BeachHouse Publishing books
2009 RELEASES
BOARD BOOKS
Animals Sing Aloha by Vera Arita; illustrated by Ron Louie
This ground-breaking book is specifically designed to begin introducing young children to phonics through a vibrantly illustrated text that can be read or sung to an original musical score by the author, Vera Arita. It’s such a fun, whimsical book that kids won’t even know they’re learning. As a special education teacher for over 25 years, Arita wanted to share a book that would help kids remember how to sound-out letters through repetition, visual cues, movement.
Each letter can be traced by hand. By doing so, your child will learn how to write the letter and will also remember the name and sound of the letter through his/her movement. The text, so simple and so fun, repeats the sound of the letter, and the beautiful, whimsical illustrations by Ron Louie help put a picture to the sound.
But besides the learning involved, this is a fun, colorful board book just for local kids with animals, things, and places they can relate to.
5 x 6 inches • 20 pages • $7.95
ISBN-10: 1-933067-29-2 • ISBN-13: 978-1-933067-29-2
Available in stores throughout Hawaii, at amazon.com, and at booklines.com.
Waikiki Lullaby by Beth Greenway; illustrated by Alexis America
It’s never too early to begin reading to your child, and this new, sturdy board book, perfect for drooling gums and curious hands is sure to become a favorite bedtime book.
Babies will be drawn to the simple rhythm and rhyme of the text; toddlers will love the repetition and soft illustrations, and will enjoy following the characters as they end their day’s activities and enter the time of dreams. Adults will relate to the nostalgic-feel of the illustrations which conjure up old Waikiki in the days when visitors arrived by boat and the soft strums of an ukulele could be heard on the beach.
It’s the perfect goodnight lullaby; the rocking rhythm of the text and the soft pastel palette will lull even the wiggliest child to sleep to dream of another day of surfing, hula dancing, or just playing on the beach.
5 x 6 inches • 20 pages • $7.95
ISBN-10: 1-933067-30-6 • ISBN-13: 978-1-933067-30-8
Available in stores throughout Hawaii, at amazon.com, and at booklines.com.
PICTURE BOOKS
There Was An Old Auntie illustrated by John Aardema
There was an old auntie who sailed her canoe
From Hana to Hilo then Kalamazoo.
So begins the story of a little old auntie who finds herself far from Hawai‘i and in a strange city. See what she does to make her new home feel
more like the islands she misses.
10.25 x 9.5 inches • 32 pages • $12.95 • hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-933067-28-4 • ISBN-13: 978-1-933067-28-5
Available in stores throughout Hawaii, at amazon.com, and at booklines.com.
Can You Catch a Coqui Frog? by Vera Arita; illustrated by Edna Cabcabin Moran
Can you catch a coqui frog as he’s sitting on a log?
Can you hear him in the night with a croak so high and bright?
These questions and more are posed in a sing-song rhyme that introduces children to some of Hawai‘i’s uniqu animals—from the tiny yet notorious coqui frog to monk seals to the friendly
household gecko. Children will love discovering the various animals, and imaginations are sure to sparkle as they use all their senses to think about these island creatures. After time spent discovering, the reader is brought home to think about family and friends and to appreciate how special Hawai‘i is.
10.25 x 9.5 inches • 24 pages • $12.95 • hardcover
ISBN-10: 1-933067-27-6 • ISBN-13: 978-1-933067-27-8
Available in stores throughout Hawaii, at amazon.com, and at booklines.com.
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