Tapir bookshelves more than just a novelty for pupils

Reading is fun-damental: Tan (fifth from right) and Low (fourth from right) with SJKC Chong Hwa 1 pupils and teachers after conducting a storytelling and workshop session for the programme.

JOHOR BARU: Custom-made Malayan tapir bookshelves are making their rounds in rural Johor schools in a charming effort to get children excited about reading.

Shaped like the endangered animal and filled with children’s storybooks, the wooden bookshelves are part of the Hi Tapir! reading programme run by a couple to nurture a love for reading among pupils in areas with limited access to a wide range of books.