Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we’re featuring Sapiens A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1), “an epic, radical adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s bestselling book into a graphic novel series; bursting with wit, humor, pop culture references and colourful illustrations. Harari (as co-writer)Continue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘Sapiens: A Graphic History’”
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Storiesnap Time: ‘5-Minute Star Wars Stories’
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we’re featuring Star Wars: 5-Minute Star Wars Stories, “an epic collection of stories adapted from all seven Star Wars films, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens! With 12 Star Wars stories that can each be read in 5Continue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘5-Minute Star Wars Stories’”
Storiesnap Time: ‘I Met You for a Reason’
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we’re featuring I Met You for a Reason, an illustrated poem by Layla S. Tanjutco, illustrated by Carla de Guzman. It’s about finding hope amid heartbreak, something that a lot of people can relate to—and not just love-wiseContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘I Met You for a Reason’”
Storiesnap Time: ‘The Mamba Mentality: How I Play’
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, our friend Bibi Mangki #thereadingmonkey shares about a new favorite book: The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by the late Kobe Bryant, one of the best basketball players of all time. In this book, he talked about hisContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘The Mamba Mentality: How I Play’”
Storiesnap Time: ‘The Little Prince’
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, it’s The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery—a mainstay in readers’ favorites list, including ours! This particular copy has the French text on top of the Korean and English translations. Here’s one of the most highlighted lines fromContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘The Little Prince’”
Storiesnap Time: ‘A Treasury of Fairy Tales’
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. It’s been a while, we know, but now that we’ve been in quarantine long enough (or too long??), some of us might have made quite several trips down memory lane. And this time, we found a classic: A Treasury ofContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘A Treasury of Fairy Tales’”
Storiesnap Time: ‘Dead Balagtas’ by Emiliana Kampilan
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we chose Dead Balagtas Tomo 1: Sayaw ng mga Dagat at Lupa by Emiliana Kampilan. This may be familiar to you, as it has gained recognition and awards in the local book community for its brave and inventiveContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘Dead Balagtas’ by Emiliana Kampilan”
Storiesnap Time: ‘The Times Concise History of the World’ by Geoffrey Parker
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we chose The Times Concise History of the World by Geoffrey Parker to hopefully encourage those who want to get into, or revisit the stories of our past in a quick, bite-sized way. Watch the video below toContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘The Times Concise History of the World’ by Geoffrey Parker”
Storiesnap Time: Tales From Around the World
Welcome back to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we chose Tales From Around the World released by Nido in the ’90s. Nido is a milk brand here in the Philippines, and back then, these pocket storybooks were freebies for every box or can bought. Watch the video belowContinue reading “Storiesnap Time: Tales From Around the World”
Storiesnap Time: ‘stories from year twenty-nine’ by Joy Celine Asto
Welcome to Storiesnap Time, in which we feature books with illustrations in snaps and clips. This time, we chose stories from year twenty-nine by Joy Celine Asto. A visual diary, this self-published book features 47 photos in full color, patterned in intertwining stories. Watch the video below to check out a few pages, and if you enjoyed this,Continue reading “Storiesnap Time: ‘stories from year twenty-nine’ by Joy Celine Asto”
