Leaf and Shadow: Stories About Some Friendly Creatures

by Cyan Abad-Jugo, Frances C. Alcaraz (Illustrator)

In this book you will find stories about some strange but essentially friendly creatures: a homesick anito stuck behind an old aparador; a musical rocking horse carved out of a very special block of wood; a poor kapre blamed by Old Manang for all the misdeeds in Lola’s house; and a shadow man who hosts parties in his shadow world.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Cyan Abad-Jugo took her master’s in Children’s Literature at Simmons College, Boston, and is currently pursuing a PhD in English Studies: Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines. Her first book, Father and Daughter: The Figures of Our Speech, was a joint project with father Gémino H. Abad (Anvil 1996). This was followed by a collection of short fiction called Sweet Summer and Other Stories (UP Press 2004). Her most recent book, Leaf and Shadow: Stories About Some Friendly Creatures (Anvil 2008), includes her children’s story “Behind The Old Aparador” which won second place at the Carlos Memorial Palanca Awards in 2003.

Reviews

[Leanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always love it when creatures of Philippine mythology, usually demonized by values imbibed from the West, are shown in a new light—they can become a friend, an ally, a complex, feeling, thinking being that isn't reduced to fodder for fear.

[Ðëxtér Ðävé]

i think its beautiful