May Alaga Akong Butanding

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The story is about Isabel and her wish of having a pet butanding. She went to Donsol, her father’s hometown, and saw for the first time a live butanding.

Features:

• For ages 8 to 9
• Story by Eugene Evasco
• Art by Paul Eric Roca
• Filipino
• ISBN 978-971-042

About the author:

Eugene Evasco is a member of the faculty of the Filipino Department of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman, where he was once Assistant Chair. He teaches Araling Pilipino (Filipino Studies) and Panitikang Pambata (Children’s Literature). He also serves as the editor of Lagda, a refereed journal published by the Filipino Department of UP. He obtained his PhD in Creative Writing from the same University.  

Evasco has written award-winning stories for children and adults, poetry, and essays in Filipino. In 2005, he was recognized as the National Fellow for Children’s Fiction by the Likhaan: UP Institute of Creative Writing for his brilliant contribution in children’s literature.