Candy Gourlay

• Feb-2025
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A gentle story from the Philippines about kindness—with a lovable baby rhino character, and a strong argument for protecting the environment and making change.Right in the middle of the crowded, bustling city, Maya meets a baby rhinoceros. &ldq...

• Mar-2023
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The Philippines, 1904Sixteen—year—old Luki is the best hunter in her village, but she has to keep it a secret. Hunting is a man’s skill. She’s expected to marry and raise a family instead.Chafing against these restrictions, she ...

• Jan-2022
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• Jun-2019
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“ I AM A BEAUTIFUL MERMAID!” declares the Dugong, and she shows Benji and Bel her mermaid tail (rather big) and her mermaid singing (very bad). Is she really just a “sea-cow” – or could the Dugong be a mermaid after all?...

• Aug-2018
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A boy and a girl in the Philippine jungle must confront what coming of age will mean to their friendship made even more complicated when Americans invade their country. Samkad lives deep in the Philippine jungle, and has never encountered anyone f...

• Aug-2013
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A haunting, intense, and moving novel which weaves myths and ghosts into a modern setting, and is for anyone who has ever had to fight for the right to make their own way in life Rosa suffers from a rare condition that renders her mute. She lives ...

• Feb-2011
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Andi is short. And she has lots of wishes. She wishes she could play on the school basketball team, she wishes for her own bedroom, but most of all she wishes that her long-lost half-brother, Bernardo, could come and live in London where he belongs. ...