Although I had never heard of this quirky store, I loved this illustrated biography chronicling the beginnings of New York's Fishs Eddy.

Thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to read this book! I appreciate the kindness. <3

This is a must-have for libraries in NYC where readers will most likely be familiar with this store. I would also recommend it for readers who enjoyed slower paced detailed and emotional memoirs like Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant.

As the partner of someone who wants her own business, this was an interesting and at times enlightening read. I enjoyed this enough that I think I want to own a copy despite already having read it as an advanced copy.

I felt the writing style was a bit difficult to focus on and the illustrations were nice but nothing spectacular. Pretty ambivalent on this one. Only finished since it was part of an review but otherwise I would have likely put down. I enjoy graphic novels usually so this was a bit of a disappointment for me.

I thought this would be interesting in the beginning but I quickly lost passion in this book and felt that it would be better for a different reader.

Quirky and humorous, this biographical graphic novel is about the history of Fishs Eddy and the family who has lovingly supported it through several years of change; within the store itself and within the lives of Julie and Dave (the founders and owners) and their two children (son Ben provides the artwork). It is a sweet story of two people in love willing to face challenges together, overcome several obstacles and come out better for it. I only question why there was no acknowledgement to Dave—did I miss it somewhere?

The story of a family business in New York City. It tells of the successes, failures, challenges & triumphs, and particularly of the role of family. For some this will be the story of a well-known, and perhaps beloved business. For others it is simply a well-told story of a well-lived life.

I'm always looking for books that are engaging or educating or hopefully both for YA students. Call this one "engaging," although only to a subset of student.

A cute story about how a couple starts a beloved store in NY, created by the mom and illustrated by her son. It’s got the right amount of details, some fun grandmother figures, and the ups and downs of the realities of trying to run a business. It felt honest and like a sweet / proud reflection of a life journey. I’m not sure how I’d use it or who the audience is, but it was a cute enough quick read that likely New Yorkers will appreciate most.

*I received this as an ARC for an honest review from Netgalley

I enjoyed the story that Minding the Store told. I think it would be of interest to those who are from, live in, or loves stories of New York or for start up business owners wanting to find tales to relate to. I enjoyed the easy to read images and text - very straight forward in the telling of what happened and easy for people new to graphic novels/comics to navigate.

Would be good in an adult graphic novel collection and if you have patrons going for it. Maybe a mini-display with links to the articles about the store and pictures of their wares.

I had never heard of Fishs Eddy before reading this book, but I can honestly say that I was really happy to have had the opportunity to not only learn about them as a small business but also learn their story. I read a pre-publication version of the graphic novel and was very impressed with the simplicity of the graphic novel but the depth at which the story unfolds. I can definitely see encouraging my own students who are interested in entrepreneurialism to read this book.