Cyan Abad Jugo: 6 books

Since Mang Gorio’s cow has turned white, things have turned a little topsy-turvy for Jopi. Suddenly he can talk to a cow and a rat, as well as to strange creatures in the trees and under the ground. Something is amiss in Molles Village, and only Jopi seems to know it has to do with the Mayor and...

Ina Guinto certainly does not feel welcome in her new home in Laguna, although Biboy and her father like it. While Mr. Guinto goes to work, they are left in the care of Mayang, whom Biboy likes to call “Yaya Maya.” Ina insists she is too old to have a nanny, but no one listens to her, especially...

No one—not even his silly, overprotective aunt—can stop Enrico from turning his vacation into an adventure. But no one ever told him that an adventure also involved risk, remorse, resourcefulness, and responsibility. No one ever said he had to see through the eyes of a tree or a bird or a little girl before he could find his way, clear and deep, into the heart of all things.

When Alice sleeps over Lola-grandma’s house for Lola-grandma’s hundredth birthday, she receives a mysterious letter from a boy named Crispin, who claims to be a neighbor. But there is no one her age for miles around, except for a boy named Jason. Who is Crispin? What does he have to do...

Kitty Eugenio’s life is far from ideal. She has to live with her relatives. Her mother has gone abroad. Her best friends sometimes act weird, and sometimes keep secrets from her. Her classmates persist in pairing her with a boy she doesn’t like, but who just might be able to help in the search...

A collection of stories about some strange but essentially friendly creatures: a homesick anito stuck behind an old aparador; a musical rocking horse carved out of a very special block of wood; a poor kapre blamed by Old Manang for all the misdeeds in Lola’s house; and a shadow man who hosts parties in his shadow world.