Being in a bookstore, you just get so used to seeing books going in and out of the store(s) that most times you don’t get too excited about them anymore! But back in November ’08, when we were sent the product sheet for this very special book about our favourite Hungry Catterpillar, we were sold!

We kept counting down the days to its arrival! Not that we knew when we will be getting them. We were only told that they will be available in March. Oh great! 4 months of waiting…but nevertheless, we waited, and waited, and waited… till today! Exactly 3 months and 16 days later, we present to you:

Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children’s book author and illustrator who is most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 47 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 88 million copies of his books have sold around the world!(Source: Wikipedia)

For more on Eric Carle, visit here!

Eric Carle’s books are distributed in Malaysia by Penguin Books.

The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has had a huge influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond. Sun Tzu recognized the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment. He taught that strategy was not planning in the sense of working through a to-do list, but rather that it requires quick and appropriate responses to changing conditions. Planning works in a controlled environment, but in a competitive environment, competing plans collide, creating unexpected situations…(source Wikipedia)

This new edition from Penguin Books is part of our CzipPicks for this month:

It is going to be a very exciting year for all you Moleskine lovers in 2009. A whole range of products to look forward to; beginning with the very colourful Volants:

(Just click on the image above for more information!)

And here is a sneak preview to the rest of the line-up, we’ll update as they are launch but just for you die-hards:

New Cahier Journals:

On top of the black and kraft colours, Moleskine is launching the new navy blue and red cahier, more choices for everyday use.

Academic – 18 Months Diaries (2009-2010):

With the same models as last launch, the 18 months diaries are coming back for another success.

New Collection – Folio

The important new collection for Moleskine 2009, Folio is a new, top quality collection, dedicated to creativity, free expression and design.

New Volant Notebooks

Moleskine is launching new red and sky blue colours of Volant notebooks, and introducing new volant address books.

 

All these will be launched in stages, so we will definitely keep you informed! Wait till you see the range of Diaries for 2010! =)

One to look out for in the coming weeks are the very special edition Moleskine X Helvetica:  A legendary notebook for a legendary typeface. This will be an exclusive to CzipLee (probably the ONLY store in MALAYSIA that will stock this!) and very limited copies are available. As a limited edition of 500 of each notebooks will be available to selected retailers in Asia, we are only bringing in 12 per colour:

Expect more on the Moleskine X Helvetica soon! Enjoy!

One of our favourite series of all-time: Habitudes™: Images That Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes kicks off our 2009 CzipPicks:

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For more on Habitudes, visit their very informative and influential site!