Jack & Agyu

Author: Justine VillanuevaIllustrated: Lynnor Bontigao Winner, 2020 Gold Benjamin Franklin Award in the Children’s Picture Book (4-7 years) Category , by the Independent Book Publishers Association .Winner, Publishing Professionals Network’s 48th Annual Book Show, Children’s Book Category Imaginative and adventurous Jack is disappointed that he does not see any character like himself in the books he loves to read in the library. With help from his family and his faithful beagle, he meets Agyu, a Filipino folk hero. He goes on an exciting adventure, encountering wondrous creatures such as sirena (mermaid), syokoy (mermen) and diwata (fairies), as he reconnects with the stories of his ancestors from the Philippines.Illustrated by Lynnor Bontigao, the book is written in English with translations in Binukid (a Bukidnon indigenous language), Bisaya-Cebuano and Filipino. It also features baybayin script, a Tagalog-based ancient script.About AuthorJustine Villanueva was born and raised in Buk