Riding Through Rice Fields: A Trip to the Philippines Ulises Farinas A YAVA Award Nominee

A YAVA Award Nominee

Olives have always tied her family to the land

and discover the timeless message that resonates at Christmas and all year long

His brother

"Through delicately conveyed firelight

Riding Through Rice Fields: A Trip to the Philippines Ulises Farinas A YAVA Award NomineeA gorgeously written picture book about how healing it can be to return home, the natural beauty of the Philippines, and the concept of bayanihan. A trip home reminds us of who we are. Mateo and his dad live lonely, disconnected lives in the city. Every night at dinner, they look at each other, but they don't really see each other. When they arrive in the Philippines for a family reunion, Mateo sees something in his dads eyes that hes never seen