entries for the ncba: best reads for 2012

ENTRIES FOR THE NCBA: BEST READS FOR 2012


TITLE OF BOOK(Short Description)

*Language

Ang Ambisyosong Istetoskop

Ang Una KongAlpabeto

Dalawang Dagang Bulag

Kulay!

But That Won’t Wake Me Up

Ang Tuta Ni Noe

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Luis P.Gatmaitan, M.D.

/ Filipino

-

RodolfoDesuasido/Filipino

-

Annie Dennise&

Anelka Lumbao / Filipino

Virgilio S.Almario /

Filipino

Beth Parrocha-Doctolero

Borg Sinaban

Rommel Joson

Eli F. Camacho

Liza Flores

Layout by:Eli Camacho

SergioBumatay III

978-971-508-369-0

978-971-508-366-9

978-971-508-370-6

978-971-508-367-6

978-971-508-356-0

978-971-508-355-3

2011

2011

2011

2011

2010

2010

(A story about the adventures of Jose Rizal’s stethoscope.)

(A board book on big and small letters of the Filipino alphabet).

(A story about two blind mice and their travels.)

(A board book on the different Colors.)

(A book on the many ways one can wake up early for school.)

(An adaptation of the story of Noah’s Ark)

*Filipino with English translation

*English and Filipino


*English with Filipino translation



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ENTRIES FOR THE NCBA: BEST READS FOR 2012ENTRIES FOR THE NCBA: BEST READS FOR 2012

Si Bing, Ang Munting Butanding (Bing,the Little Whale Shark)

Si Maya, Ang Gaya-gayang Buwaya (Maya, the Imitating Crocodile)

AnvilPublishing, Inc.



Jomike Tejido/ Filipino

Jomike Tejido/ Filipino

Jomike Tejido

Jomike Tejido

Jomike Tejido

978-971-27-2553-1

978-971-27-2554-8

2011

2011

(One day in the bay of Sorsogon, Bing excitedly asks his friends to play hide-and-seek with him. It turns out he has a big plan to save all of them from some unexpected visitors.

(Maya’s friends refused to play with her until she stops imitating them. But one day, like Maya, they needed to imitate something to scare away the lake eaters.

*Filipino and English


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*LanguagePUBLISHED BY

AUTHOR(S) /CITIZENSHIP ILLUSTRATOR/S ISBN/ ISNN COPYRIGHT

YEAR




YEAR

Mahabang-Mahabang-Mahaba

Si Hinlalaki

Si Gilas,ang Haring Agila(Gilas, the KingEagle)

Whuush!

Rosa Albina

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Adarna House, Inc.

Genaro R.Gojo-Cruz/ Filipino

Glenda Oris / Filipino


Filipino


FilipinoJomike Tejido /

Filipino

A. Ghani B. Madueño

Hubert B. Fucio

Aldy Aguirre

Kora Dandan-Albano

978-971-508-353-9

978-971-508-381-2978-971-27-2553-1

978-971-508-371-3

978-971-508-368-3

2010

20112011

2011

2011

(A story about a boy finding it hard to learn to write his very long name.)

(A story about the children of mother hand.) (Gilas is the king

of the forest. He is the law everybody needs to obey. Until strangers arrive, threatening to rob him of his power).

(A story about Ling-Ling’s visit to the city, and her decision to return home.)

(A story about the Albino Carabao Rosa.)






100 QuestionsFilipino Kids AskVol. 2

Adarna House, Inc.

Alai AgadulinJavier AsuncionVictoria BravoKata GarciaEmylou InfanteGlenda OrisMay Tobias-PapaCynthia Villa Franca

/Filipino

Pergylene AcunaRay SungaFrances AlvarezAudrey AngZeus BasconNicole LimLynyrd NarcisoAriel Santillan

Cover & interior design:Abigail Goy

Layout by:Eli Camacho, John Michael Carreon, Borg Sinaban

878-971-508-383-6 2011

(A book that mixes Fun with facts,answering Filipino kids questions)

*English

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Ang Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang - Ang Pag-ibig ni Maryang Sinukuan (TheLove of MaryangSinukuan.) Retold by:

Christine S. Bellen

/Filipino

Mary Mariel “Blooey” Singson

978-971-27-2548-7 2011(Banahaw falls into a Fantastic Kingdom where he finds Prinsesa Liwayway. He is put to the test by the princess’ father and proves that true love always prevails.)


