Back Into the Belly of the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale

I went to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale (BBWBS) 2019 last Thursday with two colleagues from work. With a working budget, we selected books that are valuable to our reading needs and curricular offerings. While we were able to select books that mirror our curriculum, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale does not really offer much for academic reading. It does support and feed the personal reading interests anc choices of people. And because a hardbound book is priced at less than 200 Php, it was worth our time and effort!

We had one trolley of books that contain a few science and math non-fiction titles, Roald Dahl, Firzgerald and of course, Shakespeare. We picked art and design books, self help and skills books like story boarding, tips for every day creativity and mindfulness. We were happy with our selections and yes, these books gave us sparks of joy!

If you are going to the BBWBS, do bring big bags or a luggage. Hoard if you must eapecially if books brinf you joy! The sale is 24 houes and runs until March 4, 2019.

Mommies Who Read To Their Kids, Succeed!

Photo credit to Mommy Val P. Thanks so much!

When Nico, our eldest told us last month that he and his friends who from ConChords, the a cappella group they formed nearly two years ago, will compete in the A Capella Championship 2018 in Singapore, we racked our brains for ways to raise funds. Planning a trip abroad in a month is a financial nightmare in our case. These things take time, right? So, it must be a generational thing for Nico to surprise us. The experience has been stressful, but fun and exciting. Ah, what the young learn from their elders and vice-versa. 

Long story short, we did crowdfunding, solicitations from family and friends and fund raising. 

I sold my books, the Bulilit Books-Project LEARN series, to raise funds and amazingly, all the Filipino versions I bought have all been sold. In the process, I get comments and feedback about the from friends who supported Nico through this fundraiser.

Mommy Jet was impressed with Magbilang Tayo. She bought two sets as gifts to a nephew and to one of her godchildren. How she missed having a toddler and a young reader, she said. If the book elicits that kind of response, our writing team must have done something write! 

Then there's Mommy Magie, a college friend who bought five sets as gifts too. She gave a set to her daughter's best friend who was, at the time, celebrating her birthday. How timely! Her youngest was so happy receiving the books as well. It must be the personal messages I write to readers. It is something I enjoy doing as well for I believe that authors build relationships with their readers. What's more, I wish to convey to my young readers that when they open the pages of the book, they interact with the story. 

Mommy Val bought eight sets for the same purpose as Mommy Magie. Her son's birthday was within the week when she bought the books from me. The books are give aways and tokens for her son's classmates since he will be celebrating his birthday in school. Here's hoping his classmates enjoy reading the books!

A note from Mommy Shine. How touching!

And then, there's Mommy Shine who first knew my work through Big Sister (Lampara, 2014). She learned of my book sale in Facebook. As a mother of two, she is serious in raising kids who read. She reads to her kids regularly that's why she has a good knowledge of children's books and literature available in the market. When we had our meet up, she told me how her daughter could relate to Big Sister. Oh, I know how it is since I am a big sister too, I replied. And we had a good chat on parenting and reading, and learning and managing time for ourselves as women and for the home we keep. 

This fund raiser has been a fun. Tiring yes, and I had to put aside a lot of work for the summer. But that's how it is with being mom. No regrets. 

My appreciation goes out to all the mommies who bought my book. You, ladies, really know what to do with my books. This makes me one happy author!

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Huffs and Puffs Into Town!

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Opens at World Trade Center on February 16

24-hour book sale with 2 million books at 60% - 80% off

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, dubbed as the world’s biggest, is coming to Manila
for the first time this February 2018. Offering two million books across various
genres, the sale features brand new English books at discounts ranging from 60% to 80%
for customers to enjoy. The book sale will be open 24 hours a day and run for 231 hours non-stop,
beginning from February 16 until February 25 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila
in Pasay City.  Admission is free.

“Children’s literature, fiction, non-fiction, and novels will be available at affordable prices,”

Miguel Mercado, Big Bad Wolf Marketing Head, said. “Physical books are here to stay
as they stimulate deep reading and engage the readers more,” Mercado added.  

“Big Bad Wolf Books wants to do its part in improving literacy by making it
accessible and affordable for people to buy books,” Mercado said. Mark your calendars
and get ready for the book hunt of a lifetime this month at the

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale: www.facebook.com/bbwbooksphilippines.

