Lola’s Girl
Holding On is a children’s book about a young girl who uses music to connect with her grandmother as the latter’s memory fades. The story is set in the Philippines, and both author and illustrator are Filipina.
Sophia N. Lee (author) and Isabel Roxas (illustrator) grew up in the Philippines, but now call New York City their home. They recently launched Holding On at Books Are Magic, a neighborhood bookstore in Brooklyn. Books are indeed magic because this particular one transported the audience of little kids to a place they haven’t been to.
Read the full article on Positively Filipino here.