riddell has created about his visit to Rogan’s Books. Chris opened our shop on Saturday 24 October saying that Rogan’s Books was his new favourite shop. It seems like we have certainly made a lasting impression and we can’t thank him enough for […]
Hundreds of booklovers came to see the UK Children’s Laureate open Rogan’s Books, a brand new children’s bookshop on Castle Road on Saturday 24 October 2015. Speaking of the opening UK Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell, said Rogan’s Books was his new favourite shop: “Bookshops are brilliant places where we discover books that will stay with […]
