Aling Salvacion is a bit of an outcast in Pook Palaris. They find her quite weird -- and scary -- for keeping a "library" of cats. But she believes that there is a cat for everyone. And so one by one, she lets the people in her town borrow one. Sometimes, they never return her cats, but that's fine. Winner of the 116h Romeo Children's Story Competition in 2015 and cited in The White Ravens List in 2020

Romeo is quite the sickly child. He is not allowed to go outdoors much, except for visits to the doctor. But he is a dreamer, and a poet, and has an imagination stronger and livelier than anything!

In rural Barangay Pastol, Mang Tomas drives an aging, red jeepney -- the very first in his town. Everyone knows his jeep because it is witness to everything -- each child's baptism, each couple's walk down the aisle, each student's graduation from school. Neighbors seeking work abroad are seen to the airpot by Mang Tomas' jeepney and, just the same, it is the jeepney that welcomes them back home.

Identical twin sisters Anita and Winona love the theater. Each year, their town of Santa Ana stages a special play whose lead role is reserved only for 11 to 12-year-old girls. They are eleven years old this year and it could be their last chance! // Winner of the 18th Romeo Children's Story Competition in 2017.

Doll-maker Manang Bolabola sits outside her shop, scanning the crowd for the best materials to make her dolls with. She looks like she's asleep, but she sees, smells and hears everything. Winner of the 4th Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition in 2008 and the National Children's Book Award in 2011.

The narrator finally visits his parents' homeland to explore his roots. He meets Elias Dakila, a shepherd who has stayed in Tierra Verde when all have left. Elias keeps planting trees in hoping to bring back the beauty of Tierra Verde. // Finalist in the National Book Awards in 2009.

The earth’s temperature is rising. Snow caps are melting. Sea level is rising. Weather has become more extreme as different countries now experience stronger typhoons, more floods, droughts, and wildfires, harming hundreds of millions of people all over the world.

Using artwork from CANVAS’ children’s books and past exhibitions, I Am the Storyteller prompts children to look deeper into images and create stories from them. This is our way of introducing them to art literacy at the same time tapping their creative and insightful minds. It also includes coloring activities.

Artist Renato "Jojo" Barja, Jr. comes across many faces in his daily commutes to his studio and other places. Here, Jojo compiles portraits of children he encounters -- some fleeting, some regular -- and the stories their faces tell.

We reveal more things than we know simply by being online – our location, time we spend on gadgets, and things we “like.” This activity book introduces the concept of personal data to children ages 6 to 12 and teaches them how to protect themselves.

The legend of Puente del Diablo or the "devil's bridge" of Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal is also the story of a young woman, her village, and how they find their strength in each other.

In an era where human rights are questioned and seen more as an inconvenience, all the more has it become important to reflect on what defines our humanity. Various professionals from the visual arts and graphic design industry come together to pin down these concepts one letter at a time.

How do you spot fake from fact? It can all be so confusing. #YouThink can help kids (and even adults) by unpacking false information and the many forms that it may take such as misleading information, fake photos, and deep fakes. It also discusses how context matters and even our emotional reaction to posts can be a sign that it is fake. #YouThink is presented in the zine format.