Navigating Big Bad Wolf 2024: A Guide to Shopping at the Sale
We're talking 6,000 square meters of space here.
(SPOT.ph) Are your wallets ready, Spotters? The Big Bad Wolf 2024 Manila Book Sale is finally here. Starting May 24 until June 2, you can get your fill of books and so much more when you visit the wolf's lair at the newly opened Parqal Mall. Eager to get the best deals in everything books and reading? Check out our guide to navigating the 2024 Big Bad Wolf Book Sale.
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Here's how to navigate the Big Bad Wolf 2024 Book Sale:
Unlike previous years where the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale was staged in either the World Trade Center Manila or the PICC, this year the wolf is taking over Parqal Mall in Aseana City. It's a relatively new space in the South with only a few shops and restaurants open, but it covers a wide expanse—6,000 square meters in fact. Yup, you read that right. Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Manila 2024 covers a whopping 6,000 square meters of space, which means it's taking over the entire third floor of Parqal Mall.
How to get to Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2024
In case you haven't been to Parqal yet, don't let the fear of visiting a new space stop you from going book shopping. Parqal is accessible to everyone, especially those in the South. It's about four minutes away from the Mall of Asia and is right across Ayala Malls Manila Bay. You can't miss it.
There's no need to worry about fighting for parking space here either. The mall currently operates a vast open-air parking area that can accommodate over 1,500 cars.
You can pin "The Kitchen by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Parqal Mall" on Waze or Google Maps to find your way to the right building. This is a good landmark you can use to find the entrance to the book sale.
When facing The Kitchen by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on your right side, you can find the "Secret Entrance" to the Wolf's Lair on the left.
You'll know you are in the right building if you see the sign that says "Banig" at the reception area. From the front desk, you can find the elevators to your right. Each elevator should have an attendant but in case you find yourself in an empty elevator, just hit the button for the third floor. It may be tempting to ride the many escalators all around Parqal and go immediately to the third floor but, don't fall for it. You can only access the entrance to the sale from the Banig building.
Once you get out of the elevator, you're in the sale area. As in previous years, entrance to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is free. From here, you can already start roaming around and stalking your next big read.
The Different Sections of Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Manila 2024:
Ok, so you've made it to the venue but where do you go from here? As we said, the sale takes up over 6,000 square meters of space and has over two million different books. We won't blame you if you get overwhelmed.
The space is divided into three main areas: Children's Books, Fiction, and Non-Fiction. Within each section are separate shelves and areas dedicated to sub-genres.
Children's Section
When you enter the space, the first area you'll see is dedicated to children's books. Arguably the largest section of them all, the children's section is a treasure trove of reads for kids with different interests. If you're planning on sharing the love of reading with your children, nieces, or nephews, this is the best place to get a book or two.
The children's section is comprised of story books and fiction reads for different reading levels but there's also a section dedicated to reference books like children's encyclopedias, dictionaries, and guide books of all kinds; a workbook area for those looking for learning guides for different grades; a sticker book area for novelty gifts for the young; and a space dedicated to baby books and board books for toddlers and babies.
Fiction
Those who would like to bury their noses into a good book and escape their current reality will enjoy the selections at the fiction section. You'll get a sneak peek of the different offerings here when you go around the Children's area as there is a space dedicated there for best sellers. But if you cross over to the other side of the book sale, right at the end of the children's section you'll be led to another area that houses the motherload.
The fiction section actually shares the second part of the entire Big Bad Wolf space. There are tons of reads available from different fiction genres like young adult, general fiction, graphic novels and comics, crime and thriller, sci-fi, classic literature and poetry, and many more.
Non Fiction
Sharing the space with the Fiction reads is the Non-fiction section. Explore history, cooking, baking, crafting, sports, arts, business, beauty, fashion, and other hobbies with the vast selection of books available here.
Other features of the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Manila 2024:
We won't blame you if you get tired from all the book hoarding—er, book shopping—you will be doing. If you do need a break from all the books, there are several rest areas where you can sit and chill without having to leave the sale area.
There are also two food zones where you can grab some snacks and refreshments.
The most surprising amenity of all? There's a kid's bouncy house towards the end of the children's section. Yup, parents, titos and titas, if your young ward gets a little cranky or needs a to be entertained while you shop for books in peace, they can play in the inflatables and expend all their pent up energy. Rates start at P150 for 30 minutes of play.
Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Manila 2024 runs from May 24 to June 2 at Parqal Mall, ASEANA City, Paranaque. Entrance is free. For more information, visit Big Bad Wolf's Facebook page.
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