New Children’s Book: Asian and Philippine Folktales

I edit­ed this chil­dren’s book of folk­lore. It’s a per­fect gift, so keep this in mind for Christmas!

ASIAN AND PHILIPPINE FOLKTALES: RETELLINGS BY PAWWA  con­tains retellings of beloved Asian and Philip­pine folk­tales as retold by mem­bers of  Philip­pine Amer­i­can Women Writ­ers and Artists.. This col­lec­tion includes 25 sto­ries from places such as Laos, Japan, Korea, Suma­tra, Viet­nam, Chi­na, Bali, Indone­sia, India, and the Philip­pines. The book’s tar­get audi­ence is 8 and older.

PAWWA was found­ed in 1991 by a group of sev­en Fil­ip­ina writ­ers in South­ern Cal­i­for­nia. It was the first such sup­port group for Fil­ip­ina women writ­ers. PAWWA’s found­ing mem­bers are: Val­o­rie Slaugh­ter Bejara­no, Cecil­ia Manguer­ra Brainard, Mariq­ui­ta Athena Davi­son, Fe Panalin­gan Koons, Susan N. Mon­tepio, Cecile Caguin­gin Ochoa, and Nen­tuz­ka C. Villamar.

For six years, PAWWA received the high­ly com­pet­i­tive Mul­ti­cul­tur­al Entry Grant from the Cal­i­for­nia Arts Coun­cil (CAC), which PAWWA used to pub­lish newslet­ters and books. When PAWWA’s CAC fund­ing ran out in June 1998, the remain­ing mem­bers of PAWWA decid­ed to move on, and PAWWA was dissolved.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

These sto­ries unlock a store­house of cul­tur­al knowl­edge – of lessons learned from tapes­tries of words. Par­ents, chil­dren, and edu­ca­tors and all oth­ers who love “old-time sto­ries” will enjoy this col­lec­tion.” Her­minia Meñez Coben, Folk­lorist, Author of Explo­rations in Philip­pine Folk­lore and Ver­bal Arts in Philip­pine Indige­nous Com­mu­ni­ties: Poet­ics, Soci­ety, and History.

What a won­der­ful book! I know that when I read them to my grand­chil­dren, I will also be that lit­tle girl again, enrap­tured by my nan­ny’s tales of the char­ac­ters in these sto­ries. ~ Jose­lyn Gea­ga-Rosen­thal, LCSW, Licensed Psychotherapist.

 

BOOK TRAILER:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpY4bWoM61w