Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons? At From My Shelf Books & Gifts

Where's are the Totally Ninja Raccoons? At From My Shelf Books in Wellsboro Pennsylvania. This July, From My Shelf Books & Gifts is hosting their very own Shop Local movement with characters from children's book author, Kevin Coolidge.

It’s a month-long scavenger hunt for the Totally Ninja Raccoons hosted by From My Shelf Books & Gifts. The bookstore champions the Shop Local message by enlivening our downtown with a community-wide scavenger hunt activity to which everyone — kids, parents, and raccoon lovers of all ages — is invited to participate.

On July 1, 2020, ninja hunters will set off on a hunt to find the elusive characters hidden around dozens of downtown businesses in Wellsboro. Anyone who wishes to participate can pick up a Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons passport at a participating business and collect a store stamp or signature for each Totally Ninja Raccoon they spot. Hundreds of ninja spotters will be eligible for prizes.

From My Shelf Books & Gifts is the host bookstore for this event, and we are entering our fourteenth year in business. You can check out the bookstore at 7 East Avenue. We have over 40,000 books in stock with millions only a day away. Our staff are dedicated experts and will help you find the right book for you, or for that special someone.

The search is on for the Totally Ninja Raccoons!

They will be hiding in 21 Wellsboro area businesses during July.

Every July for seven straight years, From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue hosted the Candlewick Press search for Where’s Waldo, the publisher’s iconic cartoon character. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Candlewick canceled the 2020 hunt.

In response, the local bookstore owned by author Kevin Coolidge decided to host the “Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons” search based on Coolidge’s “Totally Ninja Raccoon” action series for 7 to 10-year-old reluctant readers. The series is about the three raccoon brothers who become ninjas.

The hunt for the brothers begins on Wednesday, July 1 at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. This event gives both locals and tourists of all ages an opportunity to play.

Each participating business will have free passports, listing all of the businesses where searchers can find the Ninja Raccoons. When a customer spots the raccoons, the business will stamp or sign the passport.

All passports must be turned in at From My Shelf Books & Gifts no later than 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 for prize eligibility.

“Visiting kids sometimes worry about not having time to search at all 21 businesses,” said Kasey Coolidge, manager of From My Shelf Books. “We reassure them that everyone who plays has a chance to win prizes sponsored by the participating businesses.

“For each place you find the Ninja Raccoons and get your passport signed, your name goes on a ticket in the prize jar. We will draw for prizes at the Ninja Party on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Winners need not be present to win.”

Prizes include gift certificates to and items donated by participating businesses; a variety of books and Wellsboro Chamber bucks.

The Ninja Raccoons will be hiding in these businesses located in Wellsboro and surrounding townships: Café 1905 and Dunham’s Department Store; Wild Asaph Outfitters; C.S. Sports; Peggy’s Candies & Gifts; In My Shoes; Garrison’s Men’s & Ladies Shop; Tioga Office Products; Highland Chocolates Factory; The Farmer’s Daughters; Karen’s Country Store; Tony’s Italian Cuisine; Wellsboro House Restaurant & Brewery; the Frog Hut; Pag-Omar Farms Market & Restaurant; CBJ Collective Gift Shop and Piano Studio; The Yellow Basket & Ice Cream Shop; Omi Of The Canyon; Wellsboro Mini Mall; Krout’s Creations and More; and From My Shelf Books & Gifts.

For more information, call 570-724-5793.


The raccoons read the classified ad section in The Wellsboro Gazette to find their first ninja job

The search is on for the Totally Ninja Raccoons!

They will be hiding in 21 Wellsboro area businesses during July.

Every July for seven straight years, From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue hosted the Candlewick Press search for Where’s Waldo, the publisher’s iconic cartoon character. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, Candlewick canceled the 2020 hunt.

In response, the local bookstore owned by author Kevin Coolidge decided to host the “Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons” search based on Coolidge’s “Totally Ninja Raccoon” action series for 7 to 10-year-old reluctant readers. The series is about the three raccoon brothers who become ninjas.

The hunt for the brothers begins on Wednesday, July 1 at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 30. This event gives both locals and tourists of all ages an opportunity to play.

Each participating business will have free passports, listing all of the businesses where searchers can find the Ninja Raccoons. When a customer spots the raccoons, the business will stamp or sign the passport.

All passports must be turned in at From My Shelf Books & Gifts no later than 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 for prize eligibility.

“Visiting kids sometimes worry about not having time to search at all 21 businesses,” said Kasey Coolidge, manager of From My Shelf Books. “We reassure them that everyone who plays has a chance to win prizes sponsored by the participating businesses.

“For each place you find the Ninja Raccoons and get your passport signed, your name goes on a ticket in the prize jar. We will draw for prizes at the Ninja Party on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Winners need not be present to win.”

Prizes include gift certificates to and items donated by participating businesses; a variety of books and Wellsboro Chamber bucks.

