Hello! :o) You may be visiting Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind for the first time because you read about it in the Sunday Inquirer Magazine. Welcome! I've put together this post to introduce you to Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind and to the rest of the kidlitosphere.
Here are a few of my favorite Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind posts:
Author Interview: Perpilili Vivienne Tiongson
Illustrator Interview: Fereshteh Najafi
Author/Illustrator Interview: Grace Lin
1st Philippine National Children's Book Awards
Book Review: What shall I make? by Nandini Nayar and Proiti Roy
Inspiration from the 3rd Asian Festival of Children's Content
I highly, highly recommend these excellent Filipino book bloggers:
Bibliophile Stalker
Bookmarked!
Chachic's Book Nook
Coffeespoons
Ficsation
Gathering Books
School Librarian in Action
You can follow me on my other social media accounts:
My first blog (which I still maintain)
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My email address: [email protected]
Thank you so, so much for stopping by! :o)
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Hello! :o) You may be visiting Into the Wardrobe for the first time because you read about it in the Sunday Inquirer Magazine. Welcome! I've put together this post to introduce you to Into the Wardrobe and the rest of the kidlitosphere.
Here are some of my favorite Into the Wardrobe posts:
Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour: Interview with Illustrator Shahar Kober
Book Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Author/Illustrator Interview: Peter Brown
The winner of the Cybils middle grade science fiction and fantasy category is...
Book Review: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Another Interview with Author Sue Fliess!
I highly, highly recommend these other kidlit and YA lit blogs. They are the reason I started blogging more seriously!
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy
A Fuse #8 Production
Chasing Ray
Chicken Spaghetti
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
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Hi, guys! How are you? Exactly one week ago was International Book Giving Day (a day to give children new, used, or borrowed books!) and I know many of you book lovers celebrated. I celebrated by giving my neighbors' kids copies of But That Won't Wake Me Up!, written by Annie and Anelka Lumbao and illustrated by Liza Flores (Adarna House, 2011). Please, please share how YOU celebrated!
To participate in the International Book Giving Day Blog Hop:
1. For those without a blog, please share your stories in the comments section of this blog post. =D
2. For those with a blog, write a post describing how you celebrated International Book Giving Day. A short and sweet post (e.g. a photo of you or your child giving away a book) is welcome!
3. Click on the "Add your link" button below and add the link to your post. Don't forget to check out the International Book Giving Day blog posts from all over the world!
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Links, links, links!
* Click here for a report on the very active Filipino reading community - it's my last post as the PaperTigers June guest blogger!
* Author Candy Gourlay was one of the first to blog about the 3rd Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) in Singapore. Read her posts here.
* Little, Brown editorial director Alvina Ling blogged about the AFCC and Book Expo America (BEA) here. Meeting Alvina was one of the highlights of the AFCC for me! =D *major fangirl spazzing*
* Illustrator Blooey Singson summarizes the AFCC here.
* Here author Trevor Kew shares key points he took away from the festival.
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* This is my second guest blog post for PaperTigers. Please read it to find out about some new Philippine young adult literature. =D
* Click here to read about a possible international book bloggers meetup. If it happens, I'll definitely be there!
* Fantastic news! Tu Books has announced the first annual New Visions Award. The New Visions Award will be given for a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a writer of color. The winner receives a cash grant of $1000 and a standard publication contract with Tu Books. An honor winner will receive a cash grant of $500. Click here for more details. I look forward to reading the winning novels!
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For me, the best thing about blogging is the people - the community I am a part of. It's a joy interacting with other lovers of kidlit and YA lit, and I have some truly amazing friendships because of the kidlitosphere/YA blogosphere. I've been able to meet many book bloggers in the Philippines, and last month in Singapore, I met Liyana of Liyanaland. We were so happy to be spazzing over YA authors and K-pop together IN PERSON. We thought, why not do this with other kidlit and YA lit bloggers? Why not have an INTERNATIONAL book bloggers meetup? If you're interested in getting together with kidlit and YA lit bloggers from all over the world, please click here to fill out Liyana's survey. Help us plan this international meetup. I think we can really make this happen!
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Every Sunday through the In My Mailbox meme, YA book bloggers share the books they recently bought, borrowed, or received!
Friday night, Joyce Bautista, trade manager of Scholastic Philippines, and Roselle Masirag, education and trade manager of Scholastic Philippines, hosted a dinner for Filipino book bloggers.
I was glad to meet some Filipino book bloggers for the first time, namely: Ronald of RonReads, Leia of Bitter Pills & Breathing Spaces, and Meann of New Worlds.
Of course, I was glad to see my blog friends again! <3
Aaron of Guy Gone Geek
Tina of One More Page
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I apologize for the lack of new posts here. I've been working on my MA thesis. I'll be updating here as soon as I can. For now, please head on over to Color Online for my new interview with children's book author Candy Gourlay! =D
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*I'm interviewed by Charlotte at The Book on the Hill about blogging from the Philippines.
