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Academic Nook: Reflections of a Cybils Poetry Judge 16 Feb 2013 | 06:00 am
We are very happy to welcome our dearest blogging friend, Linda Baie, our featured Academic in Behind the Books. Since our current bimonthly theme celebrates all things CYBILS-related, we are happy th...
Illustrator’s Sketchpad: Meet Maria Madonna Davidoff, Children’s Book Artist 6 Feb 2013 | 06:00 am
It is our pleasure to share Maria Madonna Davidoff’s work here in BehindtheBooks for our Illustrator’s Sketchpad. Madonna, originally from the Philippines, is now based in New York, and this is her st...
Academic Nook: A Sampler of Polish Literature and a Taste for Nonfiction 27 Dec 2012 | 06:00 am
I am very happy to share a psychologist friend’s piece about her favorite children’s books from when she was young and the more recent adult titles and authors that she has discovered. I met Marta in ...
Meet the Storyteller: Anuradha Kumar and her Writing Journeys 26 Dec 2012 | 06:00 am
We are truly happy to welcome Anuradha Kumar in GatheringBooks today. A warm welcome to you, Anu. How long have you been writing books for children? Do share with us your journeys that led you to weav...
Meet the Storyteller: Noel Cabangon’s “Ako ay Isang Mabuting Pilipino” 10 Nov 2012 | 06:00 am
It is such a joy to welcome one of my favorite singer-songwriters in GatheringBooks today. His first picture book for children, Ako Ay Isang Mabuting Pilipino, has just recently been published October...
Illustrator Sketchpad: Jomike Tejido’s Banig (Hand-woven Mat) Artwork 7 Nov 2012 | 06:00 am
We are very privileged to have with us a multi-award-winning illustrator and author of Filipino children’s books, Mr. Jomike Tejido. Thank you so much, Jomike, for taking time out from your busy sched...
Academic Nook: Raising a Reading Child by Prof. Stephen Acabado, PhD 25 Oct 2012 | 06:00 am
We are again very privileged to have a highly successful and very-much-in-demand Anthropologist to visit us here in GatheringBooks. I bid a warm welcome to a good friend of mine, Asst. Prof. Stephen A...
Meet the Storyteller: Cyan Abad-Jugo’s Musical and Literary Journeys 12 Sep 2012 | 06:00 am
Welcome to GatheringBooks, Cyan. It is truly our pleasure to feature your voice here in our site for our Meet the Storyteller. We are glad that you could find the time to share a few of your thoughts ...
Academic Nook/Librarian’s Voice: Benjamin Farr’s Book Week and the Power of Make-Believe 5 Sep 2012 | 06:00 am
This is the first (and hopefully not the last) time that we have a Librarian’s Voice in our Academic Nook. We thought that this would be an especially brilliant touch given that our current bimonthly ...
Academic Nook: Three Asian Immigrant Experience – Marginalization, Identity, Migrant Labor 27 Jun 2012 | 09:00 am
An Indian child with money just enough for a card wishes to celebrate Mother’s Day in the United Kingdom. But the child is assaulted with the harsh and heartless commercialization of Mother’s Day whic...
