Salaysayan 2018: A Reading Aloud and Storytelling Festival Post Script

These librarians performed The Old Taylor in Readers' Theatre 

The 2018 Salaysayan Reading Aloud and Storytelling Festival came to pass at the Museo Pambata last July 29, 2018 after being postponed due to bad weather last July 18, 2018.

There are really moments when all you needed to do is to trust the divine forces of the universe to put things in place. What I feared to be a Salaysayan of poor attendance turned out as the opposite!

Museo Pambata came in full support, as well as the storytellers who volunteered. Rey Bufi, Melai Ramirez and the National Library of the Philippines' Storytelling and Puppetry Troupe, Kuya Rich, Teacher Psalm, Teacher Mars and the UP Diliman Librarians of the Filipiniana Department headed by Roel Randilla, thank you to all of you for sharing your time and takents! You made 100 plus kids happier with your stories. To Teacher Motie Andal, we hope to have you again next time for a more intensive workshop on books, reading and supporting teachers and parents in their journey as literacy teachers to their kids in school and at home.

Our local book publishers didn't sell as much, but I thank you for ever supporting PBBY in all its endeavours!

Dear friends in the profession, Audrey Anday and Darrel Marco, with Eleanor Llave coming in as a surprise volunteer, your presence and friendship weigh more precious than gold. The PBBY ladies, Tarie Sabido, Fran Ong and Ani Almario who were with me from start to finish of the Salaysayan.

We can always do better next year!

2018 NCBD: Sa Aklat May Laya!

Here is a video clip of Ms. Pepper Roxas' keynote address during the 2017 National Children's Book Day (NCBD) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). In this video, she talks about books, reading and the power of stories.



This year, the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) celebrates the 2018 NCBD with ceremonies at the CCP and Salaysayan: A Read Aloud and Storytelling Festival at the Museo Pambata. On July 21, 2018, literacy and art workshops will be held in Iloilo.

Visit the PBBY Facebook Page for details: https://www.facebook.com/ThePhilippineBoardOnBooksForYoungPeople/

Salaysayan 2018: A Read Aloud and Storytelling Festival

It’s National Children’s Book Day on July 17, 2018! Join us by attending the Salaysayan 2018 at the Museo Pambata, 1-4pm.

Salaysayan 2018

A Read Aloud and Storytelling Festival

Open to kids of all ages and kids at heart! Enjoy and learn different ways in telling stories. Attend a parenting talk on books and children’s reading development by Victor “Teacher Vic” Villanueva.

To pre-register and for information on the registration fee go to this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/3kPoDeApmLWEuMHl2