Charlotte is in Paris and she has the best job in the world. She works for a publisher and reads children's books all day long. She reviews the books, and based on her reviews, the publisher decides if they will buy the rights to the books and publish them in France. Wow!
*I interviewed the gorgeous and talented Fereshteh Najafi, an Iranian children's book illustrator, at Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind!
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Wow. The big reveal is today. I can't believe it.
My sooper sekrit project is a second blog called Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind. Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind is a children's and young adult blog about books set in Asia and books with Asian characters (regardless of where they are published and whether or not their authors and illustrators are Asian), and Asian authors and illustrators (no matter where they are in the world). I started the blog because of the sheer pleasure I get from such books and from getting to know such authors and illustrators.
Also, there aren't enough blogs highlighting Asian children's and young adult books. This needs to change.
I am not going to abandon Into the Wardrobe. Into the Wardrobe will remain my more general children's and young adult book blog.
I'm launching the new blog with interviews of two Filipino writers: Perpilili Vivienne Tiongson, the author of "I Hate My Mother!", and Candy Gourlay, the author of Tall Story. Coming soon: blog posts on the children's and young adult book scene in Hong Kong and South Korea! (I've also cross-posted a lot of relevant Into the Wardrobe posts over at the new blog.)
Click HERE to check out Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind! I hope you all like it. =D
P.S. Carlo Angelo Canlas ([email protected]) designed both my blogs. Isn't he awesome? =D
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I have never been on any kind of "best" list, so I am really happy that Into the Wardrobe is part of the 100 Best Book Blogs for Kids, Tweens, and Teens. I'm especially thrilled about Into the Wardrobe being categorized under "Well-Rounded Book Blogs." Yay! =D
Thank you, Online School. I am glad there are people who enjoy reading this blog and find it helpful.
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It's now time for the fourth Children’s and YA Bloggers’ Literary Awards (the Cybils), so far the only book awards from the blogging community! The Cybils reward the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine literary merit and “kid appeal.”
How are the winners chosen? Anybody may nominate any children's and YA books published in the contest year in English. This is where you come in! Click here to nominate your favorite books published in English between Oct. 16, 2008 and Oct. 15, 2009. Nominations are already open and they close on Oct. 15, 2009. You may nominate one book per category. Here are the categories:
Easy Readers/Short Chapter Books
Fantasy/SF
Fiction Picture Books
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade Fiction
Non-Fiction, MG/YA
Non-Fiction Picture Books
Poetry
Young Adult Fiction
Panelists read the nominated books and determine a list of five to seven finalists for each category. The finalists are announced on Jan. 1, 2010.
For example, here are this year's panelists for the science fiction and fantasy category:
Panel Organizer: Sheila Ruth, Wands and Worlds
Panelists (Round I Judges), MG/Elementary:
Anamaria Anderson, bookstogether
Cindy Hannikman, Fantasy Book Critic
Brian Jung, Critique de Mr. Chompchomp
Eva Mitnick, Eva's Book Addiction
Charlotte Taylor, Charlotte's Library
Panelists (Round I Judges), Teen/YA:
Steve Berman, Guys Lit Wire
Gwenda Bond, Shaken & Stirred
Tanita S. Davis, Finding Wonderland
Nettle, The Muse, Amused
Sheila Ruth (see panel organizer)
Angie Thompson, Angieville
Samantha Wheat, Twisted Quill
From Jan. 1 to mid-February 2010, a different group of judges will read all the finalists and pick the winners. Here are the second round judges for the Cybils' science fiction and fantasy category:
Round II Judges:
Maureen Kearney, Confessions of a Bibliovore
Anne Levy, Cybils
Sam Musher, Parenthetical
Tarie Sabido (THIS IS ME!!!), Into the Wardrobe (THIS IS RIGHT HERE!!!)
Tasha Saecker, Kidslit
I am sooo grateful to be part of the Cybils this year. And I am sooo excited to read all the finalists and choose winners with the other judges. The winners will be announced on Valentine’s Day 2010. :o)
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Australian YA blogger Adele is celebrating international YA bloggers at her blog Persnickety Snark. She's already featured YA bloggers from Bangladesh, Vietnam, Spain, the Netherlands, and other countries - and the celebration is only halfway over! Today, she is featuring yours truly. :o) So if you want to know a little bit more about what it's like to blog about YA books from the Philippines, head on over here to read Adele's interview of me!
And oh yeah, today is my 27th birthday. :o)
Thanks for this! Yes, I am here because of that Inquirer magazine. :) - Toshi Alibudbud
Hi, Toshi! I hope you enjoy the blog posts here. =D
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