39 noteworthy Filipino books of 2024
6 Dec 2024 by Neni Sta. Romana Cruz
18. “Babae! 18 Fierce and Fearless Filipinas” by Agay Llanera, portraits by Abi Dionisio, Lui Gonzales and Nina Garibay, Canvas (Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development)
Eighteen women, both familiar and yet unfamiliar to young readers, are classified into three different fields and are profiled with accompanying portraits. They are: Courage and Revolution: Gabriela Silang, Melchora Aquino, Maria Orosa, Nieves Fernandez, Carmen Rosales, Maria Lorena Barros; Art and Culture: Remigia Talusan, Leona Florentino, Pelagia Mendoza, Maria Carpena, Damiana Eugenio, Mona Sulaiman; Leadership and Public Service: Tuan Baluca, Sultana Nur ul-Azam, Rosa Sevilla de Alvero, Maria Rosa Henson, Haydee Yorac, Fe del Mundo.
19. “Huni sa Kawayan” by Fernando Rosal Gonzalez, illustrated by Anthony Palomo, Canvas (Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development)
This is about the making of the Bamboo Organ, which is marking its 200th year anniversary. This bilingual book describes the wonderful chirping of birds that a boy hears from his bedroom reproduced and appreciated by many with the new bamboo organ in church.
