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Inspiring curiosity, connection and compassion through story
Happy Summer from all of us at Fair Isle Books & Gifts on beautiful Washington Island in Door County Wisconsin. We are open at the physical shop on the island Tuesday - Sunday from 10-4 these days, and closed on Mondays. We are also open here online for fair trade gift items and books. Check out the drop down menus above by category, or pop your wish in the search bar - our website has more items online than we can fit in the shop, so lucky you! For any questions pop us an email at: fairisleshop@gmail.com or click the email icon above. And yes - purchases here will count toward your customer loyalty reward! (The reward must be used in person at the shop once earned.) All items are available to ship unless otherwise noted in their description. Thanks for your support this crazy Covid time. If you have any questions the shop phone is at the top of the page, and we are happy to chat with you. The phone is forwarded during our off season and we are available for questions then also.
For a little shop we offer a big online presence with an additional website just for books with over 7 million titlesfor you including audio and digital books) at bookshop.org/shop/fairislebooks. The "Shop Books" button below will take you to that website & generate a shopping cart there (as will the link to physical and digital books above) .The island books tab above will ring up here on this site. At all our venues we seek to inspire curiosity, connection and compassion through story.
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We carry a wide range of handmade kids items not least these finger puppets, just one of many unique handmade items for kids .
Encantada pottery is handmade in Mexico and lead free. Check out all our Kitchen items, from handcarved salad servers to handcrafted pottery.
These cute as they come, felt birdhouses come in a wide variety of cool designs. Designed to be used and weather resistant. How can you not love these!
Look no further for a unique piece of Wall Art. Our Haitian Metal Art collection is all 100% handmade with the most basic of tools. We have a piece you will love!
Fair Isle seeks to inspire curiosity, connection and compassion through story. We believe stories can change the world, and in our shop we try to do that by offering fair trade gifts created by artisans around the globe who are working their way out of poverty. Each of their products has a story, and sharing those with our customers creates a connection to the producers. By sharing books that spark curiosity through their stories we also encourage connection with and compassion for others, especially those who are different from us.
Remember the comfort of a grown up reading you a story as a child? Whether your answer is yes or no, audio books will bring you that same sweet experience. Fiction or non fiction, adult or child, these audio books can accompany you on walks, drives, while doing the dishes or simply staring at the beautiful views of the island ...or your home place.
We love to hear from our customers, and will try to answer any inquiries within 48 hours.
