Rec-Fest
HBB T-shirt GIVEAWAY & March Rec-Fest!
There’re only 2 DAYS left before our live Rec-Fest to support First Book-Oahu’s Bookfair and Fundraiser at Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall! We’d love to review keiki Hawaiiana books suggested by HBB readers but no one has suggested anything yet! And we’re getting closer to our goal of having 50 retweets to encourage people to spread the word […]
HBB Rec-Fest @ First Book-Oahu’s Book Fair!
HBB is volunteering to blog and tweet live book reviews from First Book-Oahu‘s Book Fair & Fundraiser! Last year the fundraiser was in August and HBB did 8 book reviews in 8 hours! We asked kids in the store and First Book Members to give us suggestions and we learned/reviewed some great keiki books! It […]
Rec-fest Book 8/8: The Little Lima Bean
This is it! As we are actually ahead of schedule I will be posting our final entry a little early, since we are slowly wrapping things up here. Phew! We accomplished our goal of doing 8 keiki book reviews, all of which are available from the Barnes & Noble Kahala children’s section. In the process […]
Rec-fest Book 7/8: The Watercolor Cat
posted by M.L. Sanico Our Book Fair Fundraiser and 8/8 Rec-fest is almost coming to a close, Celeste Gonsalves is all set up now and talking to teens about her new book Teen Wise. She’s a fantastic lady and her enthusiasm and drive have made me an instant fan and admirer. Keep an ear out […]
Rec-Fest Book 6/8: The Musubi Man
Well, we are fast approaching Hour 6 here at Barnes & Noble Kahala. The First Book Oahu gang are here helping to promote the cause and we are still here, closing in on accomplishing our “8 books in 8 hours on 8/8” goal. I have not eaten since breakfast and I’m starting to get a […]
Rec-fest Book 5/8: Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves
posted by M.L. Sanico James Rumford was just here signing books and drawing flowers with the kids (I even drew a flower, it’s a brown plumeria and not nearly as nice as the flowers he draws). He’s promoting his book Max and the Dumb Flower Picture, but Alex and I took this opportunity to buy […]
Rec-fest Book 4/8: Wordsworth Dances the Waltz
We are halfway through our book recommendation marathon and we are trying our best to keep up! Things have settled down a little as Clifford the Big Red Dog and the keiki song and reading is finished. For the past hour, local author James Rumford has been signing books and promoting Martha Alexander’s wonderful book […]
Rec-fest Book 3/8: Okazu at the Zoo
posted by M.L. Sanico Have you been enjoying our 8/8 Rec-Fest challenge so far? It’s been quite a morning! Clifford the Big Red Dog is a superstar! There were kids crawling over each other to get to him! We’re having a great, if not slightly rushed time here at the First Book-Oahu Book Fair Fundraiser. […]
Rec-fest Book 2/8: Pono, the Dog that Dreams
posted by A.Alba As I scour the bookshelves of Hawaii’s own children’s books, I notice how distinguishing the covers of these books are compared to their grown-up counterparts. Browsing through these lively and colorful exteriors makes me feel like a kid again; perusing through a store of eye candy, trying to figure out which confection […]
Rec-fest book 1/8: Hina and the Sea of Stars
posted by M.L. Sanico Here is the first book review in our 8/8 Rec-fest to support First Book-Oahu’s Book Fair Fundraiser this weekend at Barnes & Noble Kahala. All of the books reviewed in this series are available from Barnes & Noble stores, as well as online at www.barnesandnoble.com. Since First Book-Oahu strives to provide […]
8/8 Author Signing & HBB Rec-fest!
How can you help promote literacy on Oahu? Come to Barnes & Noble Kahala 8/7-8/9 and mention “First Book-Oahu” with any purchase! And you can spread the word!First Book-Oahu’s Book Fair Fundraiser weekend is coming up soon! HBB will be there from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm SAT 8/8 posting live Twitter book recommendations and […]
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