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 Max and the Dumb Flower Picture, but Alex and I took this opportunity to buy […]

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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 a great, if not slightly rushed time here at the First Book-Oahu Book Fair Fundraiser. […]

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"Duke’s Olympic Feet": Remembering Hawai’i’s first Olympic gold medalist

by Misty on September 29, 2008
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Following the recent “Parade of Champions” in Waikiki and the tremendous success of our 2008 Olympians from Hawaii, I picked up a picture book about Duke Kahanamoku. Beautifully illustrated with oil on canvas pictures, this book portrays the struggles and accomplishments of Hawaii’s most popular athlete. The author, Ellie Crowe, recounts how Duke had to […]

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