Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
Written by Anthony D. Robles
Illustrated by Carl Angel
When Lakas and his dad go walking one afternoon, they meet a whole cast of
Manilatown characters, including one very special fish. Lakas and the
Manilatown
Fish is an affectionate homage to one neighborhood’s Filipino American past.
Bilingual in English and Tagalog
32 pages • Ages 6 and up
8 ¾” x 11 ¼”
ISBN: 978-0-89239-182-0
Hardcover$16.95 Quantity:
* About the Book
* Children's Book Press
* Can a fish talk? Can it jump and play and run just like a boy? When
Lakas
and his dad go shopping, they meet a very special fish that can do all these
things and more! Once it leaps out of its tank, people all over Manilatown
chase
it all the way to San Francisco Bay. Hoy, hoy! Will Lakas and his friends ever
catch this sly and charming fish? Will Lakas' dearest wish come true?
In this bilingual English-Tagalog story, an all-American boy of Filipino
descent, some amusingmanongs—Filipino elders—and one unique fish take off on a
fanciful romp through a dreamscape of the imagination. Anthony Robles'
improbably funny adventure will delight readers, and Carl Angel's evocative
illustrations leap off the page in affectionate homage to one neighborhood¹s
Filipino-American past.
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
Written by Anthony D. Robles
Illustrated by Carl Angel
One sunny day, Lakas meets a trio of neighborhood street performers: Firefoot,
Tick A. Boom, and Fernando the Karaoke King. Their home, the Makibaka Hotel, is
about to be torn down. Together, Lakas and his new friends try and save their
home.
Bilingual in English and Tagalog
32 pages • Ages 6 and up
8 ¾” x 11 ¼”
ISBN: 978-0-89239-213-1
Hardcover$16.95 Quantity:
* About the Book
* Children's Book Press
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When Lakas strolls through his neighborhood one sunny afternoon, the last thing
he expects to find is a group of tap-dancing, drum-beating, karaoke-singing new
friends. But these new friends face a crisis: the Makibaka Hotel, where they
make their home, is about to be sold. They must pack their belongings and leave
their home in thirty days. Unless….
Lakas soon leads his new friends Tick A. Boom, Firefoot, and Fernando, the
Karaoke King, in a rollicking protest against their eviction. Before long the
streets of the neighborhood are reverberating with the taps, raps, and chants
of
Makibaka—of struggle, spirit, and laughter.
Carl Angel’s effervescent paintings vibrate with the rhythms of the city in
this
second collaboration with poet and author Anthony D. Robles. Join them and
Lakas
on this new adventure, which transforms one community’s struggle into a
celebration of activism, spirit, and song.
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