Friday being a holiday, the entire fair was very lively marked by an increased presence of children crowding the Children’s Corner from the morning. In fact all day, the fairgrounds were crowded with children and young people clearly there with more than just books on their minds.
The Children’s Corner, adjacent to the temple gate of Suhrawardy Udyan, was almost always overcrowded, with children and teenagers of different ages browsing the stalls and flipping through the pages of books looking for their favorite books.
Sisimpur, an educational TV series specially designed for kids, is a regular attraction at each year’s Boi Mela, especially on the weekends. Today, as always, you could see wide-eyed children who come to the fair and see their favourite characters with their own eyes, piquing their curiosity.
Meanwhile, the arrival of people increased as the day progressed. Publishers, vendors at pavilions and stalls said that book sales were increasing hour by hour with the influx of people.
Like last year, little Mahatav came to the fair with his mother to buy books. His mother, Tahnuma Haque, bought him two science books and one story book.
She said that she brought her son to the book fair mainly to create an interest in him early on for reading books. Coming here, her son is very happy to see Sisimpur directly.
Five-year-old child Tausif Arian says he likes watching cartoons. So he bought some cartoon books and enjoyed seeing Sisimpur in the morning.
Meanwhile, visiting the bookstores of Children’s Corner, we learned that book sales had increased due to the increase in ‘footfall’ thanks to the holiday, compared to the rest of the week.
In this regard, Khandkar Sayem, the salesman of Doito Prakash stall, located in the Children’s Corner, said that today (Friday) the sales was ‘quite good’.
Parents who bring their children obviously must buy them books. They are mainly attracted to cartoons and comic books.
Slightly older age group, say teenagers, are more interested in juvenile novels and thriller.
