The Monkey and the Turtle
July 16, 2024
𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲 is celebrated every third Tuesday of July, in honor of the publication of Jose Rizal’s “The Monkey and the Turtle.” This year, the 41st celebration carries the theme “𝙋𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙥𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙖𝙜𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙖.”
The #NationalLibraryPH joins the festivities by featuring the original copy of this beloved children’s story, which can be accessed at the NLP TeknoAklatan: https://nlpdl.nlp.gov.ph/RI01/D002P00000533/bs/datejpg.htm