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AnvilPublishing, Inc.Anvil

Publishing, Inc.

Rommel J. Estanislao








YEAR




YEAR

Top 10 PinoyTravels - Cebu

Top 10 Travels - New Zealand

Top 10 Travels - Kuala Lumpur

Top 10 PinoyTravels - Davao

Top 10 PinoyTravels - Manila

Scott Lee Chua/Filipino





978-971-27-2621-7

978-971-27-2463-3

978-971-27-2464-0

978-971-27-2620-0

978-971-27-2619-4

2011

2010

2010

2011

2011

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustrated romp in Cebu)

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustrated romp in Cebu)

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustated romp in Kuala Lumpur.)

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustrated romp in Davao)

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustrated romp in Manila.)






Top 10 Travels - Tokyo

978-971-27-2462-6 2010

(Grade schooler Scott Chua lists his top 10 things, people, places & activities to do in this illustrated romp in Tokyo)





Bituin and the big flood (Si Bituin at ang Malaking Baha)

Ma. CeresP. Doyo/Filipino

Jess Abrera 978-971-27-2347-6 2010(Young Bituin witnesses destruction and experienceshope as her family pack their bags togo to the shelter when the typhoonravaged the city.)


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Retold by:Christine S.

Bellen

Sergio T.Bumatay III

978-971-27-2549-4 2011AnvilPublishing, Inc.

Ang MgaKwento ni Lola Basyang - Ang Mahiwagang Kuba (The Enchanted Hunchback)

(A hunchback is banished once again in a kingdom he tried to seek refuge in, but a humble beggar girl helps him transform into the beautiful creature he truly is.)








Hubert B. Fucio

Martin D.Malabanan

978-971-27-2550-0

Cover Design byAriel Dalisay




YEAR




YEAR

Ang Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang - Ang Prinsipeng Unggoy (The Monkey Prince)

Ang Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang - Pedrong WalangTakot (Fearless Pedro)

Ang Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang - LabindalawangMasasayang Prinsesa (Twelve Merry Princesses)

Candido’sApocalypse


Bellen

/Filipino


Bellen

/Filipino


Bellen

/Filipino

Nick Joaquin/Filipino

978-971-27-2551-7

978-971-27-2547-0

Abigail Goy

978-971-27-2416-9

2011

2011

2011

2010

(A princess falls in love with Huwan, despite his ugly appearance.The couple’s true love and faithsave the day.)

(Pedro’s soul was sold to the dark side, but he is not afraid to face anything to turn the tables around.)

(A King is bent to find out what his 12 daughters are doing when the palace sleeps at night so he hires a young man to get to the truth.)

(A repackaging of the classic novelette in English by national artist Nick Joaquin to cater to the young generation.)




*English

Heartbreak and Magic: Stories of Fantasy and Horror

978-971-27-2530-2 2011/ Delivery

(A young man discovers themalevolence of first love. A boy travels back in time in search of history and his name. A neighborhood is besieged by a resurrected evil in their midst. A clone of Jose Rizal uncovers surprising secrets. A heartbroken girl harnesses magic to win a boy’s love, and almost destroys the world).



Hersley Ven Casero

Cover Design by:Ian Rosales

Casocot

Interior Design by:Ani V. Habulan

Ian Rosales Casocot

/Filipino

It’s a Men’s World

Beverly Siy/Filipino

Cover Design byRonald Verzo 978-971-27-2557-9 2011

(A collection of funny but heart warming essays in Filipinoreminscing the author’s growing-up years in a turbulent but endearing household and her discovery of what it isto be a young woman and a Filipino).

*Filipino

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Nick Joaquin/ Filipino


978-971-27-2585-2 2011AnvilPublishing, Inc.

May Day Eve and Other Stories

(A re-packaging of the classic short stories in English by National Artist Nick Joaquin to cater to the young generation. Collection includes, “Three Generations,” “Dona Geronima,” The Legend of theDying Wanton,” May Day Eve,” and “Guardia de Honor.”

*English

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Bansot

Si Buhawiat Si Bantay

Simplicio P. Bisa/Flipino

EdgardoMaranan/Filipino

Marlon B. Perez

Victor C. Joaquin

978-971-9900-03-0

978-971-584-941-8

2011

2011

(Isang halamang bansot at inakalang walang silbi angmagiging alay parasa kapitan)

(Ito ay tungkol sa kabayanihan ng mga kaibigan ni Macario sina Buhawi, isang kabayo at Bantay, isang aso.

