A is for Adobo: ABCs of Filipino Culture (Filipino Culture Children's Books) Paperback – Large Print, November 7, 2022

The illustrations in this book? Absolutely *adorable*! We went for the hardcover version, because, well—you know how toddlers love to "test" a book's durability. Thankfully, it’s beautifully made, inside and out. If you want to read this with a toddler, keep in mind that the pages AREN’T board-book material so it will NOT be sturdy enough to survive snack-time fingerprints and enthusiastic page-turning; best to turn the pages yourself until they can gently turn it themselves.As for the content, it’s a wonderful little introduction to Filipino culture, filled with the best of our food, landmarks, traditions, and those uniquely charming Tagalog words (like “Gigil”!). I just know this will be a favorite, and I can't wait to snuggle up with our little one and read through it over and over (and over…) for years to come!

Really cute book. Bought it as a gift for a baby shower. The parents to be absolutely loved it!

My toddler loves this book and reads it every night

Such a great gift idea for little ones, and parents would appreciate it too. Illustrations are really fun, great words, and super educational on Filipino culture.

Getting it for my daughter and nieces 💕. It gets tougher and tougher to stay in touch with our Filipino roots but this is a cute way to start before she's old enough to actually go there. <3

Great as a means to educate readers on Filipino culture, but does it within the context of the English alphabet, so if you’re looking for a Filipino alphabet book, this isn’t quite it.The ñ/ng page is awkward. IDK if Amazon allows non-English characters, but picture the n with a tilde that you often see in Spanish. Or look at my picture lol. Tagalog borrows a lot of words from Spanish, but the spelling often changes to avoid letters that don’t exist in the Filipino alphabet (e.g. banyo, panyo).It would’ve been better if they used a word rather than trying to describe the sound. I bet you could find something cute to write about ngiti (smile) or something.Other than that, this is a very cute book! I learned some things myself. Gigil is a concept I hadn’t heard of, but one that is universally experienced.

Most ABC books are simple- just the letter and a word. But this one had cute rhyming verses coupled with cultural Filipino terms! It’s a great book to help kids stay in touch with Filipino culture.I wish there was a board book version. This book has very thin pages and a soft cover that my toddler would rip through easily.

I ordered this for my half Filipino son and wrote a letter in it for him. We are so excited to learn about Philippine culture.