Renowned author Patricia Polacco sends books

Renowned children's story author Patricia Polacco sent Candlelight Books 4 of her most popular storybooks: Meteor!, Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare,The Bee Tree, and Thunder Cake.



Her stories celebrate culture, diversity, and accepting one another. They tell of the warmth of the human heart and the tenacity of the human spirit.

I am so thankful for her book contribution and I hope that the Filipino children who will read her books will learn a bit of the diverse American culture and realize that, though the children of the world may be different, they are also essentially the same--in their hopes and dreams, in the games they play, in the innocence and kindness in their heats.

And so though the May box has left already, I will make sure the books will be with the next shipment.

Bears for Bicol

Check the arrival and distribution schedule for the bears sent out by UFAAA at Cathy's post,
Bearhugs For Bicol From America.

Hope to share more pics when they are distributed to the kids in Bicol.

Thanks so much to all in UFAAA who donated their bears and stuffed toys.

New Shipments

Two boxes went out end of April. Both of them are headed to my friends'--Angel's and Mari's--homes. They had pledged to distribute Candlelight Books. Angel will course the books through her Unang Hakbang Foundation (UHF) in Mandaluyong. UHF will in turn, will use the adult books in their adult literacy programs in Manila jails.

Mari will course her books through her aunt-nun in Hinundayan, Leyte--to be distributed to an elementary school there.

Meanwhile, we packed our last boxes out of our old address as we move to our new home. Mon Cargo Services picked up the boxes and charged $90 for both.




I was struck with what the Mon Cago guy had to say: "Buti pa yung mga box, makaka-uwi!" Then I felt homesick.

I await lots of pictures to share. . . .