*Filipino

*Filipino

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C & EPublishing, Inc.






Dorothea Ysabel

Maranan

Marlon B. Perez


Don Francis Victorio




YEAR




YEAR

The Secret of the Cave and Other Stories for Young Readers

Ang Apoy sa Samba

The Summer Solstice and Other Stories

Ang Barakong Kambing

Ed Maranan/Filipino

Ed Maranan/Filipino

Nick Joaquin/Filipino

Simplicio P. Bisa/Filipino

978-971-27-2527-2

978-971-584-946-3

978-971-27-2584-5

978-971-9924-24-1

2011

2010

2011

2011

Set in the past, present, and near future: four short stories about Filipino children growing up under differentcircumstances,and finding their place in the sun despite adversity”.

(Sina Sabel at Itoy ay mga batang nakatira sa isang pamayanan na tinawag nilang Samba na iaangkin ni Don Bartoldo Baclao. Inaantay ng mga taga Samba ang tulong ng pamahalaan. Kung sila’y magtatagumpay magiging maaliwalas ang kinabukasan ngmga batang tulad nila Sabel at Itoy.

(A re-packaging of the classic short stories in English by National Artist Nick Joaquinto cater to the young generation collection includes “The Massof St. Sylvestre,”“The Summer Solstice,” and “The Order of Mekizedek.”

(Isang alagang kambing ang nagpamalas ng kanyang kakaibang galing sa harap ngkanyang mga mananakop).

*English



*Filipino

Ang Dahong Ibig na Laging Kulay Berde


Shedina de Guia

978-971-9900-04-7 2011(Muling nanariwa ang isang dahong lanta nang magsilbing bangka para sa isanglanggam).


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Simplicio P. Bisa/Flipino


Victor C. Joaquin

Marlon B. PerezVictor C. Joaquin

978-971-9900-13-9

978-971-584-909-8

2011

2011



Ang Imahen (Batay sa Isang alamat)

Hagdan sa Langit

(Nagbagong-bihis ang gasgas na alamat ng isang matamis at nakalalasong prutas)

(Ito ay tungkol sa magkaibiganna Wigan at Buganna hinubog ang kabataan ng mayamang kulturang Kordilyera,sa pusod ng mga payaw at palay na anaki’’y “hagdansa langit”.

*Filipino

*Filipino

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Tahan Na, Tahanan

Old Big Ben

Maria Isabel Alarilla-Arellano

/Filipino

Trans:Lawrence

L. Ypil

Mia A.Buenaventura

/Filipino

Don M.Salubayba(Artworks)

Book & Layout Design by:

Daniel Palma Tayona,

Joy Mallari

Front Cover by:Anyong Tao

Book Cover: Akap

Mia A.Buenaventura

978-971-9497523

978-971-011-418-4

2011

2011

(It is a story about home).

(A valiant whale shark saves the seas in his own special way.)


*English

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CachoPublishing

House



Central Books Supply Inc.

Victor C. Joaquin

Marlon B. Perez

Haydee LynSuarez

IllustrationsincludingCover by:

Yasmin S. Ong

Layout & designby: Ramon

Sunico




YEAR




YEAR

Si Molok at ang Bangka ni Asok

Si Pepe at si Pilar

Si Pinky, si Tsinita, si Rita Ritz at si Barbie

Tall Story(Philippine Edition)




Candy Quimpo Gourlay

Filipino/UK (dual)

978-971-584-943-2

978-971-584-945-6

978-971-9900-02-3

978-971-19-0300-8

2010

2010

2011

2010

Ito ay tungkol kay Molok na isang Palawanon na nakatirasa bundok ng Mantalingahan Masaya si Molok pag nakikita niya ang mga bituin, kabilang dito ang sagisag ni Asok, isang tauhan mitolohiya ng Palawanon na nakasakay sa bangkang si Buntal. Ang mga bituin sa langit ay kaugnay ngPalawanon. Para kay Molok sila’y nagbabadya ng isang masayang bukas at payapang buhay sa kabila ng karukhaanng kanyang lipi.

(Ito ay tungkol sa magkaibigan at magkamag-aral na sina Pepe at Pilar na ang pangarap ay maging doctorat guro).

(Mga manikang ikinulong sa kahonang nakatakasat naka tagpo ngbagong tahanan).

A young-adult novel about two sibings

*Filipino

*Filipino

*Filipino

*English

Eline Santos Trans:

Augie Rivera/Filipino

Flor G. Tarriela“Gidget” R.

