Marcelina’s father comes home from a trip to Manila with beautiful hand-made sleeping mats for each member of his large family, including the three daughters who died when they were very young.

The Mats first appeared as a short story in Philippine Magazine in 1938.

Related: Oceania, Philippines, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9780916291860
• Author: Arcellana, Francisco
• Illustrator: Alègrè, Hermès
• Published: 1999, Kane/Miller Book Pub
• Themes: Death, Family, loss of family, sibling
• Descriptors: Oceania, Philippines, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 24