Where are the Totally Ninja Racoons?

Where are the Totally Ninja Raccoons in Farmington? They will be hiding in several local businesses during July! The hunt is based on characters from a children’s book series by Pennsylvania author and Independent Bookstore owner, Kevin Coolidge. In 2020, From My Shelf Books and Gifts in Wellsbro, PA decided to host a scavenger hunt. In 2021, Coolidge invited other Independent Bookstores around the US to join in the fun. Amy’s Bookcase took him up on his offer!

With a goal of encouraging families to have fun going to local businesses, Amy’s Bookcase is hosting the event for the fourth year. This year, they will be joined by twenty other small businesses. The twenty one participating businesses for 2024 are:

• Amy’s Bookcase
• Kopy-Rite Printing and Graphics
• Visit Farmington at the Farmington Museum & Visitor Center
• Dad’s Diner
• Alex Benally’s Hogan
• Ice Age Frozen Yogurt
• Foutz & Hannon Car and Truck Accessories
• 2nd Hand Wolf
• Oso Grande Coffee Company
• San Juan Nurseries
• Riverside Nature Center
• Artifacts 30
• Brown’s Shoe Fit
• E3 Children’s Museum
• What the Junk?
• Schlotzsky’s
• Arkin’s Juice Tavern
• Sycamore Park Community Center
• Pop! 20th Street
• Pop! West Main Street
• Pop! Pinon Hills Blvd

Each participating business will have free passports, listing all of the locations where searchers can search for the Totally Ninja Raccoons. When a searcher spots the Raccoon poster at that business, the business will stamp or sign the passport. At the end of the hunt, searchers will be eligible for prizes by turning in passports to Amy’s Bookcase by 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 31st. Each business has donated prizes for the event.

If a searcher visits at least 15 businesses, they will receive a Totally Ninja Raccoon button when they turn in their passport. For each business a searcher finds the Raccoons and gets their passport stamped or signed, they will receive a ticket to go into the prize jar. The drawing for prizes will be Wednesday, July 31st at 4:30pm live on Amy’s Bookcase Facebook page.

The hunt for the Raccoon Brothers begins Monday, July 1st at 9:00am and ends at 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 31st. This event gives locals and visitors of all ages an opportunity to play. For more information, call Amy’s Bookcase. 505-327-4647