Jimenez/Filipino

Consultant:Maria Teresa Madamba

Paintings by:Joy Mallari

Book & Layout Design by: Daniel

Palma Tayona,Joy Mallari

Front Cover by:Anyong Tao

Book Cover: Akap

Liza Flores

978-971-9900-13-9

978-971-8698-10-5

2010

2010

Canvass(The Center

for Art , New Ventures &Sustainable

Dev’t.)

Canvass(The Center

for Art , New Ventures &Sustainable

Dev’t.)

Conquest For Christ

Foundation

Doll Eyes

The Secret is in the Soil

(It is a story of friendship and faith between two young girls)

(A beginner’s guide to natural gardening)


*English

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Lost at Sea Raechelle Castellon/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Maria Bernadette Solina-Wolf

Design & production by:

Beaulah PedrogosaTaguiwalo

978-971-94748-0-7 2010

(A little girl recounts how she and her mother have alwaysbeen by themselves as she was growing up.)


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Makabayan: Sibika at Kultura *Hekasi/Mga Piling Aralin Para sa MayKapansanan saPaningin, Vols. 1, 2, 3

Annette L.Esparaz

Evelyn B. CajaJulia R.

CapulongMay Lin L. Cruz

/Filipino

Annette L.Esparaz 978-971-94712-0-2

978-971-94712-1-9978-971-94712-2-6

2010

(A two-dimentional picture book for the blind, 3 volumes)

*Filipino

48RC of San Juan delMonte/

TouchBooks: The

Tactile Textbook Project


Gig and the Amazing

Sampaguita Foundation

Inc.

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

Joel Chua



Kora Dandan-Albano



Ray Nazarene Sunga






YEAR




YEAR

A Tale of Tong-Its

A Boat, A Banana and A Smile

Jeremy’sMagic Well

Sylvia L. Mayuga/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Hernani Pizarro Geronimo/

Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Eliza Victoria/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

978-971-94748-6-9

978-971-94748-1-4

978-971-94748-9-0

2010

2010

2010

(Berto, a rice farmer, is contented and happy. He lives a simple life w/ his wife Gracia and enjoys playing tong-its with their only child Tanya.)

(When this sailor’s little daughter sees a banana, she thinks of a boat, and she thinks of her father…)

(Jeremy’s father is mostly away, working as a cook on a foreign ship. Thanks to a well, Jeremy is able to see and talk to him.)

*English

*English

*English

Andrea de la Cruz

/ Filipino

Edited by:Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Edilberto B. Sulat, Jr/ Filipino

Edited by:Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Jill Arwen Posadas



Daniel Palma Tayona



978-971-94748-7-6

978-971-94748-2-1

2010

2010

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

Gig and the Amazing

Sampaguita Foundation,

Inc.

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

Judith And the King Of the Sea

See, I’m Holding Daddy’s Hand

(Judith often dreams of being a mermaid - playing with the fishes, singing w/ the whales living in a palace at the bottom of the sea.)

(A boy is heartbroken when his daddy leaves on a ship sailing out to sea.)

*English

*English

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QuintinAnd His Violin

Joaquin Carlos U. de Dios/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo




978-971-94748-4-5 2010

(Quintin sorely misses his father—especially when his mother cry, and even more because it’s Christmas time.)

*English

54

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

v

v

v

Grandpa Tree

2010

(Grandpa tree befriends and eventually saves the humans who settledin the forest).


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63

The First Day Cherrie Anne Remoroza/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Kora Dandan-Albano



978-971-94748-8-3 2010

(It’s Saturday and a little girl wakes up, excited becauseher father is coming home that day.)

* English

56

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.


Gig and the Amazing


Inc.

Ilaw ng Tahanan

Publishing,Inc.

Ilaw ng Tahanan

Publishing,Inc.

Gig and the Amazing


Inc.




Kora Dandan-Albano



Design by:Nelson AgustinPhotographer




YEAR




YEAR

Why Uncle Martin Can’t Fix My Bike

The Perfect Present

A for Adobo

CzarinaVijulet Jusi/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco, Neni Sta. Romana

Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

KathleenAton-Osias/ Filipino

Edited by: Karina

Bolasco,Neni Sta.

