Book cover for Méme: The Baby Book. Cover shows a mom holding her sleeping child. Behind them are clouds with stars.
Author
MÉME
The Baby Book
2020
Illustrated by Kora Dandan Albano
"The perfect cuddle-buggle book!"
— Pumplepie Books & Happiness
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Book cover for Writing in Place. Cover shows a foggy image of a forest, with mountains off in the distance.
Contributor
WRITING IN PLACE
Prose & Poetry from the Pacific Northwest
2019
The Edmonds Writing Sisters
"A testament to the power of community and the range and dynamism of women's voices in the Pacific Northwest."
— Jennifer Haigh, New York Times best-selling author
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Artist sketches for the book Pretty Peach and the Color-Matching Kaleidoscope. Image shows sketches of a peach butterfly with its hands on its hips.
Writer
"Pretty Peach and the Color-Matching Kaleidoscope"
2019
1st prize, 2019 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Children's Short Story in English
Art by Adrian Panadero
(Soon to be a picture book!)
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Book cover for The House Tahanan Built. Cover shows an illustration of a small kubo perched atop stilts. Behind this are rice fields and stars.
Editor
THE HOUSE TAHANAN BUILT
Celebrating 25 Years of Making Children's Books
Memoir & Conversations About the Creative Process
2017
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Book cover for Human Geography. Cover shows a silhouette of a mountain against a setting sun. Cover contains the title Human Geography: An Anthology of Memoir.
Contributor
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
An Anthology of Memoir
2015–2016
Published by the University of Washington
School of Professional & Continuing Education
Book cover for Hanggang sa Muli. Cover shows a close up image of a worn pair of slippers.
Editor
HANGGANG SA MULI
Homecoming Stories for the Filipino Soul
2011
Finalist, Best Anthology in English
Manila Critics Circle
"A lovely, evocative collection [that] will resonate with readers in the Philippines, as well as those scattered throughout the diaspora."
— Peter Bacho, author of Cebu and Leaving Yesler
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Book cover for Ay Naku! Cover shows a young boy with his hands covering his mouth. Around him are broken pots and lamps.
Author
AY NAKU!
2010
Illustrated by Sergio Bumatay III (2010)
Winner, 2012 National Children's Book Award
"A wonderful book for teaching Filipino words in a fresh, creative way... Author-publisher Reni Roxas is a seasoned book editor and has published over 100 books under Tahanan Books. With Ay Naku!, she shows that she has the heart of a writer, too."
— Becky Kho, Smart Parenting Magazine
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Book cover for First Around the Globe: The Story of Enrique. Cover shows an illustration of Enrique holding a globe, with a Spanish Galleon behind him.
Co-author
FIRST AROUND THE GLOBE
The Story of Enrique
1997, reissued 2018
Written with Marc Singer
Illustrated by Arnel Mirasol
Finalist, 1998 Gintong Aklat Award for Children's Literature
"If all our history books were written like First Around the Globe, history would certainly be the most interesting and delightful subject in school."
— Philippine Junior Inquirer Magazine
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