Unbox the magic of reading
Join our bi-monthly book box waitlist - where stories grow and readers bloom! The subscription will open up again on
September 1st for our October book box!
🌸 Love reading? Treat yourself to a box of pure bookish joy! Every other month, your Blossoming Book Box delivers a handpicked book and delightful literary goodies straight to your door. Unwrap a little wonder, make time for yourself, and let every box bring a touch of magic to your bookshelf!
The Bi-monthly Blossoming Book Box, six genres to choose from!
Reading is even better when it’s shared.
📚🌸Join a community of readers who love the excitement of discovering a new favourite. Every Blossoming Book Box is thoughtfully curated and delivered straight to your door, filled with a handpicked book, cozy treats, and delightful bookish surprises.It’s more than a book box—it’s a little moment of happiness created just for readers like you. 💙
- Each box includes:
- a new paperback edition
- a sweet indulgence to accompany your reading
- a comforting beverage for an evening of reading
- a few charming bookish surprises
The Blossoming Bookshop is proudly owned by two autistic sisters, Emma and Tessa. Rooted in their strong Dutch heritage, these Canadian sisters are working hard to create a more socially inclusive world — one book at a time!
Your Blossoming Book Box subscription helps provide meaningful work opportunities for youth and young adults with exceptionalities.
Our dream is to open a cozy brick-and-mortar bookstore — a welcoming nook where readers can relax with a good book, sip tea or coffee, enjoy our signature maple cookies, and connect with an engaging community.
Meet the Sisters:
🌊 Tessa (22) loves the water, puzzles, music, baking and reading non-fiction.
🎨 Emma (23) loves crafts, movies, animals, especially cats, and fiction.
The Blossoming Book Box, a celebration of the readers who help our shop flourish.
Here is what they say about us !
What a gift for book lovers!
If you are looking for a beautiful way to celebrate a friend or family member - please check out the creative work of Emma & Tessa.
- Catherine Fife
Waterloo MPP
December 2025
I just got my book box and it is amazing! Please let your girls know I loved all the special touches! My first Valentines and the packaging is beautiful. It is a book I haven't read and all the other touches make it a beautiful box. Thank you!
- Jolanda
February 2025
It’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! To celebrate, @theblossomingbookshop put together a beautiful box filled with Jane Austen goodies and a blind date with a book!
-Allison C.
December 2025
Love reading? Treat yourself to a Bimonthly Blossoming Book Box! Every other month, get a handpicked book and delightful literary treasures delivered straight to your door. Discover treasures inside each box, enjoy a little time just for you, and let your collection bloom with inspiration—join our waitlist today!
Frequently Asked Questions:
- What will I receive in my Book Box? Your curated box will contain a paperback novel, a sweet indulgence, a comforting beverage and a few charming surprises created by local Canadian companies.
- What is the Blossoming Bookshop? The Blossoming Bookshop is an online bookstore owned by two autistic sisters, Emma and Tessa, and their mother, Monique who reside in Elmira, ON. They are working really hard in order to operate their own brick-and-mortar shop.
- How will I know if my Blossoming Book Box has shipped? Emma or Tessa will email you the day the Blossoming Book Box ships. Blossoming Book Boxes should ship around the 25th of each month. For example, the February Book Box will ship on January 25th, the April Book Box will ship on March 25th.
- If I live out of town, can my Blossoming Book Box be shipped? Yes, local delivery in Elmira is free, and elsewhere in Canada has a flat fee shipping fee of $12.50. Each Blossoming Book Box is insured.
- Which months will I receive a Blossoming Book Box this year? Your bi-montlhy subscription includes a Blossoming Book Box for February, April June, August, October and December. Book Boxes are scheduled to ship out around the 25th of the month prior for example the February Book Box will ship January 25th, the April Book Box will ship March 25th etc.