Romana Cruz,Beaulah

PedrogosaTaguiwalo

Nelson Agustin/Filipino

Trans:JB Cada,

Flor de los Santos

978-971-94748-3-8

978-971-94748-5-2

978-971-630-164-9

2010

2010

2010

(Mico wakes up sad. It’s Saturday, but he can’t go biking with his friends. His bike is broken. He also misses his dad who’s been away for months …)

(Rosita’s father has been gone for a long time. He has been working on a foreignship, and now thathe is finally cominghome, Rosita wantsto welcome himwith a gift.)

(Nelson Agustin’s alphabet book is a visual feast. The eyepopping pictures of beloved dishes and the use of bilingualfootnotes will deepen the readers appreciation of their cultural heritage).

*English

*English

*English/Filipino

Reni Roxas

Genaro R.Gojo-Cruz/Filipino

SergioBumatay III

Alma Quinto

978-971-630-167-0

978-971-015-005-2

978-971-574-162-0

2010

2010

Katha Publishing

Co., Inc

Ay Naku!

Ang Asul na Kariton

(A young boy’s night of mischief is told in only 65 simpleFilipino verbs and everyday dialogue).

(Two young brothers weather the challenges of living in a pushcart, with extraordinary love for each other andhope for a better future).

*Filipino (w/ English Glossary)

*Filipino

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A Dream and a Melody

Ang Sampug Bukitkit

Becky Santos-Gerodias/Filipino

Eugene Y.Evasco/Filipino


Ibarra Crisostomo

978-971-015-00+F5354-5

978-971-015-003-8

2010

2010

(A 10 year old Tiboli girl discovers in a strange dream how she can help her tribe with her courage and a flute that she plays so well.

(The book playfully details the adventures of ten “winged seeds” as they visit differentplaces getting a lift now and then withthe help of the wind.

*English

*Filipino

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LG & M Corporation

LG & M Corporation

LG & M Corporation

Bimbo Papasin/Filipino

Jan Sarmiento

Kuwentong Kotse

Segundo D. Matias, Jr./Filipino

Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

Ghani Madueno

978-971-518-418-2 2010

(After having been passed on from one bad owner to anothera car ends up with a loving family. But a road accident occurs, and the car earns theanger of the owner’s young son).


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LG & MCorporation

LG & MCorporation

LG & MCorporation

LG & MCorporation

LG & MCorporation

LamparaPublishingHouse, Inc.



Yasmin Doctor

Frances G.Alcaraz

MariaBernadette Solina-Wolf

Jose Miguel “Jomike” Tejido

MariaBernadette Solina-Wolf




YEAR




YEAR

Rizaldy

The Butterfly Who Did Not Want to Fly

The Rain is Here

Tag-Araw ng mga Ibong Hilaga(Summer of the North Birds)

The Boy withthe Book

Eugene Y. Evasco/Filipino

Trans:Carla M. Pacis

Portia P. Padilla/Filipino

Lina Diaz B. de Rivera

/Filipino

Eugene Y. Evasco/Filipino

Lina Diaz B.de Rivera/Filipino

978-971-015-015-1

978-971-015-012-0

978-971-015-011-3

978-971-015-014-4

978-971-015-013-7

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

(Introduces young readers to Jose Rizal and encouragesthem to see theirown capacity forgreatness).

(The book introduces the young readers to Coco, a butterfly who rediscovers the joys of flying).

(The book brings the readers outside their homes to rejoice in the pitter-patter of the rain and the whoosh-wheesh of the wind that makes the leaves danceand the earth sing).

(Introduces young readers to the Candaba swamps and the different birds that visit yearly, and shows that children can do something for thecommunity).

(A girl met a strange boy whose hair was parted on one side and she wondered who he could really be. This story is about her gentle voyage to discovery).

*Filipino, English

*English

*English

*Filipino/English

*English

A lesson from Juana

Becky Bravo/Filipino

Jonathan Ranola 978-971f-518-514-1 2011

(In an island where girls are taught how to weave and sew,Juana asks her father to teach her how to fish--despite the protests of her townmates. She wins them over after showing them that determination and courage help in achieving the things she wants to do to improve one’s self).

*Filipino/English

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Trans: Boots S. AgbayaniPastor

Pergylene Acuna

978971-518-516-5 2011


Kiko’s Room(A six-year old boy is told by his mother to sort out his toys and give away the discards. But he has a hard time deciding which toys to part with until a big toy galoot appears and stalks him whereeverhe goes).


