00814nam a2200169 a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005805000240007610000220010024501260012226000490024830000230029752002560032065000250057665000220060165000210062320140412111348.0050422s19uu    xx            00    eng d  a971-518-044-2  aFil 398.2bE11 2003  aEvasco, Eugene Y.  aSi Isem sa bayang bawal tumawa :bIsem in grumpy town /cstory by Eugene Y. Evasco ; illustrations by John D. Crisostomo.  aManila, Philippines :bLampara Books,c2003.  a1 v. (unp.) ; ill.  aIn the town of Misoot, Datu Rupanget forbids laughing, That's why everyone is grumpy, sullen, ill-tempered, and wailing.  Until the very unusual Isem, born with a perpetual grin on his face, arrive in town.  Can he change the datu's oppressive decree?  aFolklore, Philippine  aEmotionsxFiction  aChildren stories