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Backgrounder

Lala Burara is the title, so the book was about a teenager girl named Lorela or Lala her nickname, she doesn’t mind the messiness in her room that’s why her mother calls her “Messy Lala”, (in Tagalog Lala Burara). Soon her messiness brought a disaster to her life.

Lala’s typical day with her mother was about yelling and nagging, every time she arrived from school the shouts of her mom greeted Lala to clean all the mess she has in her room, i.e. clothes all over the floor, food trash etc. and to bring out her 1st place science project, A plant in a pot.

Lala can’t stand it when her mother scolds her about her messiness. But she’s not doing anything about it. One day, the mess in Lala’s room grows to monstrous proportions. How did she fight the crawling giant vines monster? Oh i'm sure you want to find out. And she's awesome!

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A hardcover picture book. A fiction story.

I like the book it would help children especially teenagers to learn the importance of cleanliness that all begins at home and also the importance of listening to their mother who only wants best for their children.

This book was very well written. It has a very colorful illustrations by the internationally acclaimed artist Tintin Pantoja, along with both English and Tagalog text/narrations. These illustrations give us a better idea of how messy Lala was and how great the disaster happened to them because of her procrastination and laziness.

This book is suitable for 9-16 years old. Parent/Guardian may read this book to their toddlers and pre-schoolers for guidance.

I give this book 5 stars.

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A picture of a happy boy.

Thankful to the author, Mr. Excel Dyquiangco for giving us the opportunity to read together his wonderful books during our bedtime stories. My son Joshua Stephen helped me to came out with the reviews.

Above all he learned a lot and was reminded about the lessons of these awesome books. Together we enjoyed and had fun reading “Lala Burara” and “I don’t like to Eat”.

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BIG thanks to my dearest sister in Christ sis Ladylyn Haltom and family! for being mindful to us to share these blessings and for believing in me to be one of the Influencer in her site @Barternihan.

To God be the Glory!!!

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

I Don’t Like to Eat

Author: Excel Dyquiangco

Type of book: Children’s Book

Theme: It’s more fun to eat nutritious food.

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Backgrounder

This book was about a little boy who loves to eat junk food instead of eating the nutritious food his mother prepares for him daily.

He always hide under the dining table to eat his favorite snack “Chipzee”. One day while eating he suddenly felt a rumbling on his stomach then suddenly a yellow colored cheese monster -like came out on it. In his fear he offered his chipzee but it became furious and stronger. An idea came into his mind, he remembered all the nutritious foods on his table he refuses to eat. As the junk food monster chases him he saw the nutritious food calling him. He immediately bite the apple and it taste good so he continue to eat it, then the junk food monster became smaller and smaller until it disappear. He also felt good after eating the apple. From that time the boy began eating the nutritious food his mother prepares for him and now had fun in eating them.

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A hardcover picture book. A folklore story.

I think this book would help children to learn to eat nutritious food that eating only junk foods will give them a problem or sickness. And this book will remind them to eat the food that their mother prepares for them.

My favorite part is when the junk food monster chases the boy and he remembers the nutritious food that are already calling him. I also liked that my son who's 9 years of age was able to interpret the stories clearly. It only shows that the illustrations were able to execute the right meaning to the stories.

Boys and girls who are 4 to 8 years old have to read this book together with their parent/guardian to better explain the illustrations and to avoid unclear messages regarding the monster that would give them a fear.

I give the book 5 stars since I think it's important for children to learn to eat nutritious foods especially the food that are being prepared by their mother’s or at home.