The Ninja Raccoons will be hiding in these businesses located in Wellsboro and surrounding townships: Café 1905 and Dunham’s Department Store; Wild Asaph Outfitters; C.S. Sports; Peggy’s Candies & Gifts; In My Shoes; Garrison’s Men’s & Ladies Shop; Tioga Office Products; Highland Chocolates Factory; The Farmer’s Daughters; Karen’s Country Store; Tony’s Italian Cuisine; Wellsboro House Restaurant & Brewery; the Frog Hut; Pag-Omar Farms Market & Restaurant; CBJ Collective Gift Shop and Piano Studio; The Yellow Basket & Ice Cream Shop; Omi Of The Canyon; Wellsboro Mini Mall; Krout’s Creations and More; and From My Shelf Books & Gifts.

For more information, call 570-724-5793.


The raccoons read the classified ad section in The Wellsboro Gazette to find their first ninja job

Where are the Totally Ninja Raccoons?

Where are the Totally Ninja Raccoons? Why they are at From My Shelf Books in Wellsboro. Starting July 1st you can visit From My Shelf Books, grab a Totally Ninja Raccoon passport and begin collecting store stamps for each Totally Ninja Raccoon you spot around Wellsboro. It's free, family friendly and fun!

Where are the Totally Ninja Raccoons takes place the entire month of Wellsboro with a ninja party on August 1st. You could win great prizes from area stores and win free Totally Ninja Raccoon books and swag. Visit From My Shelf Books on East Ave. in Wellsboro, find the Totally Ninja Raccoons and win!

Hurry, Hurry, Read All About It

“Laurel Fest, Endless Mountain Music Festival, Hickory Fest, Where's Waldo--everything has been cancelled,” said Kevin Coolidge, owner of From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue in Wellsboro. For seven straight years we’ve held ‘Where's Waldo’ in Wellsboro. Candlewick, the publisher cancelled this year’s July 1-31 Where’s Waldo and we can't do it without permission, but we can create a new event,” Coolidge said.

This July From My Shelf Books will hold "Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons." Twenty-four local businesses, those in downtown Wellsboro and surrounding areas, are invited to be Totally Ninja Raccoon hosts.

To be a "Totally Ninja Raccoon" location, businesses need to be open at least five days a week and provide a prize worth at least $10. Participating businesses will each get a cardboard "Totally Ninja Raccoon" figure to hide in their stores.

In July, searchers - youngsters and adults - will go to as many of the participating businesses as they can to look for the Totally Ninja Raccoons. Once a searcher finds them, someone at the business will stamp or sign the searcher’s passport.

Each Totally Ninja Raccoon searcher must turn in his/her passport to From My Shelf Books & Gifts by Friday, July 31. The bookstore will create a separate ticket with the searcher's name for each place he/she has found the raccoons and put all of those tickets in the bookstore’s prize jar.

Winners' names will be drawn from the prize jar during the wrap-up Totally Ninja Raccoon party at the bookstore on Saturday, Aug. 31. The more times a searcher’s name is in the bookstore’s jar based on the number of participating businesses he/she has visited in July, the higher that person’s chances are of winning a prize.

Businesses interested in being a "Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons" host are asked to call Kasey at From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 570-724-5793 soon.

Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons in Wellsboro?

“Laurel Fest, Endless Mountain Music Festival, Hickory Fest, Where's Waldo--everything has been cancelled,” said Kevin Coolidge, owner of From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 7 East Avenue in Wellsboro. For seven straight years we’ve held ‘Where's Waldo’ in Wellsboro. Candlewick, the publisher cancelled this year’s July 1-31 Where’s Waldo and we can't do it without permission, but we can create a new event,” Coolidge said.

This July From My Shelf Books will hold "Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons." Twenty-four local businesses, those in downtown Wellsboro and surrounding areas, are invited to be Totally Ninja Raccoon hosts.

To be a "Totally Ninja Raccoon" location, businesses need to be open at least five days a week and provide a prize worth at least $10. Participating businesses will each get a cardboard "Totally Ninja Raccoon" figure to hide in their stores.

In July, searchers - youngsters and adults - will go to as many of the participating businesses as they can to look for the Totally Ninja Raccoons. Once a searcher finds them, someone at the business will stamp or sign the searcher’s passport.

Each Totally Ninja Raccoon searcher must turn in his/her passport to From My Shelf Books & Gifts by Friday, July 31. The bookstore will create a separate ticket with the searcher's name for each place he/she has found the raccoons and put all of those tickets in the bookstore’s prize jar.

Winners' names will be drawn from the prize jar during the wrap-up Totally Ninja Raccoon party at the bookstore on Saturday, Aug. 31. The more times a searcher’s name is in the bookstore’s jar based on the number of participating businesses he/she has visited in July, the higher that person’s chances are of winning a prize.

Businesses interested in being a "Where Are the Totally Ninja Raccoons" host are asked to call Kasey at From My Shelf Books & Gifts at 570-724-5793 soon.