Children’s Literature from/about the Philippines
Now, more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives, wherever we live, making it crucial to teach our children about the wealth of cultures our world is home to.
This time, our newly added website features focus on the Philippines, whose unique history and complex cultural amalgamation have created a rich legacy borne out in its children’s literature.
By paying tribute to both old and new narratives in English from and about the country, and to the talented writers and illustrators who bring them to life, we hope to encourage readers to explore the bigger—much bigger!—picture of children’s literature from the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora.
Please keep in mind that we will continue to explore the topic here, on the blog, through the end of November, so make sure to stop by again to join in the conversation! We are counting on your feedback—and really appreciate your help with spreading the word on these features, too.
Heartfelt thanks are very much in order to Filipino editor and English teacher Tarie Sabido, who blogs at Into the Wardrobe, for her interviews and book review contributions. Thanks a million, Tarie!
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:40 am
Aww, it was my great pleasure.
Thank YOU, PaperTigers!
October 3rd, 2009 at 6:04 am
It was nice to read the interview with Carla Pacis. I really would like to read her Bird Flight, but it’s impossible to get hold of where I live.
October 6th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Thanks AnnaGC. I published Birdflight. Where do you live?
October 7th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
In Sweden! Asian and Australian books can be very hard to get here, with the exception of books from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan… if you know the language and can use their own on-line bookstores. Books from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the Philippines are hard to get and the postage makes them very expensive. Sad!
October 8th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Aline and I are fortunate that we receive a certain number of books from different countries as review copies – but I know how frustrating it can be not to be able to get hold of other ones…
October 8th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
But fortunately, I do work at the International Library in Stockholm (www.interbib.se) , so sometimes I can manage to persuade my colleagues to buy the books I’m interested in for the library. So I’m sure I’ll get to read it sooner or later…
October 18th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Great idea–so glad you’ve got this new focus!