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Lilay


Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

Rommel Joson 978-971-518-517-2 2011

(How important water is to the people. A whole town wakes up one morning to find its water gone. One small girl had seen it leave -- Lilay. And it is Lilay who paves the way for it to return to her town.)


Mga Premyadong KuwentongPambata - Junior

(Victor does notresemble any of the members of theimmediate family he lives with. He goes on the lookout for his father. As it turns out, he is the product of his mother’sindiscretion in college, but he learns to comeinto terms with who he is.)


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GhaniMadueno

GhaniMadueno

KoraDandan-Albano

BethParrocha-Doctolero




YEAR




YEAR

Nag-iisang Daigdig

Kuwentong Nanay- Super-womansi Inay

Kuwentong Nanay - Ang Aking Anghel

KuwentongNanay - SexyAng Mommy Ko



Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo


Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo


Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

978-971-518-455-7

978-971-518-389-5

978-971-518-452-6

978-971-518-447-2

2011

2010

2011

2010

(A fable on thepreservation of the environment. After God creates theuniverse the knowledge of mankind increases and meninvent and create things for their pleasure—so smoke, plastic, saw and pollution spring on Earth).

(Mommy Doris is well known in town because of her bigbayong fille with items she sells in installment basis.As a mother, she has a quality that makes her capable of providing anythingher children need.)

(A mother to be tells the story of what she feels and goes through during the nine months of her pregnancy and childbirth).

(Nicole’s mommy is fat, not as sexy as the mommies of herclassmates. But she soon discovers what makes a mommy really sexy.)





Mga Premyadong KuwentongPambata - Ang Kumot Ni Dora

Renato C.Vibiesca/Filipino

Trans:Becky Bravo

Ray-Ann Bernardo

978-971-518-426-7 2010

(Little Dora’s parents meet hard times and have to tighten their belt—and she learned to be guided by theFilipino saying “habang maigsi ang kumot ay magtiismamaluktot.”)


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Gioi Lapid 978-971-518-459-5 2010Lampara

PublishingHouse, Inc.

Mga Premyadong KuwentongPambata - Ang Mga Kahon ni Kalon

Kalon’s father goes abroad to work, and soon Kalon and his mother start receiving boxes of goods from abroad.Until the last box arrives—bearing his father’s body.)


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Cuesta/Filipino

Noel Manacsa 978-971-518-343-7 2010


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Modernong Alamat - Alamat Ng Dugong

2010

(The kindhearted tribe Dugo allows two groups of outsiders to settle on their island. But war breaks out between the two groups, and the Dugo have to escape and seek refuge beneath the sea).


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Mga Premyadong KuwentongPambata - Lola-Lola


Trans:Boots Agbayani

Pastor

KoraDandan-Albano 978-971-518-399-4 2010

(A girl of five takes notice of her grandmother’s mother who can no longer keep up with how fast everything is. She tries her best to slow down so as to keep pace with her).


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Jonathan Ranola

Ray-Ann Bernardo




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Modernong Alamat - Alamat Ng Butanding

Mga Premyadong KuwentongPambata - Lumang kumot ni Lola

Segundo D. Matias, Jr.

/Filipino

Trans:Becky Bravo

Russell Molina/Filipino

Trans:Becky Bravo

978-971-518-527-1

978-971-518-482-3

2011

2011

(Tanding is a giant and ostracized from the village because of his massive size. Only Elay is brave enough to befriend him. When a catastrophe overruns the village, Tanding drowns in the sea as he tries to rescue the villagers).

(A little girl’s story why her grandmother always carries with her the blanket that has yellowed with age, how she discovers the happy memories attached to the blanket and how she learns to appreciate the old blanket).




/Filipino

Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

Ghani Madueno 978-971-518-397-0

978-971-518-377-2

2010


Modernong Alamat - Alamat Ng Paniki

(In the beginning,the bats had the most beautiful andcolorful wings. When the Goddess brings terrible news, thereal feelings of the bats show they become greedyand selfish).


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Modernong Alamat - Alamat Ng Tipaklong Segundo D.

Matias, Jr.

/Filipino

Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

Rovi Jesher R. Salegumba

Jomike Tejido

978-971-518-421-1

978-971-518-513-4

2010

2011

(A 10 year old Tiboli girl discovers in a strange dream how she can help her tribe with her courage and a flute that she plays so well.

(Paklong befriends the prince of the kingdom and is inspired to become a real prince, at the expense of denying and denouncing his parents and status in life).



