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Sneak Peek: “Melo the Umang-Boy”

I’ve just returned to urban Manila after 10 days with the blue skies and sun-drenched (read: HOT) cliffs of Batanes (a cluster of small islands near Taiwan). Batanes is the most remote northern corner of the Philippines. It was a gathering of loose ends for the Ivatan children’s story, including the long-awaited illustrations. They are simply beautiful. Below is a cover detail of the Ivatan children’s story, “Melo the Umang-Boy.” Umang is the Ivatan word […]

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Titles

Melo the Umang-Boy: an Ivatan Tale Bilingual: English and Ivatan. Themes: ocean biodiversity, shyness, leadership, community, migration, respect for elders. Story by Alyssa Sarimiento-Co and Christina Newhard, illustrations by Jaypee Portez, translation by Criselda Vinalay Melo is a painfully shy little boy living with his grandmother and uncle. One day he visits a magical, busy city on the bottom of the ocean, filled with talking sea creatures. Disaster strikes the city, and he must overcome […]

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Mindanao Storytime with Sining Kapuluan on Sat, May 12

Mindanao Storytime: Amina and the City of Flowers May 12 (Sat), noon-2 pm Revolution Books NYC 437 Malcolm X Blvd, at 132nd Street, Harlem, NYC Celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month through children’s story! Join us for a very special reading of “Amina and the City of Flowers” in Harlem with Sari-Sari Storybooks and Sining Kapuluan, co-sponsored by Revolution Books New York. Amina, a young Yakan weaver, is homesick for Basilan, but she finds inspiration for her loom […]

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Meet Me in Manila

This is a thrill. I’ve been invited to speak about Sari-Sari Storybooks at the June 8 Meetup for the Society of Children’s Book Writers + Illustrators, Manila chapter. I’ll talk about the project, it’s structure, and why I think it’s vital to support Filipino languages via children’s books. Alyssa Sarmiento, co-author of “Melo the Umang-Boy,” will also share some of her process in developing the Ivatan story in Batanes. If you are an illustrator, writer, […]

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