Entrepreneurs take over beloved Vancouver Kidsbooks as it celebrates 43 years: ‘We know special when we see it’

The Globe and Mail · Josh O’Kane · 2026-11-03 15:42 UTC

Avni Patel Thompson takes inspiration from her parenting startups to add Amazon-level convenience to the beloved bookstore, while still keeping things human

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As a tech entrepreneur, Avni Patel Thompson liked to think locally. What, she wondered as she became a mother last decade, can technology do to improve the “modern village?” She launched the startups Poppy and Milo to help reduce parents’ workloads and track down childcare, in that pursuit.

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