Here is a list of Filipino Children's Books I have come up with. We have not read many of these books yet so you may want to check them out yourselves if you wish to include it in your personal list. While most are fiction, fables and folk tales, many though reflect the values we wish to impart to our children in form of vibrant and colorful stories written in Filipino culture and context which often are lacking in many imported homeschool books we use nowadays.
I wish I have organized this list more but I have a handful of tasks to complete this week. SO I leave it all to you on how to make a final list that will suit you and your children.
Antukin, Philippine Folk Songs and Lullabyes, selected by Felicidad A. Prudente, and illustrated by Joanne de León. A collection of folk songs from around the Philippines. Tahanan Books for Young Readers, P.O. Box 9079, MCS Mailing Center, 1299 Makati City, ISBN 971-630-095-6, distributed by Bookmark
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The Carabao-Turtle Race, and Other Classic Philippine Animal Folk Tales as told by Sylvia Mendez Ventura and illustrated by Joanne de León. Eight age-old animal tales, popular in the Philippines. Edited by Dean S. Fansler. Tahanan Books for Young Readers, Makati City, ISBN 971-630-024-7, distributed by Bookmark.
Ang mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang ni Severino Reyes As retold by Christine S. Bellen. Publisher: Anvil Publishing. Received the 2004 national Book Award for Special Citation
Barefoot in Fire: A World War II Childhood. Barbara Ann Gamboa Lewis. Pictures by Barbara Pollak. Tahanan Books, 2005. An autobiographical account of life in war torn Manila. Lewis narrates her experiences as a child growing up in the midst of war. Her struggles with internal and external conflicts shaped her identity as a person. A reflective and affecting read for today’s generation whose only reconnaissance of World War II is in history books or in a Hollywood-ized movie version. Gr. 5 – High II.
XILEF. Augie Rivera. Adarna House, 2000. Xilef is the first Filipino Children's Story that helps develop greater understanding and acceptance of dyslexic children. Gr. 3 – 6.
1999 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature,
Third Prize, Best Children's Story
1995 International Board of Books for Young People
Outstanding Book for Young People with Disability
Can We Plug into Lightning? Gidget Jimenez . They say that lightning is made of electricity. Is that where the electricity of a light bulb comes from? Discover how a light bulb works, the sources of energy, how energy is changed to electricity, and how electricity travels to our home. Other titles: Can We Drink the Ocean
Sandosenang Sapatos (A dozen pairs of shoes). Luis Gatmaitan MD. Illustrations by Beth Parocha-Doctolero. Hiyas-OMF, 2002. Other books by Dr. Luis Gatmaitan. Click here.
The Cat Painter. Becky Bravo. Illustrations by Mark Ramsel Salvatus III. Adarna House, 2006.
English with Filipino translation2004 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature,
First Prize, Best Children's Story
2006 National Book Award, Best Children's Book
The Zimbragatzees of the Planet Zing. Rene Villanueva. Illustrations by Jason Moss.: Lampara Publishing House, 2002.
The Spectacular Tree. Robert Magnuson. Lampara, 2001.
Grace D. Chong's Oh Mateo! Book Series . OMF Literature, 2003.
The Magic of Apo Mayor
Teo's Trash Can
The Secret Ingredient
Teo's Cuckatoo
Books by Carla Pacis. Adarna House, 2004
There's a Snake in the House,
Mayroon Akong Alagang Puno
Hipon and Biya
Ang Mahiyaing Manok. Anonuevo, Rebecca. Adarna House, 2000.
Dinosaur Pop-up Activity Book. Jomike Tejido. Adarna House, 2006.
Values Stories for Filipino Children By Fe Aida Lacsamana-Reyes. Anvil Publishing 2007
Other Books by Adarna
Sampu Pataas, Sampu Pababa
Lola Puti
Dalawang Bayani ng Bansa
Can We Drink the Ocean
Tight Times (by the 2007 PBBY Salanga and Alcala Prize winners)
Other Books by Anvil
Ang Pitong Tanga
Ang Kapatid ng Tatlong Marya
Ang Sultan Saif
Children of Two Seasons
Other Books by Bookmark
Khan: A Teacher of Everything
The Boy Monk in an Orange Robe
The Saint of the Gutters
Of Rubber Shoes and the Saddest Baby
Yuan Long Ping Story
Vietnam’s Son
Dancing in Cloud Gate
Green Clothes for the Yellow Dragon
A Different Kind of Policewoman
More titles:
Other Books by Canvas
Ang Batang Maraming Bawal
Sol: A Legend About the Sun
Other Books by Lampara
Alamat ng Atis
Alamat ng Butiki
Alamat ng Mangga
Alamat ng Guyabano
Alamat ng Pating
Alamat ng Papaya
Ang Batang Natutong Magtipid
Ang Batang Natutong Maging Matapang
The Ugly Duckling
The Monkey and the Turtle
The Thirsty Crow
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
David and Goliath
Frog on the Moon
A Spider Story. Germaine Yia
Other Books by NCCA
Pumbakhayon
Halikpon
Other Books by Hiyas/OMF
What Beetle Can Do
Teo’s Cockatoo1
David and His New Classmate
Aruy! Magang-maga ang mga Tonsil ni JM!
