Ang Aklatang Pusa

by Eugene Y. Evasco, Jared C. Yokte (Illustrator), Angelo V. Suárez (Translator)

Aling Salvacion is a bit of an outcast in Pook Palaris. They find her quite weird—and scary—for keeping a "library" of cats. But she believes that there is a cat for everyone. And so one by one, she lets the people in her town borrow one. Sometimes, they never return her cats, but that's fine. Winner of the 116h Romeo Children's Story Competition in 2015 and cited in The White Ravens List in 2020

25 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2018

About the author

Eugene Y. Evasco is a writer, editor, translator, and collector of children’s books. He is currently a Full Professor at the UP College of Arts and Letters. Some of his new books at Lampara are Ang Nag-iisa at Natatanging si Onyok, Ang Singsing-Pari sa Pisara, Ang Beybi naming Mamaw, and the Filipino translation of Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. In 2014, he won the UP Gawad sa Natatanging Publikasyon sa Filipino (Malikhaing Pagsulat category). He became a part of the Hall of Fame of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature in 2009 and is currently a Fellow of the UP Institute of Creative Writing. He was accepted as a Research Fellow to the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany.

Reviews

[Neil Franz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ang ganda ng kuwento at pagkakakuwento.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a librarian by profession and a cat lover--especially domestic shorthairs, reading this felt like it was written for me. #AdoptDontShop

[Mark Alpheus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kung tutuusin eh simpleng libro lang naman ito tungkol sa isang retired librarian na nagsimulang mag-rescue ng mga pusa, pero may something lang sa story na talagang nakakaantig ng damdamin.

[kyra · Rating 5 out of 5]

while there was an english version for this story, i chose to read the tagalog version for it! children's books, i've found, are always a good start when you want to start reading books in a language you aren't used to reading

-- adopt, don't shop -- ito ang temang pinakatumatak sa akin habang binabasa ang storya. subalit ako mismo'y hindi mahilig sa mga pusa, nakakataba ng puso ang makakita ng mga taong nais bigyan ng mabuting tahanan at pagmamahal ang mga pusakal.

ako'y sumasaludo sa mga taong lubos na tumutulong, kumukupkop, at nag-aalaga sa mga hayop na pagala-gala. gayon din, kahit ang mga taong hindi kayang magbigay ng mahabang panahon sa kanila, kaya rin nating mag-abot ng tulong sa pamamagitan ng pagsuporta.

may espesyal na kapangyarihan ang mga hayop na magpasaya, magpataba ng puso, at maging dahilan ng pagpursigi. sila'y nandyan para maturuan tayo kung pano maging mabuti at masayang tao. sila'y nandiyan para sumagip sa sinumang nangangailangan.

[fooleveunder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lahat yata ng puso’y matutunaw sa nagsusumamong titig ng mga kuting.

Sabi nga, may bawat tao para sa bawat pusa. Pero teka! Tinutulungan ba natin ang mga pusa para magkaroon sila ng magkukupkop o bakâ naman sila ang tumutúlong sa atin para mapakalma táyo? Maaaring oo, maaaring hindi. Maganda ang konsepto ng dáting aklatang ginawa nang mga pusa ang “hihiramin.” Namangha ako sa art style. Astig. Sana lahat ng pusa at tao ay makatagpo ang kani-kanilang nakatakdang partner.

[Sha Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars: Setting aside my obvious bias for cats (or at least I try to), I find this story cute. It sets off with an interesting premise and is carried out well to the end, also drawn along with eye-catching illustrations. This work reminds me of a dear friend who holds the same belief about cats.

[Mark Anthony Salvador · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maganda ang paralelismo ng mga pusa at ng mga aklat.

Ang ganda ng mga ilustrasyon.

[Suhasa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely!

[katayoun Masoodi · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was perfect, so beautiful. loved it!