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Aswang. Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming human-beast hybrids (usually dogs, cats, pigs). The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines. [1]
A children's picture book was created by Julia Alvarez called The Secret of the Footprints in 2002, that features ciguapas. A Dominican Republic film called El Mito de la Ciguapa (The Myth of the Ciguapa) was released in 2009. The short story "Our Language" by Yohanca Delgado is narrated by a ciguapa and follows her life story.
English. Genre. Fantasy. Publisher. Oxford University Press. Published. 2006 – September 2007. Companions Quartet is a book series by Julia Golding, [1] a British author who is also the author of the Cat Royal series. [2] The majority of the series takes place in the fictional town of Hescombe in England.
Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia is a heartwarming story of overcoming one's fear and succeeding over adversity. The plot revolves around Bubuy (voiced by Nash Aguas) who is out to save his abducted grandparents in the land of Elementalia, a magical and mystical world that houses many of the mythical creatures of the Philippines and other enchanted elements.
The Wishing-Chair (series) The Wishing-Chair. (series) The Wishing-Chair is a series of two novels by the English author Enid Blyton, and a third book published in 2000 compiled from Blyton's short stories. The three children's stories are as follows: The first book, Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, has the distinction of being Enid Blyton's ...
Talking animals are a common element in mythology and folk tales, children's literature, and modern comic books and animated cartoons. Fictional talking animals often are anthropomorphic, possessing human-like qualities (such as bipedal walking, wearing clothes, and living in houses). Whether they are realistic animals or fantastical ones ...
The Wolf of Zhongshan. "The Wolf of Zhongshan" (Chinese: 中山狼傳; pinyin: Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn) is a popular Chinese tale that deals with the ingratitude of a creature after being saved. The first print of the story is found in the Ming-dynasty Ocean Stories of Past and Present (Chinese: 古今說海; pinyin: Gǔjīn Shuōhǎi ...
Serendipity is a series of children's books about animals and other creatures. The books were written by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James. The books are short stories with colorful illustrations that have a moral perspective. Cosgrove wrote the books after searching for an easy to read book with a message to read to his then ...