Book 1 · Munting Iskolar
Mga Kulay sa Palengke
Colours at the Market
🌟 Best for: 6 months to 5yo
"Learn colours through the sights, food, and energy of a Filipino palengke."
📦 Available now on Amazon in 14 approved marketplaces
Step into a sun-drenched Filipino palengke, where baskets of ube, mangga, and sampaguita bloom in every colour imaginable. Mga Kulay sa Palengke turns a trip to the market into a joyful colour-naming adventure — one your child will want to take again and again, in Tagalog and English.
Inside the Book
Inside the Book
Take a peek inside and discover how families learn Filipino together through stories, pictures and conversation.
Designed for Learning Together
Designed for Learning Together
Every Balik-Roots book is carefully designed to help families learn Filipino naturally through stories, beautiful illustrations and meaningful conversation.
What Your Child Will Learn
Four ways this book grows little minds
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10 Tagalog Colour Words
From pula (red) to dilaw (yellow) — ten everyday colours, introduced one market stall at a time.
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Real Market Objects
Mangga, ube, sampaguita, and more — colours anchored to things your child can point to and name.
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Confident Pronunciation
Every word is paired with a simple phonetic guide, so you can say it out loud with ease.
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A Parent Talk Track
Scripted prompts at the back of the book turn reading time into real conversation.
Filipino Cultural Setting
Palengke
A bustling Filipino palengke (wet market) — stalls piled high with fruit, flowers, and fish, vendors calling out prices, and colour at every turn. It's one of four real Filipino settings our books are built around.
Pronunciation & Parent Talk Track
Say it together, out loud
Kulay
/KOO-lai/
Try asking: “Anong kulay ito?” (What colour is this?) — then let your child point and answer in Tagalog before you both say it together in English. Parent Talk Track Example
Book Specifications
The details
SeriesMunting Iskolar
FormatPicture book
Pages25
LanguageTagalog & English (bilingual)
Age range6 months–5yo
EditionFirst Edition, 2026
ISBNTo be announced
AvailabilityAvailable now on Amazon
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What families are saying
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Common questions
What age is this book best for?
Mga Kulay sa Palengke is best for little ones aged 6 months to 5yo, though older siblings often enjoy naming colours too.
Do I need to speak Tagalog to read this with my child?
No — every Tagalog word includes a simple phonetic guide, and the parent talk track gives you exact phrases to say aloud, even if you're still learning yourself.
Is this a physical book or an ebook?
Mga Kulay sa Palengke is available as a printed picture book. Digital formats may follow.
Where can I buy it?
Available now on Amazon in 14 approved marketplaces. Use Buy on Amazon above to go to your store.
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