R. Kikuo Johnson first burst onto the graphic novel scene with the powerfully illustrated and narrated Night Fisher, about a high school kid on Maui getting mixed up in drugs and criminal activity [read: our review of Night Fisher]. Seven years later, Johnson returns to drawing stories set in Hawaiʻi with his latest comic book: The Shark King (Toon […]
Baby Dinosaur’s Luau in Hawaii (Mutual Publishing, 2012) by Leslie Ann Hayashi is a new keiki book celebrating the local tradition of throwing a 1st Birthday luau. It’s baby Dino’s 1st Birthday luau and the Dino family is coming from all over the islands to celebrate. All the dinos are ‘ohana—like Uncle Eli Elasmosaurus and many […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, October 19 24th Annual Talk Story Festival: Spookies – The City & County of Honolulu […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! [gn_divider /] Friday, October 12 Keiki Storytime – Join the book store every Friday as they read stories […]
Just released in time for fall reading and holiday gifting, One Boy, No Water (Jolly Fish Press, 2012) is the first book in the “Niuhi Shark Saga” by Lehua Parker. It centers around a boy named Zader and his hanai (adopted) family. Uncle Kahana found Zader when he was just a new born baby, near a […]
Welcome to Huki Links – highlighting some of our favorite literary links and more over the past week from across the ‘net! For more about Huki-Links, check out our inaugural post. The best part of the “huki” is that we all pull together, if you find any fun or interesting book related links/articles please feel free to share […]
It’s time…it’s time…it’s Book End Time! Welcome to this week’s Book End, highlighting the week’s literary and library events here in Hawaiʻi. Support our local literary scene and our local libraries by attending these events. Have a great weekend, everyone! Star Wars Reads Day Star Wars Reads Day is a national event that celebrates reading and the […]
This review is part of our ‘Book Fair and Blog-a-Thon Benefit‘ for First Book-Oahu. Six keiki books in six hours! Well it’s almost six hours later and here I am with sixth and final keiki book review of the day! This is the third year we’ve teamed up with First Book-Oahu to do a “rec-fest” […]
Well, here is my last review for the blog-a-thon. It’s a keiki book from Kamahoi Press, an imprint of Bishop Museum Press. Proceeds from the sale of these books support Bishop Museum, so it’s a great way to support an important Hawaii institution. The Legend of Kuamo‘o Mo‘okini and Humumu, the Great Whale by Leimomi […]
This review is part of our ‘Book Fair and Blog-a-Thon Benefit‘ for First Book-Oahu. Six keiki books in six hours! Four hours in and things are heating up! For my next keiki book review I will take a look at noted local illustrator Tammy Yee’s book From Hawaii with Aloha, Grandma and Grandpa: Exploring the […]
We’re very excited that this award winning book has just come out as an ebook! There’s audio and sound effects to help your keiki read along and the colors just pop on a digital screen. To celebrate, we’re doing a keiki book review for our blog-a-thon! Surf’s Up for Kimo (Island Paradise Publishing, 2008) by […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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