HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER

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Picture Books

  • Angelou, Maya. Maya's World: Mikale of Hawaii. Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell. New York: Random House, 2004.
  • Ellows, Rebecca Nevers. A Lei for Tutu. Illustrated by Linda Finch. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 1998. (Hawaiian)
  • Feeny, Stephanie. A is for Aloha. Photographs by Hella Hammid. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1980.
  • Feeny, Stephanie. Hawaii is a Rainbow. Photographs by Jeff Reese. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1985.
  • Kono, Erin Eitter. Hula Lullaby. New York: Little, Brown, & Co., 2005. (Hawaiian)
  • Rattigan, Jama Kim. Dumpling Soup. Illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders. New York: Little, Brown, & Co., 1993. (Korean/ Chinese/ Japanese/ Hawaiian/ European)
  • Rumford, James. Dog-of-the-Sea-Waves. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. (Hawaiian)
  • Stender, Joshua Kaiponohea. The Fish and Their Gifts. Honolulu: Kamehameha School, 2004. (Hawaiian)

Children’s Chapter Books

  • Hossack, Sylvie Adams. Green Mango Magic. New York: Avon Books, 1998. (Hawaiian)
  • Salisbury, Graham. Blue Skin of the Sea: A Novel in Stories. New York: Delacorte Press, 1992. (Hawaiian)
  • Salisbury, Graham. Calvin Coconut Series. Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. New York: Wendy Lamb Books. (Hawaiian)
    • Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet. 2009.
    • Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix. 2009.
    • Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven. 2010.
    • Salisbury, Graham. Jungle Dogs. New York: Delacorte Press, 1998. (Hawaiian)

    Young Adult Books

    • Ihimaera, Whiti Tame. Whale Rider. San Diego: Harcourt Brace & Co., 2003. (Hawaiian)
    • Salisbury, Graham. Island Boyz. New York: Delacorte Press, 2002. (short stories; Hawaiian)
    • Salisbury, Graham. Lord of the Deep. New York: Delacorte Press, 2001. (Hawaiian)

    Folktales

    • Collins, Malia. Pele and Poli’ahu: A Tale of Fire and Ice. Ewa Beach, HI: BeachHouse Publishing, 2005. (Hawaiian; picture book)
    • Kane, Herb Kawainiu. Pele: Goddess of Hawai’i’s Volcanoes. Captain Cook, HI: Kawainui Press, 1996. (young adult)
    • MacDonald, Margaret Read. Go to Sleep, Gecko! A Balinese Folktale. Illustrated by Gerald Valério. Atlanta: August House Little Folk, 2006. (picture book)
    • MacDonald, Margaret Read. Surf War! A Folktale from the Marshall Islands. Illustrated by Gerald Valério. Atlanta: August House Little Folk, 2009. (picture book)
    • Thompson, Vivian L. Hawaiian Legends of Tricksters and Riddlers. Illustrated by Patricia L. Thompson. New York: Holiday House, 1969. (children’s chapter book)
    • Thompson, Vivian L. Hawaiian Myths of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Illustrated by Marilyn Kahalewai. Honolulu: UH Press, 1951. (children’s chapter book)
    • Thompson, Vivian L. Hawaiian Tales of Heroes and Champions.Illustrated by Herbert Kawainiu Kane. New York: Holiday House, 1971. (children’s chapter book)

    Nonfiction

    • Crowe, Ellie. Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku. Illustrated by Richard Waldrep. New York: Lee & Low Books, 2000. (picture book; Hawaiian)
    • Stanley, Fay. The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka’iulani of Hawai’i. Illustrated by Diane Stanley. Cincinnati, OH: Four Winds Press, 1991. (picture book)