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  • Tahanan Books receives the Gawad Dangal ng Panitikan 2022 from the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino

    I'm happy to tell you that 2022 marks 30 years that Tahanan has been making meaningful books for Filipino children and families. We thank the KWF for endowing our celebration with this most welcome recognition of our work. It is an honor and privilege to be among this year's recipients. On behalf of our staff, we the Tahanan staff and our EIC Reni Roxas, we gratefully accept this award.
  • THE GIFT OF SONG -- A Splendid Collection of Philippine Folk Songs

    WHEN TAHANAN SAW MUSIC. “As a music teacher and musicologist, I know there is a need for quality and well-researched materials on Philippine music,” Dr. Prudente recalls when she first collaborated with Tahanan Books for Antukin: Philippine Folksongs & Lullabyes in 1998. “Tahanan fills this gap by creating beautifully illustrated Filipino folksong books for children that even adults can appreciate.” [read more]

  • FROM MANILA WITH LOVE - Now Bilingual with a Glossary and a Reader's Guide!

    First released in 2015, From Manila With Love tells the story of a young girl who accompanies her Filipina mother to Manila for the first time. ...
  • SPIKEYS! A Bilingual Storybook to Help Discuss the Coronavirus to Children

    When does a simple sneeze become a big deal? What is COVID-19? What is a pandemic? When will it be safe to meet our friends again? And what can we...
  • PITONG TSINELAS - Award-winning Book for Early Readers is Now Available in More Language Editions!

    A few months after the Pitong Tsinelas board book edition was awarded a 2020 National Children's Book Award, Tahanan Books released a bililngual p...
  • Two Tahanan Books Titles Receive the 2020 National Children's Book Award

    Three out of 29 shortlisted entries won the 6th National Children's Book Award and two of those titles are published by Tahanan Books. Every other...
  • Let's learn Filipino with Auri's fun language books!

    Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.  Repetition spices up how we write and speak. In Filipino, we repeat words or portions of words to mimic sound, emphasize...
  • The Prize-Winning Story & Art Introducing Kids to Celebrated Artist, Araceli Limcaco Dans

    When does passion become art and art becomes a quest to save your country? Based on true events, Gabriela Dans Lee’s prize-winning story seamlessl...
  • Collect All the Books in the GREAT LIVES LIBRARY!

    What makes a hero? What made them great? Witness our country's riveting journey to nationhood with the award-winning Great Lives Series. First pub...
  • The perfect baby shower gift, "MEME: The Baby Book"

    In Philippine culture, the word méme is the gateway to sleep. Long before it was used to describe a virally transmitted unit of information, méme ...
  • TAHANAN BOOKS takes home two 2018 National Children’s Book Awards!

    At the celebration of the National Children’s Book Day on the 17th of July, 2018, the Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, Inc. received two out of nine b...
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