I Have So Many Childhood Memories That I Can't Remember Them All, but This

Adam I have so many childhood memories that I can’t remember them all, but this was a fixture of my life growing up. Adam Save this store! Adam The world thrives on stories. They've been told, literally, since the dawn of time. Children need stories because stories help them grow. Cities need places like Mabel's Fables not only for the children and families, but because stores like this make people want to live there. It's flavour! If you take the flavour out of the city we're left with a bleak skeleton of joy and variety. This is all very sad news. Good luck Mabel's Fables! Adele Please be fair to this neighbourhood landmark hub and keep the rent reasonable! Adria Both my children learned nurse rhythms there that they still repeat even at ages 4 & 6! I love supporting locally owned businesses like this one - our favourite bedtime reads have been purchased at Mabel’s fables. Adriana Mabel’s Fables is not just a store, but an education and cultural centre where many of us have learned about the wonderful world of literature. Adrienne As a children’s book author, Mabel’s Fables has been a second home. A place of support for my career, staffed by intelligent, kind, and generous book lovers who want to get books into the hands of all types of readers. They will go out of their way to brainstorm fun book events, host launches, and most importantly involve the community at every step. As a born and raised Torontonian who grew up in the area, the store was an exciting place to visit, special and magical. And it was always my dream someday to have a book on the shelf in that store. Mabel’s Fables is so much more than “just” a store. It is the beating heart of the community, and a place where writing careers get started and then are nurtured for years to come. It must be saved! Adrienne Mables Fables is an invaluable part of our local community - not only do they promote early literacy but it’s also a place where the community comes together. Adriyanna Mabel’s Fables is a fantastic bookstore and an integral part of the community. The community would suffer a great loss to have it shut down. I love visiting this bookstore but I also love seeing its name at book events in Toronto, like Word on the Street. Greed should not come in the way of a Love of Reading. Aggie When I was on maternity leave with my son, our morning trips to Mabel's Fables were the highlight of our day. We especially loved Wednesday morning story time for kids, where we got to hear a variety of stories. My son's love of reading can be traced to our time spent in this children's book store, and to lose this staple of the Mount Pleasant community, would not only be a loss for current residents, but for all future families considering living here. Developers need to consider what they destroy in an effort to make a profit, and think of ways to make money while preserving the history, culture and uniqueness of each community they want to be a part of. There is a way to make money without ruining local businesses and the parts of a community that make it special. The first developer to understand and embrace that would be welcomed warmly into the neighborhood. Ahmad I used to attend mables fables as a young child and I now bring my son there, both to buy books but also to attend music class. This offers young parents an important opportunity to meet others in the community and it would be a devastating loss. Ailren Unfair rent hike Ainsley We need more community Al Do not conduct any business with Maple Venture Properties!!! Alana Independent bookstores are so important! Mables has fostered a love of reading for years. The staff actually read the books. Having a bookstore within walking distance helps make our neighbourhood great! Aleksandra Mables Fables is one of the very few landmarks still left in the community. My kids and I thoroughly enjoy our trips to Mables Fables and love their kind and knowledgeable staff and the treatment we get. Truly special and on of a kind! Please stay!! Alevtina MABEL'S Fables has been a cornerstone of my daughter's childhood in midtown. We have been here a few times a month since she was born. A 10- year old now, she still runs to her seat on the big teddy bear's lap to read your much bigger books. It's places like this that make midtown into a home and a beautiful place to grow up. Alexander Mabel's Fables is a cornerstone of the Toronto book community. As well as being a vital store for readers and publishers, it is also a hub for literacy and community support. Losing this store would be a blow to the Canadian book industry, the local community and to literacy. Alexandra It is a magical place where my toddler learned French! Lovely community hub for local families. Alexandra Mabel’s Fables is a unique and incredible shop. My two-year-old daughter loves it and we spend a lot of time there. The book selection is wide and includes harder to find titles and less-known authors (some of our favourites being First Nations authors). The city has more than enough big box stores and chains. What we need more than anything are places like Mabel’s Fables - special places with history and character where children can learn and explore. Alexandra Mabel's Fables is an important bookstore to the people of Toronto. It would be tragic to lose it. Alexandra Mabel's Fables was a childhood institution for me. Any special occasion, tough doctor's visit, good/bad day at school... this is where my Mom would take me for a "special treat." I so vividly remember scanning the endless shelves of books, trying to decide which one to take home, while Mabel the cat would wind its way around my legs. And each birthday, it was of course such a big deal to move from the shelf designated for one age group to the next - the little overhead sconces marking one year to the next. Going from AGE 5 to AGE 6... then AGE 6 to AGE 7... and onwards ... was always a very important moment for me. The store has always been a truly magical place. And the idea of it disappearing from the neighborhood (and from the city) is devastating. I plan to be there for this meeting on the 10th to offer my support and solidarity. Alexandra Mable’s Fables played a huge role in my love of reading. As a kid I could spend hours and hours there searching for the next book I wanted to buy and read. This bookstore gave children so much opportunity to learn and grow, fall in love with new stories, and meet the people that wrote them. Independent bookstores hold a kind of magic you can’t find anywhere else. I love this place (and Mable, the cat) dearly. Alexi We love visiting your store and would miss it dearly. Alexis It would be truly a loss to the children growing up in today’s society to not have this bookstore to go to. There is something so special and so novel about having a place like this store in Davisville. Ali I love his store. I get all my friends books from here for their kids! Alice Mabel's Fables is a treasure for children, parents, teachers, librarians, authors, students, and anyone interested in the world of children's literature! I hope to see you still there forever! A. Alice Mabel's Fables is absolutely unparalleled in Toronto. Its loss would be a loss to the city as well as to our neighborhood. Alice Mabel's Fables was my favourite childhood bookshop and I will be by this weekend! Alice My mom has been shopping at Mabel’s Fabels for years first as a teacher- librarians and now as a grandmother The wonderful folks always help her find the right books for her grandchildren . Alicia Such a wonderful and unique place. My son ways wants to go to see the robot statue Alishia Mabels fables is one of the few vestiges left of a childhood and way of living we are too quickly loosing sight of. When I enter the store, I slow down. I feel immediately relaxed at ease. I wander and sit and wander some more. It’s more than a store. It’s a culture a way of life a connection to our humanity, community and love of stories. Alison I brought my twins there for story time early in to help them hear stories aloud and love reading. At 6 they now have a deep love of books and always ask to stop at Mabel’s whenever we walk past. It is one of their favourite destinations on Mt. Pleasant. Alison I have books in my children’s library that we’re purchased at Mabels Fables 30 years ago for my siblings and I. It’s an institution and we need it to stay. Alison Mabel's Fables has been so important to our family, with the staff introducing us to many wonderful books. As Toronto landmarks disappear, we hope that Mabel's Fables will be able to continue being there for all of us! Alison Mabel's Fables plays a fundamental role in reading and writing culture in Toronto and Canada.

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