Featuring Taipan Lucero of CalligraFilipino, visual artist Kristine Lim and The Hinabi Project: Art of Philippine Textiles
Sun 8/13 @ 2:30PM π Marielle Atanacio reads Who Turned on the Sky? at Pistahan's Kid's Storytime
About WHO TURNED ON THE SKY? by Marielle Atanacio:
A girl who enjoys all the wonders of the sky starts to question if someone turns on the sun, the stars, and the moon. She asks the townspeople for help as she begins her trip to find the answer to her question. This playful picture book is a great way to learn about some of the figures of Philippine mythology as a family, and to celebrate the magic and beauty of pre-colonial stories.
Sun 8/13 @ 1PM π Justine Villanueva reads Mungan and Her Lola at Pistahan's Kid's Storytime
About MUNGAN AND HER LOLA by Justine Villanueva:
Mungan and her Lola tells the story of the child Mungan who loves to make her lola smile. One day, Lola is inconsolably sad. Mungan and her family engage in Filipino rituals of careβcooking sabaw, performing hilot, and playing kulintangβto uncover the source of Lola's sadness and find a way to bring back her smile. This story is inspired by the Bukidnon epic which tells the story of Mungan, the Babaylan (Healer) of Bukidnon.
Sat 8/12 @ 2:30PM π Christina Newhard reads Amina and the City of Flowers at Pistahan's Kid's Storytime
About AMINA AND THE CITY OF FLOWERS by Christina Newhard:
Amina, a young Yakan weaver, is homesick for Basilan, but she finds inspiration for her loom in the diversity and color of her new home, Zamboanga City. "Amina" touches on themes of creativity, diversity, bakwit/internally displaced peoples, and the matriarchal traditions of Philippine weaving.
