Mariang Sinukuan ©2011
Also available as a storybook app. 

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Mariang Sinukuan is a fairy who takes care of Mount Arayat. She is very kind. She provides everything that the people on the mountain need. Discover how she feels and what happens when people start to abuse her kindness.

Printed Features:

• For ages 8 to 9
• Story by Eugene Evasco
• Art by Leo Cultura
• Language: English and Filipino
• ISBN 971-0422-21-9

Storybook App Features: 

• Released: May 15, 2011
• Version: 1.7b210
• Size: 162 MB
• Language: English
• Compatible with iPad, requires iOS 3.2.2 or later
• Bilingual English and Filipino
• "Read To Me" and "Watch & Listen" modes
• Customized animation for enhanced storytelling
• "Let Me Read" option for self-paced reading
• Music and sound effects for sensory experience
• Interactive hotspots
• Hyperlinks for selected terms
• Recommended for ages 8 and above

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.