Key Points
- Filipino author Bambi Rodriguez is among the recipients of the 2024 Kids’ Choice Award at National Children’s Book Awards for her 'Super Maya' children’s book series.
- The book follows 4-year-old Maya, who is hard of hearing (HOH), as she navigates her new school and learns to make friends along the way.
- Rodriguez aims to empower children with hearing loss through her bilingual Super Maya book series in English and Filipino.
- In her recent visit to Sydney, she donated few copies of her book series at the Max Webber Library in Blacktown NSW.
From the age of four, Rachel has actively participated in Filipino community groups within the ACT, with her involvement expanding across Australia as she grew older. Credit: Rachel Bernabe and Roger Bernabe (Facebook)
A special education teacher by profession, the Manila-based author draw from her personal experiences as a person with hard of hearing (HOH) since childhood.
A limited copies of Super Maya series are now available at the Max Webber Library in Blacktown City, adding to their Filipino collection within the Multicultural section. Credit: Blacktown City Libraries (Facebook)
I’ve been hard of hearing since childhood, but I never talked about it—I just learned to live with it. As I got older, hearing became harder, and I realized it was also affecting the people around me. Many don’t understand that being HOH isn’t just about turning up the volume—it’s more complex than that.Bambi Rodriguez, book author
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