Following on from my last post ..And for Megia's future note .. I caught a breath of fresh air by walking up to Gran Via earlier this morning . The shop I described ( Catalan books ) is at Alcala 44 , next to the Circulo de Bellas Artes . It's called the " Blanquerna Centre Cultural " and is dedicated to all things Catalan . The bookshop is quite big . website is www.ccblanquerna.cat .And , yes, it has children's books right in the display window !

Steve .

ps Anybody in Madrid right now . In the Plaza Dali , outside the Palacio de Deportes ( where the free Feria de Tapa is taking place now ! ) , the Cercle Catala de Madrid has a small number of tents set up with Catalan drawings and paintings being sold by the artists . Maybe only today !