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/Filipino

Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo


/Filipino

Editor:Edith Garcia

Trans:Becky Bravo

Frances Alcaraz

Stories With Moral Lesson - The Clam and the Snipe

Retold byBoots S. A.

Pastor

/Filipino

Almar Denso 978-971-518-400-7 2010

(A snipe pecks at a clam, who quickly shuts down his shell, trapping the snipes beak. The snipe and the clam engage in a tug-of-war--until a fisherman comes along and catches both of them).


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Gary Autencio

Almar Denso




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Stories With Moral Lesson - The Frogand the Scorpion

Stories With Moral Lesson - The Little Red Hen

Stories With Moral Lesson - The Lost Axe

Retold byBoots S.A.

Pastor

/Filipino

Retold byBoots S.A.

Pastor

/Filipino

Retold byBoots S.A.

Pastor

/Filipino

978-971-518-510-3

978-971-518-454-0

978-971-518-453-3

2011

2011

2011

(Adapted from the famous fable wherein a frog agrees to transport a scorpion across a river and gets stung by his passenger in the middle of the journey. This story points to the lesson to be always wary of the character of one’s fellowman.)

(A little red hen needs to plant rice seedlings, harvest the ripe grains, pound the grains, clean the rice and finally cook the rice but not one of her animal friends helps her do the task.Until the rice is cooked, only then do her frriends “help” her to eat the rice).

(A man finds his axe missing, and immediately suspects his neighbor of stealing it, only because the neighbor is exhibiting unusal behavior.But a friend drops by and gives him the missing axe, which he had left forgotten in the forest).




Stories With Moral Lesson - The Animal Judge

Retold byBoots S.A.

Pastor

/Filipino

Gary Autencio 978-971-518-481-6 2011

(Animals complain about the peace and order in the forestand after the investigation by the animal judge, the mosquito turns out to be the root of the conflict. The mosquito is subsequently imprisoned, during which he loseshis sting).


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Retold byBoots S.A.

Pastor

/Filipino

Almar Denso 978-971-518-446-5 2011LamparaPublishingHouse, Inc.

Stories WithMoral Lesson -The Featherof the Swan

(A messenger is sent by a king to deliver a swan to a neighboring king. On the way the swan manages to fly away, leaving behind only a feather. The messenger delivers the feather to the king, with the message. However, insignificant the gift may seem, it conveysthe deep feelingsof the sender).


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2011

(In a story inspired by combined accounts from survivors of Typhoons Frank (2008) and Ondoy (2009), a little boy learns what is truly valuable in life. And more importantly, how to let go of material things in the faceof natural calamity.)


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Stories With Moral Lesson - The FrogAt The Well


Pastor

/Filipino

Almar Denso 978-971-518-401-4 2010

(Adapted from aTaoist tale. A frog has lived all his life inside a well, but realizes there exists a wider world - the sea - when a turtle happens to peep into the well and theystrike up a conversation).


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Corporation


Gary Autencio




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Oishi! Peso-Smart Kids Series #2:My Name is Gus Gastos and I havea Monster inMy room!

Stories With Moral Lesson - The Dog, The Rooster andThe Fox

MayTobias-Papa

/ Filipino


Pastor

/Filipino

978-971-94553-1-8

978-971-518-390-1

2010

2010

(A little boy unwittingly creates a monster out of things accumulated through habitual and compulsive shopping, and soon, it takes over his room, his things,and his life!)

(Adapted from Aesop’s fable, a dog and his friends, a rooster go on a trip and spend the night by a tree.The next day, a fox lures the rooster to come down from the branch, but the wiser rooster lures him instead to come beneath the tree, where he is promptlyprayed upon the dog).

*English


Robert D. Magnuson/American

(With documents submitted as proof of Filipino citizenship)

Robert D. Magnuson

978-971-009-105-8

978-971-94553-4-9

2011

Liwayway Marketing

Corporation

The Great Duckand Crocodile Race

(A fun story about Duck and Crocodile trying to outdo eachother in a fantastic race.)

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Bee Safe

From the Kitchen to the Heart

Maria Cristina Sison

Pergylene Acuña (Cover & page Illustrator)

Page concept& layout by:

DorothyJoy Quan-Cheng

978-971-009-108-9

978-971-009-113-3

2011

2011

(Dee the Bee explains some of the many Dos and Don’ts that will ensure the safetyof the child at home,in school or at play.)

(Step by step instructions on preparing culinary treats which includes stories that focus on different Christianvalues.)

