Yesterday was the 27th Philippine National Children's Book Day and I attended a lovely celebration organized by the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY). The celebration included a presentation of the latest children's books from Philippine publishers and the opening of a retrospective exhibit of the works of the late illustrator Albert Gamos . The keynote speech was delivered by the always inspiring author Candy Gourlay . She presented the idea of a Philippines where every child loved to read and had the power to imagine and therefore work toward a better Philippines. Wow. I'm definitely up to the challenge. Are you? Here are pictures of the hardworking members of the PBBY (and Candy Gourlay with the PBBY): Raymund Falgui was awarded the 2010 PBBY-Salanga Prize for his unpublished collection of children's poems, Green Leaf and Other Poems . Congratulations! I love that he said that if we all remembered what it was like to be a child, we would all be bette...