{"id":32037,"date":"2025-04-25T09:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/?p=32037"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:08:39","slug":"huge-book-sale-at-expo-centre-sharjah-until-may-4-get-books-from-aed-2-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/huge-book-sale-at-expo-centre-sharjah-until-may-4-get-books-from-aed-2-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Book Sale at Expo Centre Sharjah Until May 4: Get Books from AED 2 Only"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your bookshelves are looking a little empty or your reading list is feeling stale, you\u2019re in luck \u2014 the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bigbadwolf.uae\">Big Bad Wolf Book Sale<\/a> has returned to the UAE<\/strong>, this time landing in Sharjah. Running <strong>until May 4, 2025, the sale is being held at Expo Centre Sharjah (Hall 4)<\/strong> and is part of the Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival\u2019s 16th edition.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the best part: <strong>books start from just AED 2<\/strong>. Yes, that\u2019s about the same price as a karak, but way better for your brain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIgYwF5JEem\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIgYwF5JEem\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Big Bad Wolf Books &#8211; UAE (@bigbadwolf.uae)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Originally launched in Malaysia in 2009 by BookXcess founders Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng, the <strong>Big Bad Wolf Book Sale has travelled through 37 cities across 15 countries<\/strong> \u2014 and now it\u2019s back to tempt readers across the UAE with unbeatable prices.<\/p>\n<p>While the sale is reason enough to visit, there\u2019s <strong>plenty more going on as part of the Sharjah Children\u2019s Reading Festival<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1,000+ activities<\/strong> including workshops, live performances, and hands-on learning<\/li>\n<li>Explore <strong>theme zones<\/strong> like <em>Comics Corner<\/em>, <em>Cookery Corner<\/em>, and a <em>Sherlock Holmes<\/em>-inspired mystery zone<\/li>\n<li>Learn everything from manga drawing to how rotating robots work at <strong>educational sessions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31032\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2437228969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2437228969.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2437228969-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2437228969-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.net\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2437228969-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to book shopping, visitors can meet <strong>over 130 speakers from 70 countries<\/strong>, from authors to illustrators or watch chefs like Albert Niazhvinski and Karima Hazim in action during <strong>live cooking sessions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need a ticket or a pass \u2014 <strong>entry is completely free<\/strong>, meaning you can buy extra books, snacks, or maybe that fifth crime novel you\u2019re trying to justify. 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