Four generations of women named after trees refuse to be cut down: Banaba, Narra, Pili and Dao.

‘ In the name of the trees, I retrieve you from hurt and sickness.’ In a Philippine ritual of retrieval, Lola Narra tries to heal her granddaughter Dao who was paralysed in an accident that killed her father.

They live in Canberra, far from the healing trees of their first home in the village of Ilawod where the story began. But between the Philippines and Australia, the land knows, the trees know, as do these hardwood women: their colonial inheritance is wound on wound on wound-lúgad sa lúgad sa lúgad.

They tell stories to hide, evade, or make truth bearable. But trees remember. They do not lie. And knowing is resistance.

Language English
Version Unabridged
Number of pages 180
Author Merlinda Bobis
ISBN/ISSN 9712739163
Publisher Anvil Publishing

May sekreto si Lola Nene: Dalawa ang kaniyang pangalan—
isa ang gamit ngayon, isa noong panahon ng mga Hapon.

May sekreto rin si Laya: Isa siyang saksi—sa kalupitan ng kaniyang mga kaklase,
at sa bibig niyang nananatiling tikóm sa kabila ng mga pangyayari.

Magkaibang panahon, magkaibang laban.
Paano kung ang lihim pala ng kaniyang Lola Nene
ang magtulak kay Laya na magsalita’t manindigan?

Lola Nene has a secret: she has two names—one she uses today, and one she used during the Japanese occupation.

Laya has a secret, too: she is a witness—of her classmates’ cruelty, and of her own silence in the thick of it.

Different eras. Different battles.
What if Lola Nene’s secret is what finally pushes Laya
to speak out and take a stand?

ISBN: 97862112003549786211200354
Published: 2025
Language: Filipino (Tagalog)
Age Recommendation: 10+
180 pages | 200 grams | 6 by 9 inches

Rene Villanueva, beloved writer of stories for children, renders the heroic lives of Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio in this book. The two heroes’ experiences are retold side-by-side, showing how their similar—but different—journeys would eventually intertwine.

Marami silang pagkakaiba. Marami ring pagkakatulad. Tuklasin at paghambingin ang makabuluhan nilang mga buhay. Sina Jose Rizal at Andres Bonifacio, mga “Ama ng Lahing Filipino.”

ISBN: 978-971-508-305-8
Published: 2007
Language: Filipino (Tagalog)
Age Recommendation: 10+
32 pages | 100 grams | 7 by 9 inches

Isang mitong Ifugao tungkol sa mag-asawang Bugan at Ballituk ng Kiyyangan at ang tradisyon nila ng paghahabi. Pinakamahusay na manghahabi ng Kiyyangan si Bugan at nang magkasakit, naglakbay ang asawa niyang si Ballituk upang hilingin sa bathalang si Punholdayan ang mahiwagang habihan.

Ang aklat na ito ay bahagi ng seryeng Kuwentong Kaibigan.

Ang Kuwentong Kaibigan ay serye ng aklat ng mga kuwento mula sa at ginawa kasama ng mga katutubong pamayanan sa Filipinas. Ang mga kuwento ay sadyang pinili ng mga pamayanan upang ibahagi at ipakilala sa iba ang kanilang buhay at kultura. Ito ay bunga ng paniniwala na ang mas mabuting pagkakakilanlan at pakikipagkaibigan ay nagsisimula sa pakikipagkuwentuhan.

An Ifugao myth about the couple Bugan and Ballituk of Kiyyangan and their tradition of weaving. Bugan is the best weaver of Kiyyangan and she fell ill, Bugan set on a journey to ask the god Punholdayan for the magical loom.

This book is part of the Kuwentong Kaibigan series.

Kuwentong Kaibigan is a book series from the and created with the indigenous communities of the Philippines. The stories were deliberately chosen by communities to share their life and culture with others. It was rooted in the belief that identities and friendships begin with conversations.

ISBN: 9789715089647
Published: 2023
Language: Filipino, English
Age Recommendation: 9+
28 pages | 100 grams | 7 by 9 inches

But aside from his bravery, Del Pilar’s life story is also a story of sacrifice when he had to leave his family in the Philippines and continue the fight for reforms in Europe to escape persecution in his homeland. In the end, although loving his country to his last breath, his death comes as a final sacrifice for his motherland.

How many fish are there in the sea? Laura and Pros wanted to know! Find out how they created Fish-I, a system that uses artificial intelligence to count fish and protect our oceans for future generations.

Length 16 pages
Size 8 x 10 x 0.50 Inches
Weight 250 Grams
Type Soft Cover

Author’s Name: Ambeth Ocampo
Publisher: Anvil Publishing Inc.
Book Format: Trade Paperback
Year Released: 2025
ISBN/ISSN: 9789712738951
English
Number of Pages: 192

Siya, kung gayon, ang naging pangunahing kalaban ng unang Pilipino, si Jose Rizal.

Sa temang ito, hinabi ni Leon Ma. Guerrero ang pinakabago at, walang dudang, pinakamahusay na talambuhay ng pambansang bayani ng Pilipinas, si Dr. Jose Rizal, na nagpasigla sa nakatagong diwa ng nasyonalismo ng kanyang mga kababayan sa pamamagitan ng kanyang dalawang makabayang nobela at hinubog sila bilang isang nagkakaisa at masiglang bansa.

Isinalin sa Filipino ni Danton Remoto

Author’s Name: Leon Ma. Guerrero Publisher/Vendor: Anvil Publishing
Book Format: Trade Paperback
Year Released: 2024
ISBN/ISSN: 9789712737398
Number of Pages: 368

Read the Powerful True Story of a Young Girl Growing Up In Manila in the early 1940’s. Pooh hunched over the dictionary looking for the perfect name to call herself. She founded it under -Barbara, meaning foreign, strange. It was the right name for a feisty, smart, fiercely independent girl growing up bi-racial and poor in war torn Manila.

Join Pooh in her adventures, whether it’s chasing after wild ducks, foiling a chicken thief, playing with her own makeshift airplane, or having the pluck to play violin for a very sad Japanese officer.

Barbara Ann Gamboa-Lewis gives an unflinching, candid portrayal of her pre-teen years set against the backdrop of a war that tested to the edge the wills of men, women and children alike. Barbara Pollacks charming drawings perfectly capture the highs and lows of Lewis’s unforgettable childhood. Although World War II happened a long time ago, today’s readers will identify with Pooh as she struggles between right and wrong, joy and sadness, obedience and rebellion.

Illustrated by Adrian Panadero

The riveting life stories of our Philippine heroes can inspire children, students, and the next generation of community leaders. Share your love of history by bringing home Tahanan’s award-winning Great Lives Library.

Ages 8 and up • 7 x 10 • 32 pages • Paperback

*For LLH Years 7-10 and new with CM Methods/Living Books, read through the Great Lives Series starting with Mother Ignacia*