Sinta has discovered that her imagination can be strong enough to ward off certain fears. She also finds out, however, that there are some fears meant to be faced alone—without the help of friends, imaginary or not.
Sinta is a chapter book about a child overcoming her fears through imagination. It’s also about the purity of childhood friendship, fireflies, and a bunch of flowers.
The story tackles the common fears of children, deliberately created—not just written—for eight-year-olds and up, especially those who fear the dark.
Books like this prove that, often, the only difference between independent publishers and mainstream publishers is that the former are underrated.
Ana Digi’s story is just as good as those from mainstream publishers. And Biboy Royong’s illustrations are even better than many of those from mainstream publishers.
For such a tiny publisher as Street Tales, this book’s overall production—from editing and typography to printing and binding—was assured to be the best.
I’m just glad that the Philippines also has independently published and distributed children’s books like this that are just as good as the ones published by mainstream publishers and sold at major bookstores.