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale

Known as the world’s biggest book sale, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale specializes in providing the widest

selection of books possible at the lowest possible prices. It features brand new books at up to 80% off in

24-hour non-stop events. The primary aim of the book sale is to encourage people of all ages

to discover the joys of affordable, accessible reading.

The book sale features a wide range of books across all genres, including fiction and non-fiction

bestsellers, young adult fiction, as well as an extensive collection of children’s books.

The Sale, the brainchild of BookXcess founders Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng,

has been a trademark event in Malaysia since 2009. It has also started extending

its footprint across cities in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka, and is arriving in the Philippines

for the first time in 2018.

The Scholastic Christmas Sale

Monster Sale!

Trick or Read! Scholastic Book Fairs celebrates TEN terrific years of providing ACCESS to books to children. As our way of saying "Thank You" to our school partners for helping us achieve our goal, we are inviting you to a MONSTER SALE, a Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sale Event on Oct. 22-30, 2012 (except Sunday) from 9 am to 6 pm. Enjoy the GINORMOUS discounts on teacher resources, best-seller titles, picture books and gift items. Find books as low as P49.00! Kindly forward the invitation to your family and friends. For details, please call 900-1537. See you!

When	Mon, October 22, 9am – Tue, October 30, 6pm GMT+08:00
Where	No. 70 C. Raymundo Avenue, Barangay Rosario, Pasig City

Pinoy Kids & YA Lit Fest in July

It appears that a line-up of literary events for children and teens are scheduled this month of July. Not only are these events for kids and teens, but also, for the adults who create and produce literature for them. Here's the litany --

Phil Speculative Fiction Vol. 7 Book Launching - July 28, 2012 / 2PM @ Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Shangrila Plaza, Edsa. Ebook formats of previous PSF volumes are available in Amazon and in Flip Reads.

Cyan Abad-Jugo's book, Singkit: A 1980s Diary (Anvil) will be launched on July 21, 2012 / 3PM @ Powerbooks, Greenbelt. There's a press release on Cyan and her writing experiences in the Inquirer. Go read Cyan's writing journey!


On the same day, the 1st Kwentillion Young Adult Readers Carnival is scheduled to take place at National Book Store Best Sellers, Robinson's Galleria. The event will begin at 1PM. Paolo Chikiamco of Rocket Kapre blogs about the panel of YA creators who will speak on their art and their craft. I'm attending this event since I'm eager to get Budjette Tan's autograph. Also, the YA Game sounds interesting. Maybe it's something I can replicate in the school library. 

In the library scene, school librarians of the CLAPI (Children's Literature Association of the Philippines, Inc.) has organized a seminar on K-12 Curriculum and Reading. This will be held at the Epifanio delos Santos Hall, National Library of the Philippines, T. M. Kalaw, Manila on July 24, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Php300.00 as registration fee, For further inquiries, you may contact Ms. Melba A. Tablizo of the National Library of the Philippines at +02 3105033 and/or Mrs. Leonila S. Galvez of DepEd, Manila at +02 2512859 / +02 2546162.

On July 17, PBBY will be awarding the Salanga Prize and the Alcala Prize to Russell Molina and Hubert Fucio respectively. It's the 29th NCBD and I'll try my best to update you all via Facebook and Twitter (live) as the ceremony rolls along. Dean Dina Ocampo will give the keynote address on the theme of mother tongue based instruction. Tarie Sabido, book reviewer and book blogger par excellence will be inducted as new PBBY board member.

And of course, the 2nd Best Reads-National Children's Book Awards will be held at the Mind Museum in Taguig City.

Lastly, Scholastic and Anvil are conducting book sales as I write this. Anvil dubbed their sale as Young Adult and Children's Book Festival and Scholastic promotes their 10th year anniversary with the 10 Deals for 10 Years warehouse sale.

Take your pick. Read! Read! Read!

Scholastic Christmas Book Sale

I'm dropping by the Scholastic Christmas Book Sale for delightfully discounted books. Books make great gifts this Christmas and this sale is perfect!

I hope to meet Enoy Ferriol at Scholastic Warehouse as well for the Sambat Trust - Scholastic matching book grant initiative we've started at Wawa Elementary School. We're targeting two thousand five hundred books and we've stocked up a thousand and five. A thousand more to go!


The Scholastic Book Sale started last December 1, 2010 and will end on December 10, 2010.