About the author /illustrator:


May M. Tobias received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
cum laude, from the University of the Philippines. She left the
world of advertising early this year to have more time to write
and illustrate more children's books. Among the ad agencies she's
worked for are J. Walter Thompson, McCann Erickson and
Campaigns & Grey. Now she divides her time between teaching at
the UP College of Fine Arts and handling the communications
requirements of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. She is the
author and illustrator of two Adarna picture books, "Amor (Or,
The Bat Who Thought She Was An Owl" and "Estrellita", based
on her Palanca prize-winning short story, "Little Star". She has
participated in the following story anthologies for children as
either writer or illustrator, or both: "All From The Same Tree"
(Adarna), "Water In The Ring of Fire" (Osnofla), and "Gintong
Habihan" (Tahanan). Her illustrations are also featured in the
postcardbook "INKwento : Tales Told to Filipino Children",
"Catch Me a Firefly", and "The Filipino Cookbook", all by
Bookmark. Rene Villanueva's "12 Kwentong Pamasko
(12 Christmas Stories)" (Tahanan Books) and Grace Chong's
"The Boy Who Had Five Lolas" (Bookmark) are her latest books.



E-mail May at: ideasoup@yahoo.com

"Amor" © 1999
Adarna Book Services and May M. Tobias
Available at Adarna House, Filipino Bookstore,
National Book Store & all leading bookstores.
Or buy it online at
http://www.adarna.com.ph