{"product_id":"the-brave-balikbayan-box-a-filipino-american-rhyming-bedtime-story-for-kids-ages-2-6","title":"The Brave Balikbayan Box: A Filipino-American, Rhyming Bedtime Story for Kids Ages 2–6","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rhyming Filipino-American bedtime story about love, belonging, and the magic of balikbayan boxes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA note from Ate Britt:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDear families,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing up Filipino-American, I remember the magic of Balikbayan boxes—cardboard packages that were really hugs wrapped in packing tape, love made visible and measured on Airport scales.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside were treats that whispered, \"I'm thinking of you,\" and clothes that said, \"I wish I could be there.\" Vitamins that meant \"Stay healthy, I miss you.\" Every item chosen with care, packed with prayers, sent with hope that somehow we could squeeze our whole hearts inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut love doesn't fit in boxes. It spills over, crosses oceans, and grows bigger than any package we could ever send.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis bedtime story follows one brave Balikbayan Box discovering that the greatest gift isn't what's inside—it's the love that connects us across all distances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor every Filipino-American child who feels stretched between two worlds:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e You belong everywhere you are. Your identity doesn't need to fit neatly into any container. You are the beautiful blend of all your stories—the ones from here and the ones from there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo our communities who keep traditions alive—salamat po. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are the bridge-builders, the story-keepers, the strong roots of our growing family tree.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd to every precious child reading this: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou are more than enough, exactly as you are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake up space. You belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLove,\u003cbr\u003eAte Britt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913990103231,"sku":"f4c6c3e8-af9e-4fa8-a45f-06ec13544119","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/23b03340726c8ea7eb05b7eeaf9cbcb3.jpg?v=1785053485","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-brave-balikbayan-box-a-filipino-american-rhyming-bedtime-story-for-kids-ages-2-6","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}