*English

*English

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OMF Literature Inc.

OMF Literature Inc.

OMF Literature Inc.

MayTobias-Papa

/ Filipino

Joyce Piap-Go/Filipino

VickyVeloso-Barrera

/ Filipino



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RedWheelbarrow

Publishing House

RedWheelbarrow

Publishing House

RedWheelbarrow

Publishing House

OMFLiterature Inc.

OMFLiterature Inc.

TheBoomark,

Inc.

TheBoomark,

Inc.

TheBoomark,

Inc.

TheBoomark,

Inc.

Pergylene Acuña



Conrad Raquel

Conrad Raquel

Conrad Raquel




YEAR




YEAR

Mga Kuwento ni Tito Dok 16: Aha!My allergy Ka Pala!

Oh Mateo! 13:Tree for All

Funny Numbers

Oh Mateo! 12:Angel with One Foot

Funny Alphabet

Funny OceanAnimals

Dr. Luis P.Gatmaitan/ Filipino

Retold inEnglish:

Myrna Narzo

Grace D. Chong/Filipino

Trans:Myrna Narzo

Juliana Isabelle Tan Ongking

/Filipino

Grace D. Chong/ Filipino


/Filipino


/Filipino

978-971-009-064-8

978-971-009-109-6

978-971-94171-6-3

978-971-009-063-1

978-971-94171-8-7

978-971-94171-7-0

2010

2011

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2010

2011

2011

(Tito Dok explains what allergy is and what a child can dowhen he or she has allergy.)

(Teaches kids how by taking care of the environment, we can help the country from experiencing the effects ofglobal warming.)

(A book about Numbers 1 - 20)

(A story on kindness and gratitude.A search for the “angel” who helped Manang Pacita when she was still a child.)

(Alphabet book)

(A book about ocean creatures)

*English paralleled to Tagalog (Filipino)

*English/Tagalog (Filipino)

*English

*English/Filipino

*English

*English

Dragon Boat

Nanny’s Hands

Carla M. Pacis/Filipino

Ma. Mercedes “Didith”

T. Rodrigo/Filipino

Edrick Raymond T. Daniel

Mheri-Anne Andes

978-971-569-732-3

978-971-569-715-6

2011

2011

(A story describing boat-building and sailing skills of a family as wellas their beliefs.)

(A short story on a well-loved Nanny.)

*English

*English

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Lara Saguisag/Filipino

Seth Clarece T. Estacio

Juanito “Quix” P.Maiquez

978-971-569-730-9

978-971-569-709-5

2011

2010

TheBookmark,

Inc.

TheBookmark,

Inc.

TheBookmark,

Inc.

Grandmother’s Gift

Ninoy Aquino:A Courageous Homecoming

(A story on the Badjao family, their skills in mat-making and a grandmother’s sacrifice to help her grand daughter getto school.)

(A record of moments to remember on a hero’s life.)

*English

*English

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My Role ModelBienvenidoA. Tan, Jr./Filipino

Jerome Jacinto 978-971-569-716-3 2011(A short story on Vidal Lorenzo Tan)

*English

Mapun

The General


Kitkat R. Torres/Filipino

Jose T. Gamboa,Herbert Miguel I.

Consunji, Jr.

Jomike Tejido

978-971-569-729-3

978-971-569-704-0

2011

2010

(A story that encourages the reader to help preserve sea turtles.)

(A short story on Gen. Vicente Podico Lim.)

*English

*English

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Jose Miguel “Jomike”

Tejido

Jomike TejidoJoel Chua

Foldabolts Chronicles Vol. 1

Jill ArwenPosadas

Jomike TejidoISSN 2094-9510 2011

(Comicbook compilation of JMTejido’s Series first seen in Kzone Magazine, Phils.)

*English

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Christmas in February

The Luckiest Girlin the World

MayTobias-Papa

/ Filipino

MayTobias-Papa

/Filipino

978-971-94790-2-4

978-971-94790-1-7

2010

2010

(This is the story of young Jaime and his quest to make sure he and his family areable to celebrate Christmas in December

(This is the story of Carmina and the lessons she learnsas she tries to answer, what do you give the girl who haseverything in this world?



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The Insular Life

Assurance Co., Ltd.

The Insular Life

Assurance Co., Ltd.

TheBookmark,

Inc.

The Jin andthe Turtle


Jeanne P. Tan 978-971-569-731-6 2011(A story that inspires readers to help preserve sea turtles.)

*English

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