Uplifting children's Filipino values

MANILA, Philippines - Christine Bersola-Babao has collaborated with Jesuit priest, Fr. Ted Gonzales, on a Children’s Book titled Si Kontra, Si Bida, at si Big Boy Buwaya.

Edited by another award-winning author, Christine Bellen, and illustrated by Martin Malabanan, the book is a project of Fr. Ted’s BASA (Bayan Akayin sa Abot-Tanaw) — an organization which seeks to uplift children’s values through love of reading.

Si Kontra, Si Bida, at si Big Boy Buwaya fulfills BASA’s mission by being rooted in Filipino values, particularly on working together, unity and integrity. The story revolves around the title characters’ transformational journey inside their forest kingdom.

According to Tintin, her inspiration for the story is “What is happening in our present-day society. Our choice of leaders. What happens if and when we choose the wrong leaders. And in the end, how people can unite and work together and rebuild society. I wrote this a year before Ondoy. This book will remind us about Ondoy and our apathy to nature. But in the end, lesson learned is that we can all work towards common goals — positivism and unity.“

The project has been made possible with the help of CEFAM (Center for Family Ministries), the LCF (League of Corporate Foundations) 57-75 thrust, and Accupoint Systems. It is published by Katha Publishing Co., and is available in Goodwill and Bridges Bookstores.

For details, call 895-8684 or log on to www.bridgesbookstore.com.