Keiki Book Review: That’s NOT What Grandpas Are For

by Alex on February 16, 2012
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After the rousing success of That’s NOT What Grandmas Are For, author Jenniffer Welliver continues her series of children’s picture books with That’s NOT What Grandpas Are For (Pacific Raven Press, 2011).

Grandpas is a 23-page children’s …

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: Keiki

by ʻŌlelo on May 5, 2011
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Child

Ka lei hāʻule ʻole, he keiki.

A lei that is never cast aside is one’s child.

 

Alternate: KAMALIʻI HŪPĒ KOLE (Runny-nosed brats)

 
Happy Children’s Day!…

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Library Challenge Book Review: The Musubi Man chronicles

by Alex on September 30, 2009
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As a part of our Hawaii Public Library Challenge Tour, we ask each librarian for one book recommendation for us to read and review.  For Diane Masaki from Aiea Library, we talked about a number of books, but she …

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Free books for Hawaii’s youth

by Alex on September 12, 2009
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posted by A.Alba

If Season 3 of American Idol proved anything, it’s that the people of Hawaii can band together and show the strength, support and unity of `ohana that only our state can do.  Jasmine Trias probably wasn’t considered …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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Benten's Book Swap @ Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest

by Misty on May 1, 2009
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  The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i is having a Keiki Fun Fest this SUNDAY, May 3rd to Celebrate Children’s Day (May 5)!

Admission is free and there will be crafts, games, prizes and displays as well as access to the …

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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 …

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