Rec-fest Book 8/8: The Little Lima Bean

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 […]

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Rec-fest Book 7/8: The Watercolor Cat

by Alex on August 8, 2009
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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 […]

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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 on 8/8” goal.  I have not eaten since breakfast and I’m starting to get a […]

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

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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 hour, local author James Rumford has been signing books and promoting Martha Alexander’s wonderful book […]

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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 & Noble stores, as well as online at www.barnesandnoble.com. Since First Book-Oahu strives to provide […]

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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 be there from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm SAT 8/8 posting live Twitter book recommendations and […]

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