PBBY Dalisayan 2021: An Online Storytelling and Arts Festival for Children

 As we are celebrating the 38th National Children's Book Day (NCBD) and the Children's Book Summit (CBS) this July, I am proud to share with you these links to PBBY's Dalisayan 2021. 

The Dalisayan 2021 is an online festival of stories where in storytellers and publishers collaborated in telling selected award winning books to children with arts and craft activities. For the past four Saturdays the PBBY hosted these online events for families, schools and learning communities on quarantine. The fight against COVID-19 and its mutating variants is not over yet but our resiliency to live and hope for a better tomorrow is eternal. May the Dalisayan 2021 fuel you and your children's resolve to face each day with a smile in the midst of challenges both personal and external. 

PBBY stands for The Philippine Board in Books for Young People, a non-profit organization spearheading the celebration of the NCBD and CBS partnered with the National Book Development Board to make this year's Dalisayan a reality.

Araw sa Palengke (Tobias and Roxas, Adarna House 2010) - Storytelling by Kuya Rich with art and enrichment activity in making your own nutritious basket!

Habulan (Dandan-Albano and Parrocha, Anvil 2017) - Storytelling by Kuya Yong with art and enrichment activity on the basics of drawing and illustrating.

Pitong Sinelas (Reyes and Catindig, Tahanan Books 2019) - Storytelling by Kuya Yong with art and enrichment activity on making foam slippers.

Ang Sampung Bukitkit (Evasco and Crisostomo, Chikiting Books 2014) - Storytelling by Kuya Rich with art and enrichment activity on Flip Cards.

Visit the PBBY FB Page for more details on the Children's Book Summit on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

Ang Aklatan Ay Kanlungan: Usap-usapan Ng Mga Children's Librarian

From the Philippine Board on Books for Young People. You are cordially invited.

The pandemic has changed the way libraries organize programs for children and their families. One thing hasn’t changed — the dedication of librarians to serve the children and families in their community. The Ang Aklatan Ay Kanlungan: Usap-usapan Ng Mga Children’s Librarian aims to gather library organizations and its representatives, school librarians and public librarians, to talk about methods they find effective during this new-normal. Despite the challenges, libraries are able to provide a safe space for all to read and grow. This round-table discussion can contribute to an action plan for librarians and data for policy development among library organizations.

Interested librarians may register at: bit.ly/AklatanKanlungan 

The 38th National Children's Book Day

It's National Children's Book Day on July 20, 2021 and our theme for this year's celebration is Magkaiba? Magkaisa! Magbasa.

Download the official poster featuring the artwork of artist Abi Goy at bit.ly/NCBDPoster2021.