I’ll be the first person to admit that I never had appreciation for Shakespeare and his works. When your experience consists of analyzing literature without enjoying it first, then being graded for it, I suppose you’ll naturally feel an aversion towards it. You can’t help but feel like it’s something that you won’t ever be able to understand, much less enjoy. However, … [Read more...]
Santa Who? Introduce Kids to Saint Nicholas Instead!
When our first child was still a wee one, my husband and I got into thinking about how we wanted to deal with Santa. Should we just let her (and future children) ride on the Santa bandwagon with secret gifts in stockings, or should we find a greater meaning beneath the marketing ploy and season frenzy? Through the years, we’ve managed to start meaningful Christmas family … [Read more...]
Enjoying the Original “Ibong Adarna” in the Elementary Years
I always thought that we would “tackle” Ibong Adarna and Florante at Laura in the high school years. Such a strong word – tackle – for something as beautiful as reading those two literary works. If you also didn’t have a good experience of reading them in your school days, I’m sure that’s the word you would be compelled to use too! Using living books for my children’s … [Read more...]
First Around the Globe: A Free Unit Study
Five years ago, when we just started our curated online children's bookshop, we met Fran Ong, the editor of Tahanan Books. That quick visit turned into a gabfest about children's books! At one point, she showed us an intriguing picture book called "First Around the Globe." It was based on a 1995 article by Carlos Quirino, National Artist for Historical … [Read more...]
Making Philippine History More Interesting: Post-World War II (A Booklist)
We have finally come to the last part of our series of Making Philippine History More Interesting through a chronological booklist. Check the end of this post for the links to the different historical eras. Several significant events happened in our country after World War II until today. The Martial Law years and the EDSA revolution highlight the period. In addition, the … [Read more...]
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