Boy Kendeng

by Dominic Agsaway

Boy Kendeng loves to dance—always shaking his hips here and there! He also wants to say something. What could it be?

Mahilig sumayaw si Boy Kendeng. Kendeng dito, kendeng doon! May gusto rin siyang sabihin. Ano kaya ito?

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Dominic "Domz" Agsaway is one of the most prolific and innovative children’s book illustrators in the Philippines. He studied fine arts, majoring in advertising, at the University of Santo Tomas. While still in college, he joined Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), a group of visual artists dedicated to illustrating children’s picture books. He has won the Philippine Board on Book for Young People (PBBY)-Salanga and PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize and the National Children’s Book Award-Best Read for Children.

Reviews

[Necy Calamba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sana ang lahat ng matatanda ay malawak pag-iisip upang ang mga bata ay may kakayahan at kalayaang maging kung anong gusto nila.

[Petra Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a LGBTQ+-friendly children's book which is extremely rare in the Philippines. It's very whimsical, humorous and is far from common overly dramatic or tragic tropes about the people from the said community. My niece and I loves Boy Kendeng so much because of its light tone and entertainment value while instilling its message. Kudos to the author for creating this timely story. Philppines, even the world, needs this kind of picture books. I highly recommend that you read this book that might turn into a classic.

[rex in peace · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a very children’s book that i spotted at adarna publishing booth during mibf. was just browsing and i thought that the title was funny and this turned out to be the cutest and the most wholesome thing ever! i literally got emotional just flipping thru the pages. if you’re queer nad have daddy issues, it would tug at the heart.