More than books at Big Bad Wolf

 

The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) is back in Johor Bahru again!

 

Entrance to the Big Bad Wolf event on 
Level Three of Sutera Mall, Johor Bahru

For a limited time, book-lovers can browse through thousands of titles to pick their book choices to add to their own library, for their families or to present as gifts.

 

As Christmas and the year-end holidays are just weeks away, I thought that the BBW event hall is a one-stop destination to shop for quality gifts.

 

With this in mind, I made my way to Sutera Mall and conveniently parked in the multi-storey carpark in the mall’s new wing. I was pleased with the convenient access by elevator to Level Three where the BBW event was held in this mall.

 

The book collections are clearly labelled

There is something very special about being surrounded by books in a book sale so I went in, well prepared for a leisurely browse to select the best buys.

 

I liked that this event was held in a well-lighted space and in air-conditioned comfort so that serious book-buyers (like me!) can take our time to pick and choose.

 

I recalled a previous time when the BBW came to Johor Bahru and had their book sale in a covered carpark that was not only warm but so poorly lit that it even deterred serious book-buyers from spending more time hunting for book bargains.

 

Quality books to add to any library

So when I stepped into the wide space on Level Three in Sutera Mall, the feeling was in stark contrast to my previous experience at the BBW event in Johor Bahru.

 

Armed with a strategy to select a wide choice of books and later whittle it down to specifically which book was for whom, I looked for a trolley to help me hold these books as I browsed through the selections.

 

I was pleased that trolleys are provided so that shoppers need not carry arm-loads of books around and had their hands free to pick and choose from the wide range of books.

 

Attractive and interesting cover design for book
titled, The How and Wow of the Human Body

With a trolley in tow, I started comfortably on my quest for suitable books from the various sections, clearly labelled for shoppers to zoom in to the book genres of their choice.

 

The genres available under Fiction and Non-Fiction included Literature, Self-Help, Reference, Biographies & Memoirs, Family & Relationship, Graphic Novels & Comics, Young Adults, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Activity, Pop-Up Books and Non-Books like games and handicrafts.

 

Tables of price lists were also clearly displayed in each section to let shoppers use as a convenient reference when they picked books that were labelled with alphabets, where each alphabet represented a price.

 

Plenty of books the involved activities to
interest youngsters to open physical books

Some of the hardcover versions of books are not only heavy to hold but also pricey while most of the books available are inexpensive and very affordable.

 

All the books in these sections were shrink-wrapped in clear plastic so shoppers can turn to the back covers to read the blurb and then buy new books with its pages properly preserved.

 

The colourful graphics and attractive prints in the collection of children’s books caught my eye as I picked books that involved activities like colouring, joining-the-dots and pasting stickers.

 

I know that these activities will interest youngsters and encourage them to enjoy opening physical books.

 

Want to learn the art of Cursive Writing?

My reading habit developed since childhood when I received gifts of books from my parents and aunts on my birthday and for Christmas.

 

With so many book choices available from BBW, I wish to share this joy in reading and writing with the younger generation instead of having them be constantly distracted by electronic devices.

 

Then I paused to look closer at an interesting book that guided readers in Cursive Writing because this is a dying art in our modern society.

 

With our daily use of the computer, tablet and mobile phones, not only cursive writing but simple writing by using a writing instrument like pen or pencil, is absent in our lives. Many now depend on the Notes typed into an electronic device.

 

It is a sad fact that the art of writing by putting pen on paper – in writing a letter, postcard or greeting card – is already lost in our everyday lives.

 

An interesting book on Amazing Women

Reading from picture books will certainly help young people to widen their general knowledge and engage them with discovering something that may be of particular interest.

 

For instance, some boys may be keen to learn more about dinosaurs that may start them on exploring a career in paleontology while boys who enjoy trucks and heavy vehicles or racing cars may lead them to an exciting future in mechanical engineering or F1 racing.

 

The illustrations on the cover of a book titled, The How and Wow of the Human Body, seems to be a good start to interest children in studying and discovering the workings of the human anatomy, a topic that may inspire them to a career in science and medicine.

 

Take your time to browse
through this RM3 section

Speaking about inspiration, there is a range of books under Biographies & Memoirs to choose from and for younger readers there is, Amazing Women – 100 lives to Inspire You, with a blurb that reads like this:

 

“From Amelia Earhart to Zoe Sugg, discover the achievements of brilliant women from around the world! Featuring inspirational women from all walks of life, who have become trailblazers, campaigners, pioneers and creators.”

 

It was good that the two names mentioned in the blurb spanned across centuries, from Amelia Earhart who disappeared since 1937 over the Pacific Ocean in her attempt to be the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world, to Zoe Sugg, a successful, contemporary media personality turned entrepreneur.

 

Yes, I can go on and on sharing about the books that caught my eye.

 

Better still if you can head over to the BBW at Sutera Mall to explore and discover the wide range of books for yourself before the event ends on October 7, 2024.

 

And for serious bargain-hunters, there is even a RM3 section where the books are also offered in a Value Bundle at RM10 for 10 Books. This lot of books are not wrapped in plastic to let shoppers turn the pages and make their choices to buy.

 

From now till October 7, the Big Bad Wolf book sale is opened from 10.30am to 10.30pm at Level Three of Sutera Mall, Johor Bahru. Admission is Free.