The Art Inside Book Two — Field Guide

Book Two has four parts too, and each one opens the same way: a piece of interior art, black and white first, the way it prints inside the paperback. This time it's Christmas in Manila, and the lights in the windows are parols.

Black-and-white interior illustration from Part One of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a small boy standing in a moonlit Manila street, facing a glowing ball of cold blue-white light

Full-color interior illustration from Part One of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a small boy standing in a moonlit Manila street, facing a glowing ball of cold blue-white light

Part One: Maalam (The Knowing One)

This one opens Part One. That's Ethan, and that light is the Santelmo. He isn't running from it. He's waiting to see if it will come closer.

Black-and-white interior illustration from Part Two of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a small dark figure with pale eyes sitting in a lit doorway beneath strings of Christmas stars

Full-color interior illustration from Part Two of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a small dark figure with pale eyes sitting in a lit doorway beneath strings of Christmas stars

Part Two: Takot (The Afraid)

This one opens Part Two. Something small is sitting in the doorway. It sounds like a baby crying. It isn't one.

Black-and-white interior illustration from Part Three of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, an old wooden armchair against a cracked blue wall beside a doorway glowing orange

Full-color interior illustration from Part Three of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, an old wooden armchair against a cracked blue wall beside a doorway glowing orange

Part Three: Husay (The Skilled)

This one opens Part Three. It's just an old wooden chair. In this book, that's exactly what should worry you.

Black-and-white interior illustration from Part Four of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a woman and a child sitting side by side on a ledge, backs to the reader, looking out at a glowing city at night

Full-color interior illustration from Part Four of Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names, a woman and a child sitting side by side on a ledge, backs to the reader, looking out at a glowing city at night

Part Four: Pasko (Christmas)

And this one opens Part Four. Two of them, side by side, looking at the same lights. Some things don't need to be said out loud.

Four pieces of art. Four parts of the book. See Book One's four plates.