Toad Hall — a venue whose name was inspired by a “Wind in the Willows” reference, not to be confused with an Austin children’s bookstore that opened in 1978 and closed in 2007 — plays a ...

Readers asked From the Archives about two old Austin nightclubs, and we found out about Toad Hall and Black Elephant ...

Readers asked From the Archives about two old Austin nightclubs, and we found out about Toad Hall and Black Elephant ...

Toad Hall Children's Bookstore, which has a 23-year history in Austin, will close on August 31. The recent decision by store owner Barbara Thomas has induced surprise and regret in authors ...

Richard Scarry, Dr. Seuss; Brothers Grimm and Mother Goose; Stella Luna, Madeleine - all these beneath the Toad Hall sign. And more, of course: all the literature of childhood, in a shop so ...