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 ...

Toad Hall to Close. 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 ...

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 ...

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