A child with art and stories can change the world.
Give books
Help us give away our books to your chosen community. To date, CANVAS has given away 408,830 books to children from Batanes to Zamboanga.
Buy 1, donate 2!
Buy our books online at LookingForJuan.com and for each book, we will donate two books to disadvantaged communities!
Read our books
Our books and activities are free to read online.
Let’s give children art and books so they can change the world.
CANVAS is committed to making our books as accessible as possible. Enjoy our books by downloading them for free, or buy a book to contribute two copies to our One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign.
Recent Bookgivings
1M Books Donates to Manila City Hall
July 19, 2021
Coinciding with National Children’s Book Day*, CANVAS’ One Million Books Campaign donated 2,000 copies of #YOUTHink: Fight Fake News and 1,000 copies each of Safe Space: A Kid’s Guide to Data Privacy in both English and Filipino to the City of Manila. The books will be given away to communities of children in Manila that lack access to books and educational materials.
One Million Books for
One Million Filipino Children
This campaign donates our award-winning books to public schools, hospitals, and disadvantaged communities throughout the country with the aim of inspiring children to love reading. The campaign also promotes independent reading and creative thinking among children by exposing them to the best of contemporary Filipino art and literature.
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Accomplished of Stretch Goal
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