Upper Arlington
Children's bookstore
Cover to Cover Children's Books
A children's bookstore on Arlington Avenue, with the longest Saturday hours in this guide.
The boutique directory
Children's boutiques in Columbus
Columbus does not keep its little shops in one district — it scatters them across the metro, and the drive is part of the deal. Upper Arlington holds two bookshops on its own; inside the city proper there are two more, one in Clintonville and one in the Short North. The rest sit north and northwest, from Historic Dublin and Shawnee Hills up through Westerville to downtown Delaware. We've gathered 8 across 7 neighborhoods, each one hand-checked and chosen by eye, never a paid placement.
8 shops · 8 neighborhoods · 3 bookshops · 2 toy stores · hand-checked, never paid · ratings from Google, checked August 2026
By neighborhood
Upper Arlington 2 shops
Upper Arlington (Tremont Center)
Independent bookstore
Storyline Bookshop
An independent bookshop at Tremont Center, listed here for its children's section.
Clintonville & the Short North 2 shops
Dublin & Shawnee Hills 2 shops
Historic Dublin
Toy store
Dublin Toy Emporium
A toy store on North High Street in Historic Dublin, open seven days a week.
Shawnee Hills (near Dublin/Powell)
Children's boutique
Dolce Vita Baby Boutique
A children's boutique on Glick Road in Shawnee Hills, out toward Dublin and Powell.
Westerville & Delaware 2 shops
Little Sparrows Baby & Pet Boutique
A baby and pet boutique on North State Street in Uptown Westerville.
Beanbag Books
A children's bookstore on West Winter Street — the farthest north shop in this guide.
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Good to know
Where are the best children's boutiques and toy stores in Columbus?
Columbus keeps its little shops spread across the metro rather than in one district. Upper Arlington holds two bookshops — Cover to Cover Children's Books and Storyline Bookshop. Inside the city proper there are two: Cub Shrub in Clintonville and Big Fun in the Short North. The rest sit north and northwest — Dublin Toy Emporium in Historic Dublin, Dolce Vita Baby Boutique in Shawnee Hills, Little Sparrows in Uptown Westerville and Beanbag Books up in downtown Delaware. Every shop in this guide is hand-checked.
How many independent children's shops does Little Lamb list in Columbus?
We list 8, across 8 neighborhoods, reaching from the Short North out to downtown Delaware. Listings come from public sources and our own checking — we don't take payment for placement, and we add more as we find them.
Which Columbus shops are bookstores rather than toy stores or clothing boutiques?
Three of them: Cover to Cover Children's Books and Storyline Bookshop, both in Upper Arlington, and Beanbag Books in downtown Delaware. Two are toy stores — Dublin Toy Emporium and Big Fun, which sells vintage — and the remaining three are children's and baby boutiques.
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