The Golden Loom: Palanca Prize Winners for Children

by Tahanan Books for Young Readers

Philippine Children's Book. A collection of 10 stories - all Palanca Prize Winners. "The Dream Weavers", "Chun", "The Daughter of the Wind", "The Man Who Hated Birds", "The Blanket", "The Gem", "Little Bird, Little Fish and the Two Elephants", "What Is Serendipity?", "Pan de Sal Saves the Day", "Pure Magic"

84 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Zai Zai · Rating 2 out of 5]

The stories here did not age very well for me nor did I find any particularly whimsical and enjoyable. Some are quite problematic which I will explain a bit later. TBH, I'm actually not very fond of this when I was kid, and as an adult with this reread, that feeling remains the same. There is one story in the anthology with unexpected cannibalism, weird. Also, there's lots of conditioning for traditional/expected roles for girls. I wouldn't let a child read this. The art was fabulous though, so it wasn't a complete disaster. Since these are all award winners, I'm wondering right now just how bad the other submitted stories are.

[Bee Carabeo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book as a kid, and it's still fun to reread on occasion.