Other Books by Tahanan
500 Words and Pictures
Melampus and the Snakes
Odysseus and the Cyclops
The Trojan Horse
Long Ago and Far Away
Other Books by Vibal
Why Do Squids Squirt Ink?
Lazybug: A Love Fable
Aliguyon at Pumbakhayon
His Friend, Eric
Mga Laruang Papel
Amansinaya
Nobody’s Hat
Pipo the Clown
Pagpagayuk
Naglakbay si Tulalang sa Araw at Buwan
Pipo the Clown
Ang Hardineron Tipaklong
Advanced/ high school readers (may also be for parents to read-aloud to younger /middle readers)
Barefoot in Fire: A World War II Childhood. Barbara Ann Gamboa Lewis. Pictures by Barbara Pollak. Tahanan Books, 2005.
Ang Paaralan ni Fuwan. Victoria Annonuevo. Adarna House, 2002.Fuwan is torn between going to school and helping in the rice field. After being absent for several days from school, he missed his classmates and teachers. Upon his class’ surprise visit, his father realized how important going to school meant for him. Finally, he was allowed to go to school. Gr. 4 – High I.
Elias & His Trees (Mga Puno ni Elias). Adapted by Augie Rivera. Illustrated by Romeo Forbes. CANVAS & the UST Press, 2005. Adapted from the French folklore, The Man who Planted Trees, this Filipiniana version bespeaks of the Filipino diaspora and his constant longing for the land of his birth.
Enrique El Negro. Carla M. Pacis. Illustrations by Mel Silvestre. Cacho Publishing House, 2002.Yabon was barely out of his teens when pirates took the life of his family and tribe. Captured and sold into slavery, he became servant to a temperamental Portuguese explorer. With a new name, Enrique El Negro traveled aboard a galleon; sailed the uncharted seas; met strange peoples with cultures different from his own and became the first of his “kind” to travel around the world. Pacis takes a stake at historical fiction with considerable success. Gr. 5 – High II
The Battle for Manila Publisher: Platypus Publishing
20 Speeches that Moved a Nation Publisher: Platypus Publishing
Games Filipino Children Used to Play, Mario Henson: Before the advent of television and computer games, what did Filipino children play?
Tales from Lake Lanao and Other Essays by Nagasura T. Madale. Contains stories, riddles, songs and other literary works of the Maranao shared through the art of storytelling also known as Kapanutol.
Sanghaya: Philippine Arts & Culture Yearbook Edited by Bienvenido Lumbera . A volume of hard-to-gather information and memorable photographs of diverse artistic events that transpired in the arts and culture scene in 2000/2002.
Philippine Classical Piano Music CD By Virginia Laico-Villanueva. Compositions by the award-winning pianist and composer Ms. Virginia Laico-Villanueva.
KATUTUBO: Sustaining Indigenous Cultures Towards the Next Millennium (VHS). A video documentation series on the different aspects of indigenous cultures: Children of the Philippines; Philippine Indigenous Sports; and Communities in Crisis. Produced in cooperation with Probe Productions, Inc. and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
Sariling Lupa Series (VHS)
Video documentaries on some of the country’s colorful locales. Conceptualized by the NCCA in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, the National Historical Institute, and the National Museum to promote cultural tourism for the Philippines’ seven anchor destinations.Rizal & Laguna: An Arc of Heritage Art; Cebu: Where Currents Meet; Bohol: Treasures of the Soul; The Art and People of Ilocos: Bound to the Land; Davao: Two Takes on Paradise; Baguio to Banaue: A Journey to the Cordilleras; and Palawan: A Bridge to Many Worlds.
Legacy: Philippine World Heritage Sites (VCD &VHS). Follow Architect Augusto Villalon, the country’s foremost heritage conservation advocate, as he journeys to the eight Philippine World Heritage Sites, inscribed by UNESCO for their “outstanding universal value to the whole of humanity.” Showcased in this landmark video documentary are the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, the historic town of Vigan, and the Four Baroque Churches of Paoay, Santa Maria, Miag-ao and San Agustin. Directed by Butch Nolasco.
Davao: Two Takes on Paradise. Davao: Two Takes on Paradise is the third among the Sariling Lupa: Cultural Tourism Documentaries, featuring the natural and cultural bounties of the Southern Philippine province.Discover the wealth of Philippine history, nature, culture, and the environment as you go on an armchair tour around Davao, with the majestic Mount Apo as landmark. Enter the two worlds of the Davaoeños—the realm of the Bagobos and the urban Davao life—and appreciate how their cultural and spiritual distinctions are intertwined and harmonized in this bountiful land.
Nostalgia in a Denuded Forest
This compilation of Iraya-Mangyan Music from Mindoro by ethnomusicologist composer Jonas Baes recounts first hand experiences of research among one of the most marginalized people in the Philippines.
OMF-Hiyas Children's Books
Adarna US Distributor
School Librarian in Action
Philippine Board on Books for Young People
National Commission for Culture and Arts
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