If You Were A Superhero in Hawai‘i (BeachHouse, 2012) is the latest keiki board book from popular local artist/illustrator Jon Murakami and BeachHouse Publishing. Almost everyone has imagined what it might be like to be a superhero–what kind of super power you would have and what your hero name would be. This colorful new kids book asks specifically, what […]
Tomorrow, September 10, will mark the date of the second annual Mini-Con event at McCully-Mōʻiliʻili Public Library from 10am to 1pm. In the tradition of such luminary conventions as the San Diego Comic-Con and Hawaiʻi’s own Kawaii-Kon, Mini-Con is a gathering of anime and manga lovers, graphic artists, and cosplayers. Last October, the library showed […]
The latest board books to come from Beachhouse Publishing have got us here at HBB very excited for more… they just keep getting better and better! Geckos Make a Rainbow is the fifth book in the popular gecko series by local artist Jon Murakami and it doesn’t disappoint. Like its predecessors, the pages of Geckos […]
Do you ever wish you could go to Comic-Con in San Diego? Or even attend Kawaii Con here in Hawai’i? Then you’ll dig the Mini Con that’s coming to McCully-Moiliili Public Library on Saturday, October 23! In celebration of Teen Read Week 2010 (October 17-23), Mini-Con will feature local artists, lots of animation and free […]
The 2010 Hawaii Book & Music Festival (HBMF) ended this past Sunday, and Hawaii Book Blog had a blast! Misty and I got to meet a lot of great people for the first time and rekindled with a number of others who we’ve previously had the pleasure of meeting. For more information about what […]
Just in time for National Children’s Book Week, local company BeachHouse Publishing released three new keiki board books! These books are perfect for curious little hands (or teeth) being just the right size and weight for kids to hold and turn pages by themselves…plus it’s small enough to put into a tote or diaper bag […]
Today’s article in the Honolulu Advertiser about the young poets from Hawaii performing in the final round of the Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, was very exciting. These talented artists work hard to write their own poems and practice reciting them for competition on an international level. Encouraging our youth to express themselves […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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