Woods in the Books

If pages full of words bore you, check out this addition to the local literary scene that specialises in picture books. Woods in the Books at New Bahru offers a feast of pictorial treasures, including works by award-winning French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé – known simply as Sempé – plus quirky graphic novels, the popular 1980s Malaysian series Lat, pop-up versions of The Little Prince, and of course, classic children’s books like Goodnight Moon and Where the Wild Things Are.