International star Lea Salonga chose ICanServe Foundation as a beneficiary for a portion of the net proceeds of the book, Princess Lea. The multi-award winning theater and movie actress has been an ICanServe advocate since 2007.
Published by Dream Big Books, written by Town&Country editor-in-chief Yvette Fernandez, and illustrated by Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan member Nicole Lim, Princess Lea is a 24-page children’s book that tells about the highlights of Salonga’s career, which began at the age of six when she auditioned for a role in The King and I.
The book was launched on Sunday, November 17, at the National Bookstore branch in Glorietta 1. Queues formed as early as 1:30 p.m. and stayed long past 5 p.m.
Salonga’s daughter Nicole read two pages from the book in a program hosted by Issa Litton. Also in attendance was Salonga’s mother, Ligaya.
Dream Big Books is an imprint Summit Books led by Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng.
Princess Lea is available in all National Bookstore branches.
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- Full house at National Bookstore as early as 1:30 p.m.
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- ICanServe volunteer Carla Paras-Sison with Princess Lea writer Yvette Fernandez
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- Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng, head of Summit Books
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- Issa Litton hosted the program
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- Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng present Lea Salonga with a framed Princess Lea book cover
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- Lea Salonga with mom Ligaya and daughter Nicole
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- From left: Writer Yvette Fernandez, subject Lea Salonga, illustrator Nicole Lim
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- ICanServe volunteers Carla Paras-Sison and Tina Gutierrez in queue for book signing
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- ICanServe volunteers Carla and Tina with TV host Daphne Osena, also in queue with her three daughters for the book signing
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- Journalist Norman Sison, congresswoman Leni Robredo and the President’s sister Viel Aquino-Dee queue up for the book signing
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- Congresswoman Leni Robredo and Presidential sister Viel Aquino-Dee
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- People were still in queue for book signing at 5 p.m.
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- The cover of Princess Lea
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- A portion of the proceeds of Princess Lea will be donated to ICanServe Foundation
