Pesta Buku Antarabangsa KL 2009 Part II

Alhamdulillah, after long years of not going to the KL BookFair, this year I managed to attend the book carnival with Dear hubby and our 3-month-old-HnyB :-) 2nd alhamdulillah - Nadirah was so good throughout the 3 long hours (Sleeping!) at PWTC which was extremely jam packed I tell you! She slept soundly in her littlepods red baby pouch I bought during confinement and that was the very first time she agreed to stay put in it. Previously we tried twice to tuck her in the pouch but she refused, first time instantly refused, 2nd time, at first ok, then cried after 3 minutes in the pouch. Third attempt - tido terus 3 jam! Fuhh.. usaha tangga kejayaan, don't give up and keep on trying, else sooner or later need to make an appointment with the orthopedic la. I highly recommend mummies out there to use baby pouch for small babies. Nadirah dozed of soon after abi wore her. Oh yes, abi, not mummy ;-)

About the book fair - if you are planning to go, make sure you plan before hand where you wanna go. Check the floor plan at the Ruang Legar Utama PWTC where the main stage is so that you know which hall to go and not wasting your time bustling inside the busy hall.

All in all, must go if you have time and wanna find books at bargain price! Yes, there are lotsss of baby's books production- Grolier, Ben And Bella, ReadNetwork (Siri Cepat Membaca Bacalah Anakku - visit the author's blog here), Al-Ameen Serve Holdings Sdn Bhd (Buku Siri Cepat Membaca Ameen) and many more. We were 'trapped' by the salesperson of Ben and Bella but sorry brader, we're not interested. huhuh. We've adopted another program for HnyB called 'Your Baby Can Read' and bought the books, flash cards and CDs from mybbstore.

Erk, actually, 3 days before the Bookfair, I went to another book fair and bought 27 booksssss! Was a bit crazy coz the price crash was irresistible, RM5 per book maa, where got! I'll blog about it later, I'm still over the moon with the books I've bought :-) Hehe.

Because of that, we did'nt shop much at the Fair. Sapa mau baca buku yg dah beratur kat shelf tu nanti! huhu. Ok, let see what we've grabbed from the fair:

HnyB's stuff:
1.Sunshade for car RM7 per pair, RRP RM10, which can also be purchased here. Bought at TELAGA BIRU booth. It is written - Dengan mengingati Allah, jiwa akan menjadi tenang. (with cartoon illustration. How kool is dat to have a sunshade that at the same time advice other drivers on the road when they read it to drive tenang2 sikit :-) Superkool.
2. Goodnight Stories from the Quran by Goodwordkidz- ini pun superkool. I've eyeing this long time ago from MyFirstStep website. RRP RM75, bought for RM60, hardcover, 33 short stories from the Quran, splendid colourful illustration, must have for every household.
3. FlashCards! RM8 big box (RM12.50 kot RRP), RM5 small box, RM10 Kid's First Touch Series. All after discounted price.
4. The Story of Two Gardeners from Quran Stories for Little Hearts Series by Goodwordkidz. RRP RM9, sold for RM5. There are 20 storybooks in this series. I asked one for free from the shop after buying item #2.
5. CDs - I Look I See & I Look I See 2 - Cat Steven@Yusuf Islam. Nadirah lovessss 'em. I sang to her nasyids #1 to #10 from I Look I See 2 and she bubbles air liur together with me. Fun fun! Bought that from Saba' Islamic Media. Got Ani's cassette for free. Another CD Mesut Kurtis-Salawat RM20, RRP RM35. Actually we just love 1 song - Burdah. Try google the song and listen it, sedappp.

MummyandAbi's books, clockwise:
1. 5 books borong from Anbakri Publika Sdn Bhd - Publisher of TGNAA books. We bought - Bertemu Janji Allah, Bertemu Janji Allah II, Cinta DI Rumah Hassan Al-Banna, Belajar Dari Para Wali, Bidadari Dari Timur (1st book written by TGNAA's wife and the co-author who was there signed my book!) and Telaga Budi with the matching paperbag. Puas hati den.
2. Most awaited books by Ust Hasrizal - Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga and Rindu Bau Pohon Tin. Bugs, buku Bercinta Sampai Ke Syurga is lanjutan after Aku Terima Nikahnya - buku cerita aku kasik mase wedding ko tuh! Beli2.. mesti beli.. hehehe. Bought at Galeri Ilmu booth, just besides Anbakri Publika's booth. Lalala..my heart is singing, gembira dapat 2 buku nih... :-)
3. Majalah SOLUSI from booth Telaga Biru - peepssss, this monthly magazine is also a must have. The columnist are power2 and the content is super mantap! Serious. I didn't get a cent for this free advertisement but I strongly encourage you to buy 1 and read. The columnists are Dr Fadzilah Kamsah, Ust Siti Norbayah, Ust Zahazan, Dr Irfan Khairi, Ust Zaharuddin, Ust Hasrizal and many more. You can get it from here. During this bookfair, past issues are sold for RM5 each. Current issue @ RM9. Baru ade 6 issues, still new, still sempat nak start collecting this mag.
4. Last but not least - Abi bought Fiqh berinteraksi Dengan Non-Muslim from Telaga Biru.

Whoarghh.. got to find time in between changing HnyB's diapers to read all theseeee. Itu x kire 27 books I've borong earlier!

All in all, I'm a happy bunny now :-)

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