If You Were a Superhero in Hawaii (keiki book review)

by Misty on July 30, 2012
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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 …

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Mini-Con 2011 – Free Anime & Manga Event

by Alex on September 9, 2011
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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 …

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Keiki book review: Geckos Make a Rainbow & If You Were a Dinosaur in Hawaii

by Misty on January 4, 2011
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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 …

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Mini-Con coming to McCully-Moilili Library

by Alex on October 20, 2010
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Audra Furuichi's nemu*nemu

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!

Kevin

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2010 Hawaii Book & Music Festival Recap

by Alex on May 20, 2010
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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 …

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Children’s Book Week Book Reviews (Part Deux)

by Misty on May 16, 2010
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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 …

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Congratulations to the winning poets of “Youth Speaks Hawai’i”

by Misty on July 21, 2009
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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 …

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