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Image from Wikipedia My first Jon Scisezka and Lane Smith experience came in the form of The Time Warp Trio book 13. I had fun reading that book and also very much enjoyed the illustrations. The Stinky Cheese Man, true to the form of both Sciezka and Lane, has humor, wit, and amazing illustrations. From Wikipedia : The Stinky Cheese Man and Fairly Stupid Tales is a postmodern children's book by Jon Scieszka. Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous parodies of famous children's stories and fairy tales, such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Gingerbread Man". Illustrated in a unique style by Lane Smith, the book won the New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, was a Caldecott Honor book, and has won numerous other awards in various countries. The book has proved to be popular with children and adults, as its lighthearted approach creates interest while educating young readers about some of ...

I expect that.... I will not make it to the Filipino ReaderCon.....whine, whine, whine, rant, rant rant. Okay, now that I've gotten that off my chest. I'll move on to phase 2. Pretending that I can actually make it there. So here are my expectations: 1. Keynote Speech entitled No Line in the Horizon by Carljoe Javier  I expect this one to make me feel oh so smart after. What, with words like "prosumer", "dynamics", "perspective" written in the teaser over at the FilipinoReaderCon site. I think this will allow me to understand how the reader, writer, and blogger cross paths. 2. Panel Discussions:  The Why and How of Book Blogging Panelists: Tarie Sabido ( Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind ), Charles Tan ( Bibliophile Stalker ), Chachic Fernandez ( Chachic’s Book Nook ), Aldrin Calimlim ( Fully Booked. Me ), Sasha Martinez ( Sasha & the Silverfish ). Facilitator: Honey de Peralta ( Coffeespoons ). I expect that this will be awesome! I ...

In my Mailbox is a meme hosted by Story Siren . It features books you've received and bought during the week.  The last Filipino Friday Topic left me with a huge case of embarassment. So I finally got a Filipino Literature to add to my reading list. And a kick ass one to boot. TRESE: MURDER ON BALETE DRIVE Written by Budjette Tan, Art by Kajo Baldisim When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don't you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly-lit side of the metro, where aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings, where kapre are the kingpins of crime, and engkantos slip through the cracks and steal your most precious possessions. When the crime takes a trun for the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese. Trese: Murder On Balete Drive contains the following:  Case 1: At the Intersection of Balete and 13th Street  Case 2: Rules of the Race  Case 3: The Tragic Case of Dr. Burgos  Case 4: Our Secret Constellation It's time to change my ways and sta...

Yes, I do read Filipino Literature but the quantity is a bit disappointing the cause being that of me wanting my comfort reads more. YA, children's lit, fantasy etc. Anyhow, I am a fan of Jessica Zafra. If you want some dose of humor and wit try her books. I have her Twisted (1-9) books, Womenagerie, Mananaggal Terrorizes Manila, Twisted Travels, and The Flip Reader. I also love Pol Medina Jr.'s Pugad Baboy Comics, they're hilarious. I think I have 1 until 21. If you want to feel nostalgic read Bob Ong's ABNKKBSNPLAko. It's funny and it brings back memories of student life. And I also love Mina Esguerra'a Fairy Tale Fail, my copy is an e-book that I won from Chachic's Book Nook (Thanks Chachic!). I don't read that many chick lits but I really liked this one. It was such a fun and kilig read. It's a whole lot relatable too because the setting is here in the Philippines and the characters are Filipinos. Well that's about it. This is my shortest p...

Image form Wikipedia In the hopes of expanding my reading repertoir, I decided to give manga a try. I've always loved anime on television. There's Super Book, Flying House, Sailor Moon, Saber Marionette, Akazukin Chacha etc. So I thought, anime on paper would suit me just fine. I was like a fish out of the water when I was deciding as to what title would be good for a first time manga reader like me. Now, I applaude (clap, clap) myself for picking Dramacon.  Summary from Goodreads:   When amateur writer Christie settles in the artist alley of her first ever anime convention, she sees it only as an opportunity to promote the manga she had started with her artist boyfriend. But when she unexpectedly falls for a mysterious cosplayer, things become very complicated. Because what do you do when you fall in love with someone who is going to be miles away from you in just a couple of days? Web-comic vet and Ignatz Award-nominated creator Svetlana Chmakova gives us a funny, ro...

How hard or easy is it to be a book lover in the Philippines?  I find it quite easy to be a book lover in the Philippines. I get to read everything and anything that I want. There may be a book or two that are not in any shelves of the major bookstores but I don't mind since I have a bazillion more other books in my ultra long wish list that are sure to be on stock. The only thing that restricts me is my limited funds. So, thank the stars for Book Sale and online stores selling used and brand new books  ( Celina's! ). Our major bookstores like National for instance has a bargain bin and they also do some big sales from time to time. Friends from the States also brings in a couple of books for me when they come home.  What are some of your frustrations as a Filipino reader? I only wish that we get to have good libraries. Ones that carry a huge array of books that covers a wide range of genres from adult to YA to kid lit even to picture books for early readers. That woul...

Image from Goodreads Artemis Fowl. The name has a nice ring to it. It rolls off the tongue. It's one of those names that demands attention, just like the book itself, which both demands and grabs your attention. Artemis Fowl is an incredibly gifted 12 year old millionaire who sets out to search for and ultimately acquire a book that holds the secret and confirms the existence of a fairy world, which will in turn allow him to get hold of some fairy gold in order to finance a rescue mission of his missing father.  Artemis, aided by his trusty servants, Butler and Juliet, is able to abduct  a fairy named Capt. Holly Short of the LEPrecon unit (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance-a unit who tracks down fairies that wander too far away from their underground world and into human dwellings.) to serve as his bargaining tool for the gold. All of these led to an all out warfare between the humans and the fairies where both sides seems to underestimate the other's capabilit...