Enlightenment through LUCE: Literary Understanding and Cultural Exposure (4)

Saturday, to cap a week of literary fun, Tatta and I brought Luce, with her Ate Gaby and Kuya Basil, to SMX at the SM Mall of Asia for the 2009 Manila International Book Fair. I told them, “You can choose any book that you want, as long as the price is within our budget.” Since we got our free tickets from being a member of OMF Literature’s Kaibigan card, we visited the OMF Lit first. We were just in time for a kiddie activity of drawing, in time for the book launch of Malu Ortiz’ “Spiritual Journey with my Special Child.” Her 22-year-old daughter, Clarissa, was sitting by a table, starting a draft of a new caricature. Apparently, the kids were told to draw portraits, and the author will choose several winners. I thought it was just an activity and not a contest. Nevertheless, the 3 kids joined-in. And what a fun surprise when Luce, and then Basil, eventually won their own free copies of the book, for their respective drawings! Later that afternoon, we went home happy, the kids with their new books and me with the thought that I exposed them further to books, perhaps my most favorite things on earth.