Finding Kiddie Lit Treasure at Booksale

I love buying books for my baby, but they can cost a pretty penny. Fortunately, last month, we stumbled upon the not-so-secret, veritable treasure chest that is Booksale in Festival Mall. They had a bargain bin of children's books in the front and most were in good condition, secondhand and some brand new. My cheapest find was 45PHP (Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present). I think the most expensive of the lot was only 210PHP (Treasury of Fairy Tales). That's less than the price of one board book in Fully Booked, which usually averages about 250-300PHP.


Sherlock Chick's First Case and Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present were secondhand;
the latter even came from a library in the US and was marked for disposal.
(Sad. But happy because it'll be given new life in our house.)
And yes, that is an original copy of Darth Vader and Son which I got for only 85PHP. :D



These books seemed mostly new, although the button on It's Potty Time
 doesn't make a flushing noise like I think it's supposed to?
It was probably pressed one too many times while on display.

Colors Everywhere was by the same people that wrote Guess How Much I Love You?
 and I felt really lucky to have found it for only 120PHP. :) It's about 300+PHP originally.

I bought Teeth Are Not For Biting because the munch just got his
 first teeth (at 13 1/2 months!) and have started using them sometimes
 to express his frustrations. It doesn't help that I LOOVE biting him in turn
to express my "gigil" (Is there an english translation for that?)
Mommy doesn't set a good example. LOL.

So, mommies, if you drop by a Booksale, make sure to peruse their boxes for hidden gems for your munchkins. 

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