Rec-Fest Book 6/8: The Musubi Man

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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Rec-fest Book 5/8: Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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Rec-fest Book 4/8: Wordsworth Dances the Waltz

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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Rec-fest Book 3/8: Okazu at the Zoo

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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Rec-fest Book 2/8: Pono, the Dog that Dreams

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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Rec-fest book 1/8: Hina and the Sea of Stars

by Misty on August 8, 2009
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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 …

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8/8 Author Signing & HBB Rec-fest!

by Misty on August 3, 2009
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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 …

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