More Literary Conferences To Start Your 2014 Summer

by Misty on May 5, 2014
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I dunno about everyone else, but I’m still recovering from this year’s schedule-busting Hawaii Book & Music Festival. But before those post-HBMF blues start here’s a few more big literary events coming up in the next few weeks.

 The  Kauai

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SCBWI Hawaii 2014 Conference

by Misty on February 5, 2014
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You don’t have to be a writer of children’s literature to benefit from a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conference. You just have to be a writer.

“I don’t write for children. I write. And somebody says,

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World Read Aloud Day: Fun to read keiki books! (book list)

by Misty on March 6, 2013
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Today, March 6th is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD)! Celebrate by reading books aloud to friends and family, or donate some books to your local library.

Here are a few recent keiki books that are fun to read out …

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Keiki Book Review: “Lucy and Lilo Help the Honu” and “Naia to the Rescue”

by Alex on January 10, 2011
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Lucy and Lilo Help the Honu is the first children’s book written and illustrated by Mary Kate Wright, published in 2010 from Mutual Publishing.  It’s the fun and whimsical tale of two dogs named Lucy and Lilo who enjoy a …

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HBB 2010 Holiday Giveaway!

by Misty on December 8, 2010
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Happy Holidays from Hawaii Book Blog! To thank you all for supporting us and visiting our site we decided to do a bunch of book give-aways! I wanted to announce it sooner but got caught up in everything that is …

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March Rec-Fest Book 5: All Around the Islands

by Alex on March 13, 2010
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Things are completely heating up here at Barnes & Noble Kahala.  Dog the Bounty Hunter is in the store and there is no question as to his popularity…the entire back row of book stacks toward the Music Center side of …

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March Rec-Fest Book 3: Gecko and Mosquito

by Alex on March 13, 2010
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We are two hours into the First Book-Oahu Book Fair here at Barnes & Noble Kahala and it has been a busy day so far.  We’ve already had Midweek’s “Click Chick” Alison Stewart read for storytime, followed by a wild …

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HBB T-shirt GIVEAWAY & March Rec-Fest!

by Misty on March 11, 2010
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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! …

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HBB Rec-Fest @ First Book-Oahu’s Book Fair!

by Misty on February 24, 2010
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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 …

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