Development of children children s literature in the Philippines Early literature for children was in the form of: Lullabies that mothers hummed or chanted to their children Songs for different occasions like planting songs, verses, riddles, proverbs, di tties, nonsense rhymes and fairytales.
Baliwayway- an Ilonggot lullaby shows how a father expresses his hopes, fears ,a nd doubts about his growing boy's future. Diwaya- an Ilocano lullaby Panghehele -Tagalogs lullaby expresses the mothers wishes to share the child childs ory and pride.
There were also stories about mythical heroes and heroines o,Lam-Ang,Mariang Makiling and others.
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The early Filipinos were fond of proverbs and riddles which embodied their own philosophy and unwritten code of morality which they passed on to their childre n. Riddles were also forms of entertainment. lambik Bagto-bagto ,bag-bagto lambik
a ryhtmic singing game of Igorots.
1593 Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Tagala y Espanola by Father Domingo Nieva The first book for children in the Philippines. The book was used by the elders for religious instructions and prayers. Caton or Cartilla It contained the Roman alphabet and syllables.
1606 Memorias de la Vida en Lengua China was published. Pamphlets containing the lives of saints, novenarios, prayers and sermons of th e missionaries and parish priests were circulated among the converts. The Passion- the story of the life and suffering of Jesus , had the widest popul ar appeal because of the verses in which it was written. Corridos- metrical tales in which the characters were kings and queens, knights, monsters,etc. Example :Florante at Laura, Pitong 1990 1990s The American Americans introduced books in English like Pilgrim Pilgrims Progress, Mother Goose Rhy mes, Alice in Wonderland, Aesop Aesops Fables, Rin Van Winkle. America Americas literature became a part of the literature of Filipino children and Amer ican culture easily became our culture, too. Ginn and Company published literature books written by American authors, but pre pared in the Philippines. Example: Hugo Miller Millers Philippine Folklore Stories (1904).
Camilo Osias was the first Filipino to write textbooks, in 1920s he published Phi lippine Readers, contained native folktales, myths and legends, stories of anima ls, Books 1 to 7, known as the Osias Readers. Maximo Ramos recognized the importance of preserving the literary heritage, he w rote Tales of Long Ago and Philippine Myths and Tales. In 1940, the Philippine Book Company was founded, and they published childrens bo oks like, All Time Favorite, Fairy Tales in English and in Filipino, The Voyages in Reading Series. In 1962, Bookmark Incorporated published the work of a group of Maryknoll studen ts, these were mostly picture books. Some of them are Pulatino by F. Luna, Ramon Goes to the City by M. V. Pamintuan, The Star That was Not by L. Enriquez, and Tobie and the Christmas Bell by M. Yokoto. In 1945, Bookmark Incorporated encouraged writers to translate some foreign chil drens book like The Little Lame Prince and Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam. Bookman also published childrens books like When I was a Little Boy by I. V. Mallari; Banca Mo on by Amparo Asuncion and Philippine Myths and Tales for the Young by Maximo Ram os.
In 1946, National Bookstore engaged in reprinting foreign books and in translati ng fairy tales in Filipino like the Ladybird Series. The publishing firm also pu blished comics in Pilipino and English like Rizals Classic Illustrated Filipino H eroes Stories, Legends of the Philippines Series, World Fairy Tales Series, Bibl e Illustrated Series and many others. Alemar-Phoenix Publishing House published childrens books like: Myths and Legend s of the Early Filipinos by F. L. Jocano, Philippines Folktales by Aquino, et.al ., The Old House, The Ginger Girl and other Stories by C. V. Pedroche. In 1962, Pamana Incorporated started producing childrens books. Among these are: Makisig: The Little Hero of Mactan by Gemma Cruz, Horgle and the Kings Soup by Gi lda C. Fernando, Once Upon a Hilltop by Isabel T. Escoda, Anak Datu by Abdulmari Imao, The Wind Whispered to the Grass by A. Lo, Ang Kaharian sa Tuktok ng Kaway an, etc. New Day Publishers owned by the Christian Literature of the Philippines publishe d My Friends and the Haunted Cave by Thelma Zuniega and A Gift by Rosario Ratort a.
