Award-Winning

Quill Junior and a Guest Blogger Post by Erik from This Kid Reviews Books

By quilljunior May 31, 2012 11 Comments

Ever since I discovered Erik’s blog called This Kid Reviews Books, I’ve been intrigued. As I visited his site more often, I became amazed at how prolific, how genuine, and how talented Erik is. I love how avid a reader he is and how he talks about his favorite books so enthusiastically in his reviews [...]

On Basketball, Bernardo Carpio, Witchcraft, and London: Tall Story by Candy Gourlay

By Myra GB May 24, 2012 6 Comments

I knew when I heard about this book that I have to get a copy for myself. I bought this while I was visiting the Philippines July of last year and it was only fairly recently that I had the chance to read this wonderful novel in time for our Festival of Asian Literature and [...]

The Castle On Hester Street by Linda Heller

By Fats Suela May 23, 2012 4 Comments

For my initial contribution to our bimonthly theme, Festival of Asian Literature and the Immigrant Experience, I share with you Linda Heller’s award-winning picture book called The Castle On Hester Street. While the book is far away from Asian literature, it does talk about the immigrant experience. The Castle On Hester Street won the Sydney [...]

Teaser Tuesdays: Nicholas and Fadi

By Fats Suela May 22, 2012 16 Comments

This is my first time posting for Teaser Tuesdays. Please join me! Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme that is hosted by Miz B Should Be Reading. Here are the rules: Grab your current read/s. Open to a random page. Share “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page (Like Iphigene, the passage will contain more than two sentences. Lol!). BE [...]

Nonfiction Monday: The House that Baba Built by Ed Young

By Myra GB May 21, 2012 6 Comments

I have a special affinity with picture book biographies – as I think can be gleaned from most of our Nonfiction Monday posts. And I would be totally remiss if I do not include in our list this breathtakingly-illustrated picture book of the one and only Ed Young: The House that Baba Built. Our lovely [...]