BOOKS | jeanette-patindol

THE BOOKS

One of the toughest tasks for any parent or teacher is helping a child cope with a challenging life situation. When your child asks questions that deal with painful truths, how does one find the words to answer them? A child’s book can help answer these questions.

Papa's House, Mama's House

ISBN 971-508-234-3

llustrated by Mark Ramsel Salvatus, Papa’s House, Mama’s House won the 2004 Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) Alfredo Salanga Prize for Children’s Literature Award and the PBBY Larry Alcala Prize for Children's Book Illustration Award. It was also a finalist for the 2005 Manila Critics’ Circle National Book Awards – Children’s Literature category.

The PBBY is the Philippine National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a world organization founded in Zurich in 1953 that promotes international understanding through children’s books.

Papa's House, Mama's House has been included in the list of the Philippines’ best books for children in The Bookworm Buddy: A Guide to the Best Philippine Children’s Literature (Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation Inc., 2006). It is also included in PBBY board member and children’s book reviewer Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz’ list of favorite books for children.

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Tight Times

ISBN 978-971-508-307-2

Illustrated by Sergio Bumatay III, Tight Times won the 2007 PBBY Alfredo Salanga Prize for Children’s Literature Award and the 2007 PBBY Larry Alcala Prize for Children's Book Illustration Award. It was also a finalist for the 2008 Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards - Children's Literature category.

This was first featured in Newsbreak’s Christmas 2006 issue, and described as, “this is the second time (Jeanette C. Patindol) has bagged the annual prize in just three years. But the bigger story is that in both occasions, her winning entries tackled serious family issues that parents and traditional educators wouldn’t expect to find—or would refuse to find—in children’s books.”

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