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The 2014 National Children's Book Awards - Kids' Choice Award
The Philippines' 3rd National Children's Book Awards included a Kids' Choice Award! Five judges, ages 11-13, read picture books published in 2012 and 2013 and picked their top ten favorites. Below are...
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PBBY-Alcala Prize Retrospective Exhibit
You are all invited to an exhibit featuring the winning works from the past 31 years of the PBBY-Alcala Illustrators' Prize. The exhibit will be at Corredor Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of...
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International Book Giving Day 2016
Whoa, it's been a year since I last blogged! I'm sorry about that; I promise to update with another post this month. :o)For now, please allow me to remind you that February 14 is International Book...
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Graphic Designer Bags 2016 PBBY-Alcala Prize
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People declared Mark Lawrence Andres as Grand Prize Winner of the 2016 PBBY-Alcala Prize. Andres is a graphic designer of And a Half Studio and has illustrated...
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Bumasa at Lumaya: Book Fair and Children's Literature Talks
In the Philippines, the month of July is dedicated to the promotion of children's books. National Children's Book Day (NCBD) is celebrated every third Tuesday of this month. With this year's theme,...
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The 4th National Children’s Book Awards
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) and the National Book Development Board (NBDB) are pleased to present to you the winners of the 4th National Children’s Book Awards (NCBA), the...
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Hello! For the Bumasa at Lumaya blog tour I'll be posting the evening of July 23. See you then. =D
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GIVEAWAY: Bumasa at Lumaya 2: A Sourcebook on Children's Literature in the...
I'm giving away three copies of Bumasa at Lumaya 2: A Sourcebook on Children's Literature in the Philippines (Anvil Publishing Inc., 2016)! This is a collection of English and Filipino essays,...
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The winners of the Bumasa at Lumaya 2 giveaway are Sambat Trust, Christian Nalica, and Mai Bayani. I hope you like the book! =D
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Press Release: Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK) celebrates 25th year with...
Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), the Philippines’ first and only organization of illustrators for children, marks its 25th year with its anniversary exhibit, “Tinker Tales,” slated on Sept. 12 -...
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Call for Entries: The 2017 PBBY-Salanga Prize
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2017 PBBY-Salanga Prize. The contest is co-sponsored by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the...
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Marianne Dubuc Designs Official Poster for International Book Giving Day 2017
The International Book Giving Day team is delighted to announce that Marianne Dubuc is the illustrator behind 2017’s official poster. Libraries, schools, and bookshops are encouraged to download,...
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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) declared Genaro Gojo Cruz as the grand prize winner of the 2017 PBBY-Salanga Prize. Gojo Cruz bagged the Salanga prize with his story Dalawa Kami...
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Call for Entries: The 2017 PBBY-Alcala Prize
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2017 PBBY-Alcala Prize.The winner shall be given a cash prize of P25,000, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be...
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The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi
I just finished reading The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi (Kids Can Press; April 4, 2017), originally Yoru no Kaerimichi (Kaisei-Sha Publishing, 2015). This book caught my eye because of its...
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What if your manuscript was read and critiqued by the man who discovered J.K....
Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, is giving a chance to Filipino writers living in Asia to submit a short synopsis and the opening pages of their unpublished...
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Art Student Bags 2017 PBBY-Alcala Prize
This year’s PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize winner is art student Sophia Lorraine Demanawa, from the Ateneo De Manila University. Demanawa is studying Information Design and is an active member of Blue Indie...
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Author Interview: Erin Entrada Kelly
I am very happy to share an interview with Erin Entrada Kelly, Filipino American author of the excellent middle grade novels Blackbird Fly (Greenwillow Books, 2015), The Land of Forgotten Girls...
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See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017)"My name is Alex Petroski and my house is in Rockview, Colorado, United States of America, planet Earth. I am eleven years and...
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Call for Entries: The 2018 PBBY Wordless Book Prize
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People is now accepting entries for its Wordless Book Prize. 2018 will mark the first year that the PBBY will be awarding such a prize. The winner shall receive...
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Author Interview: Jack Cheng
I still haven't gotten over See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017). So after I reviewed the book here and cooked up some classroom and book club activities for it, I...
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Foreshadow: A Serial YA Anthology
I'm excited to introduce you allto Foreshadow: A Serial YA Anthology, a unique new online venue for young adult short stories, with a commitment to showcasing underrepresented voices, boosting emerging...
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Martinez Bags 2019 PBBY Wordless Book Prize
The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) declared Nina Patricia C. Martinez as the 2019 PBBY Wordless Book Prize winner. Martinez, a freelance graphic artist and illustrator, bagged the...
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Author Interview: Mae Respicio
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!How are you all celebrating? As part of my celebration, I'm sharing my chat with author Mae Respicio. Her middle grade novel The House That Lou...
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