The PBBY Photo Album2009 - 2013Otherwise known as the PBBY Chairperson's report

Tandaan natin...The National Children's Book Day (NCBD) is celebrated every third week of July to commemorate the anniversary of the publication of Jose Rizal's "The Monkey and the Turtle" in Trubner's Oriental Record in London.

- PBBY Homepage, pbby.org.ph, ret 7.15.13

The Monkey & the Tortoise translation in Eng by Jose Rizal. Austin Craig, 1912, National Library of the Philippines

NCBD 2009 @ the Marikina Convention Center

May Higante sa Loob ng Aming BahaySalanga : Rhandee GarlitosAlcala: Ferdinand Guevara

Usec Dina Ocampo, inducted as VP

Children's Book Fair; Storytelling sessions (Alitaptap); Writing workshop (Dr. Luis Gatmaitan)

NCBD 2009- Buklat Bulilit A Children's Book Festival in partnership with NBDB and FHL: storytelling session; hand puppet making; cooking demo; lecture on the YA novel

- Storytelling @ Museo Pambata by Gcina Mhlope-Becker

NCBD 2010 @ Museo PambataGreen Leaf and Other Poems

Salanga: Raymond FalguiAlcala Prize: Aldy Aguirre

Guest Speaker: YA author, Candy Quimpo Gourlay

PBBY Website - www.pbby.org.ph

NCBD 2010 @ Museo Pambata

2010 Best Reads - NCBA

A book is a dream, dreamed by a team.

~ Rayvi Sunico

NCBD 2011 @ UST Library and Museum

Rizal’s Sesquicentennial

RizaldySalanga: Eugene EvascoAlacala: Yasmin Doctor

Guest Speaker: Prof. Ambeth Ocampo

Sulataktakan @ the MIBF

NCBD 2012 @ Museo PambataAnong Gupit Natin Ngayon Salanga: Russell MolinaAlcala: Hubert Fucio

Tarie Sabido inducted as board member representing book reviewers

Best Reads - NCBA 2012Ay Naku! Reni RoxasSerge BumatayIlaw ng Tahanan, Publishing Inc.

Doll EyesEline SantosAugie Rivera, translatorJoy Mallari,Canvas

Best Reads - NCBA 2012Ang Sampung BukitkitEugene EvascoIbarra CrisostomoLG & M Corporation

The Great Duck and Crocodile RaceRobert MagnusonOMF Literature

The Secret is in the SoilGidget Roceles Jimenez and Flor Gozon TarielaLiza FloresConquest for Chist Foundation, Inc.

Tall StoryCandy GourlayYasmin OngCacho Publishing House

Ripple Effect- DepEd Advisory on the annual celebration of the NCBD

- NCBD activities in schools, colleges, universities, barangay reading centers

Ripple Effect- Children's Literature courses in college and graduate levels

- Conferences and conventions on children's literature and children's library services

- Children's Literature category in the Reader's Choice Awards

- Research on children's literature and children's library services

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I believe the children are our future!

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