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Ang Pambihirang Buhok ni Lola
A violent storm threatens an old town and an old grandmother attempts to save everybody. How will she do this? This folktale is not so much about Lola’s extraordinary hair as it is about the Filipina’s extraordinary strength of character.

2003 National Book Award, Best Children's Book

Filipino with English translation

Author: Rene Villanueva
Illustrator: Ibarra Crisostomo
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Ang Pambihirang Buhok ni Raquel
Raquel is a girl to be envied. She has the most admirable traits and her long, flowing hair has the most wonderful colors - red, yellow, and blue! Little did her cousin know that underneath Raquel’s wonderful hair lies a sad secret.

1998 PBBY-Salanga Writer’s Prize, Honorable Mention

Filipino with English translation

Author: Luis Gatmaitan
Illustrator: Beth Parrocha Doctolero
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Apolakus!
Isang Lunes nang umaga, nawala ang batang si Dadoy at biglang lumitaw ang isang batang madyikero. Sa isang kumpas ng mahiwagang patpat at isang tumataginting na
"GIMOKUS APOLAKUS!"
may mga kakaibang nagaganap.

Pero kapag kaharap ng batang madyikero sina Jay-Jay at Yuko, nawawalan siya ng kapangyarihan. Paano sila matatalo ng batang madyikero?

Author: Alice Mallari
Illustrator: Leo Agtuca
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Bakit Matagal ang Sundo Ko?
What is taking Mommy so long? Almost everybody has gone through the experience of being fetched late at school. In this story, the child refuses to let her fear overcome her; instead, her imagination leads her to think of whimsical situations that might explain her mother’s delay.

2000 PBBY-Salanga Grand Prize Winner
2000 PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize Winner


Filipino with English translation

Author: Kristine Canon
Illustrator: Mariano Ching
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Dalawang Bayani ng Bansa
Rene Villanueva, beloved writer of stories for children, renders the heroic lives of Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio in this book. The two heroes’ experiences are retold side-by-side, showing how their similar but different journeys would eventually intertwine.

Filipino

Author: Rene Villanueva
Illustrator: Joel Jason Chua
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La-on and the Seven-Headed Dragon
Read the exciting tale of the origin of Mount Kanlaon and how the young La-on saves the terror-stricken kingdom of King Kabugnot from the deadly claws of a seven-headed dragon.

English with Filipino translation

Author: Gabby Lee, Marcy Dans Lee
Illustrator: Marcy Dans Lee
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Si Ching na Takot sa Dilim
Ching is a young boy who is afraid of the dark. He believes that monsters and scary things begin to appear once darkness settles. How will Ching survive a major blackout in the neighborhood?

2000 Gintong Aklat Award, Best Children’s Book

Filipino

Author: Aleli Dew Batnag
Illustrator: Paul Eric Roca
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The Love of Lam-Ang
The legendary tales about Lam-ang are popular in the Ilocos region. The oldest written story in verse is said to have been written by the blind poet Pedro Bukaneg, who lived in the late 16th century. The following story tells of how Lam-ang wins the love of Ines Kannoyan.

English with Filipino translation

Author: Virgilio Almario
Illustrator: Albert Gamos
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