Agay Llanera

Amorsolo shows the Sun his loving devotion by playing the violin, but she is too vain to pay attention until he gets some help.

This is an unpredictable folk tale with a sad ending in bilingual text (English and Filipino). The illustrations, originally done in oils, are gorgeous; both playfully colored and hauntingly melancholy. Sol would be a good read-aloud for second graders.