Lolo’s Sari-sari Store is included in Bank Street College’s Best Books of the Year!

From the Bank Street Center for Education website:

“In choosing books for the annual list, committee members consider literary quality and excellence of presentation as well as the potential emotional impact of the books on young readers. Other criteria include credibility of characterization and plot, authenticity of time and place, age suitability, positive treatment of ethnic and religious differences, and the absence of stereotypes.”

So grateful to the committee for including Lolo’s Sari-sari Store in this amazing collection of books for young readers. Hoping that this recognition helps the book find more of the readers who need it.