Ti Bantay A Nagayat Iti Maysa A Billit
is a picture book in Iloko.
It was translated by Herminio S. Beltran, Jr. 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
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About the language ~ Iloko, also called Ilokano, Ilocano, Iluko and Iloco, is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. It is an Austronesian language related to such languages as Indonesian, Malay, Hawaiian, Tetum of East Timor, and Paiwan of Taiwan. A lingua franca of the northern region of the Philippines, it is spoken by more than two million people who are also native speakers of Pangasinan, Ibanag, and Ivatan.
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 ~ Herminio S. Beltran, Jr. is a poet, essayist and translator in Filipino, English and Iloko, his mother tongue. He is the author of two books of poetry: Bayambang and Lemlunay. He is head of the Literary Arts Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and editor of its literary yearbook, Ani.
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
