Ay Naku!

Description

Filipino (with English glossary) • Ages 1 and up • 10” x 9″ • 32 pages • Illustrated in full color • ISBN: 978-971-630-167-0

 

Written by Reni R. Roxas

Illustrated by Sergio Bumatay III

 

Winner, 2nd National Children’s Book Award

Recognized as one of the Best Reads of 2010-2011

 

A boy’s night of mischief is told in 65 simple Filipino verbs and everyday dialogue, perfect for toddlers. For an inside peek, follow this link.

 

Using only 65 choice words to tell the story of Botbot, a young boy whose spiritedness gets him “ay naku” from his frustrated parents. BotBot is such an exuberant child that he tends to put his shirts inside out and cause commotions around the house. In spite of all the ruckus, Mom and Dad’s “ay naku” turns into a loving expression at the end of the day and Botbot is assured of his family’s love. Sergio Bumatay III’s illustrations show fondness for our little hero, and reveal his gifts as a storyteller. This is a dear book that should be on the shelf of every emerging reader who appreciates an exciting, endearing tale. It is also a wonderful book for teaching Filipino words in a fresh, creative way.

 

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳-𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘪 𝘙𝘰𝘹𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 100 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘬𝘶! 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. —Becky Kho, Smart Parenting