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    <title>Tiktik Field Guide</title>
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    <description>Filipino folklore creature features and notes from the Tiktik books by Peter Bautista.</description>
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      <title>The Art Inside Book Two</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/book2-interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=book2-interior-art</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/book2-interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=book2-interior-art"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/book2-interior-art-triptych-notitle.jpg" alt="Interior art plates from Tiktik: A Christmas of Three Names: the Santelmo, the Tiyanak, and the chair"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four interior plates from A Christmas of Three Names, black and white first, the way they print in paperback, then in color.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/book2-interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=book2-interior-art"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Batibat</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/batibat?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=batibat"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/fieldguide-batibat-hero.jpg" alt="Batibat creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;She lives in an old tree. Cut it down for lumber, and she moves into your house with the wood.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/batibat?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=batibat"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Duwende</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/duwende?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=duwende</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/duwende?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=duwende"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/fieldguide-duwende-hero.jpg" alt="Duwende creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The small old man who owns the house, and the anthill out back. Say excuse me, and he might leave you a gift.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/duwende?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=duwende"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Kataw</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kataw?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=kataw</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kataw?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=kataw"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/fieldguide-kataw-hero.jpg" alt="Kataw creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The merfolk of Visayan folklore sing from the rocks near shore. Meeting one can mean fortune, danger, or being taken under.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kataw?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=kataw"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Tiktik: Field Guide, Volume 1</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/volume-1?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=volume-1</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/volume-1?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=volume-1"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/fieldguide-vol1-cover.jpg" alt="Cover of Tiktik: Field Guide, Volume 1, an illustrated coloring and activity book featuring the tik-tik bird from Filipino folklore"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A coloring and activity book built as a field journal &amp;#8212; scenes to color, puzzles to solve, and a creature of your own to invent.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/volume-1?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=volume-1"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Weredog</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/weredog?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=weredog</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/weredog?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=weredog"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/quiz-weredog.jpg" alt="Weredog creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not a werewolf &amp;#8212; there are no wolves here. Its real name has a better story than the monster does.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/weredog?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=weredog"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>Teacher's Discussion Guide</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/teachers-discussion-guide?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=teachers-discussion-guide</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/teachers-discussion-guide?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=teachers-discussion-guide"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/teachers-discussion-image.jpg" alt="Illustration of a small bird perched on a closed book beside a pencil, representing the free teacher's discussion guide"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A free classroom guide for grades 5&amp;#8211;8, with comprehension, theme, character, and writing prompts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/teachers-discussion-guide?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=teachers-discussion-guide"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Art Inside the Book</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=interior-art</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=interior-art"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/interior-art-triptych-notitle.jpg" alt="Interior art plate"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four interior plates, black and white first &amp;#8212; the way they print in paperback &amp;#8212; then in color.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/interior-art?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=interior-art"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Manananggal</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/manananggal?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=manananggal</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/manananggal?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=manananggal"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/quiz-manananggal.jpg" alt="Manananggal creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Splits at the torso and flies at night &amp;#8212; but the story in Book One is about the line she won't cross.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/manananggal?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=manananggal"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Tikbalang</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tikbalang?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=tikbalang</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tikbalang?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=tikbalang"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/quiz-tikbalang.jpg" alt="Tikbalang creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It leads travelers in circles &amp;#8212; then tells a better version of the walk afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tikbalang?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=tikbalang"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Tiktik</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tiktik?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=tiktik</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tiktik?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=tiktik"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/quiz-tiktikbird.jpg" alt="Tiktik bird creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A small, plain bird. The scary part isn't the bird &amp;#8212; it's what it means when you stop hearing it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/tiktik?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=tiktik"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <title>The Kapre</title>
      <link>https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kapre?utm_source=goodreads&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;utm_content=kapre</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kapre?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=kapre"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.readtiktik.com/assets/feed/quiz-kapre.jpg" alt="Kapre creature art"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No single version of the Kapre is the real one &amp;#8212; name, tree, size, even the cigar all change by region.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.readtiktik.com/fieldguide/kapre?utm_source=goodreads&amp;amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;amp;utm_campaign=author_blog&amp;amp;utm_content=kapre"&gt;Read the full entry on readtiktik.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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