Filipino Folktales for Children

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SKU: 9780804856133
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Stories of Wisdom and Wonder in English and Tagalog (Free Online Audio Recordings and Bilingual Text)

By Zarah C. Gagatiga

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Filipino Folktales for Children by Zarah C. Gagatiga offers a beautifully illustrated collection of Filipino folktales to share in Tagalog and English! Drawn from the rich folklore of the Philippines, these seven exciting tales are filled with magical creatures, captivating gods and goddesses, and the remarkable... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Filipino Folktales for Children

$34⁹⁹

A beautifully illustrated collection of Filipino folktales to share in Tagalog and English!

Description

Filipino Folktales for Children by Zarah C. Gagatiga offers a beautifully illustrated collection of Filipino folktales to share in Tagalog and English!

Drawn from the rich folklore of the Philippines, these seven exciting tales are filled with magical creatures, captivating gods and goddesses, and the remarkable acts of ordinary people. Children and parents alike will love the stories and their whimsical watercolour illustrations. The collection includes:

The Monkey and The Turtle: Kind-hearted Turtle outsmarts the cunning Monkey thief.
The First Fisherman: Talented Pandaguan invents fishing and swims with sharks, but is undone by his anger at the gods.
Why Chickens Scratch the Ground: Chicken loses her friendship with Hawk when she fails to keep an important promise.
Plus four other popular stories!

Carefully crafted by an award-winning author to match the literacy level and interests of young readers, these stories touch on universal themes of accountability and the need to balance freedom with good choices. For those of Filipino descent, they offer a connection to their heritage culture and language, while for other readers they introduce a dazzlingly diverse country and people.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780804856133

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 October 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Tuttle Publishing

Illustration: full-color watercolor paintings; 7 stories; bilingual Tagalog and English text and Online Audio

Contributors:

Illustrated by Corazon Dandan-Albano

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 748g

Pages: 80

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Young Adult Zarah C. Gagatiga

About the Author

Zarah C. Gagatiga is a school librarian, storyteller, literacy coach and award-winning author from the Philippines. Tales From the 7,000 Isles: Filipino Folk Stories, which she co-authored, won the Storytelling Resource Award of the National Storytelling Network. Zarah has also been recognised for her work as a librarian and community volunteer. She loves coffee, sunsets, and creating pottery. Corazon Dandan-Albano is an award-winning children's book illustrator and author. Her picture-poetry book Habulan received a National Children's Book Award, and All About the Philippine, which she illustrated, won a Moonbeam Children's Book Gold Award. Kora has created over 50 children's books and holds a BFA in painting from the University of the Philippines, Diliman.