Pedrito explains to younger sister Pipay that they\u2019re going to celebrate Undas, \u201cwhen families visit the cemetery and gather around their dead loved ones\u2019 tombs.\u201d This is typically celebrated on the first and second day of November during All Saints\u2019 Day and All Souls\u2019 Day. Pipay innocently asks if they\u2019re still a family without their nanay and tatay (Tagalog for mother and father), prompting Pedrito to point out the different families they encounter as they walk. The candle sellers are an example of a \u201cBIG AND LOUD\u201d family; the flower sellers are \u201csmall and quiet.\u201d The dialogue-heavy narrative flows naturally as they enter the cemetery. Soft, borderless hues bleed into one another, artfully textured with simple lines. Dreamy, impressionistic scenes enhance Pedrito\u2019s gentle observations of families: Some include members living apart\u2014an acknowledgment of overseas Filipino workers. Others are headed by same-sex parents. \u201cSome families have babies born in the tummy. Some have babies born in the heart.\u201d A satisfying climax is reached as the pair visit their parents\u2019 graves with their grandparents and Pedrito assures Pipay that they\u2019ll always be a family, \u201cas long as our love for each other remains.\u201d Tagalog words are interspersed throughout, with a helpful glossary and backmatter providing more insight into the celebration.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pedrito explains to younger sister Pipay that they\u2019re going to celebrate Undas, \u201cwhen families visit the cemetery and gather around their dead loved ones\u2019 tombs.\u201d This is typically celebrated on the first and second day of November during All Saints\u2019 Day and All Souls\u2019 Day. Pipay innocently asks if they\u2019re still a family without their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}