Ang Bukid Nga Nagpalangga Sang Pispis
is a picture book in Hiligaynon.
It was translated by Genevieve L. Asenjo from The Mountain That Loved A Bird by Alice McLerrran, and illustrated by Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo. It’s a book for all ages – about love, friendship, hope, and the promise of joy. It’s about longing and patience, how time heals all wounds, and how happiness comes and stays when we ourselves are ready for it.
The story, told in terms of a mountain made of bare stone that in the end becomes lush and green and full of life, makes this a perfect book for those who love and care about the earth. The illustrations, drawn from the landscapes of the Philippines, make it a picture book that will delight children as well as adults wherever they are in the world.
Hardcover copies
can be purchased at
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About the language ~ Hiligaynon or Ilonggo is an Austronesian language spoken in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. While it is concentrated in the provinces of Iloilo and Negros Occidental, it is also spoken in the other provinces of Panay island such as Capiz, Antique, Aklan and Guimaras, and in many parts of the Philippines’ southern island of Mindanao like Koronadal City, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat. There are approximately 7,000,000 people in and outside the Philippines who are native speakers of Hiligaynon, and an additional 4,000,000 who are capable of speaking it with a substantial degree of proficiency.
About the author ~ Alice McLerran is an American children’s writer with global friendships formed over a lifetime of travel. She finds it natural to want to share her stories across borders, and enjoys seeing how their telling can be transformed by new art. Find out more at www.AliceMcLerran.com!
About the translator ~ Genevieve L. Asenjo is a poet, fictionist, researcher, translator, cultural worker, and Assistant Professor at De La Salle University-Manila. Her stories in Hiligaynon won Palanca, and she has two books in Kinaray-a. Know more about Genevieve at http://www.friendster.com/sadyah
About the illustrator ~ Beaulah Pedregosa Taguiwalo is an illustrator and book designer. While she creates, edits, produces and publishes books of all kinds, her favorite and most cherished projects are children’s books in all languages and dialects. Learn more about Beaulah and her books at http://tinyurl.com/b3l8f
For further inquiries
email the publisher at
mothertonguepublishinginc@gmail.com
