Annual sale overflows with books of all kinds
Books, books and more books — at bargain prices.
That’s what you’ll find at the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i’s 65th annual book sale, starting June 23 at McKinley High School.
More than 150,000 books will be on sale, with subjects ranging from Hawaiiana to cookbooks, mysteries, travel books, children’s literature, biographies, military histories and rare collector’s items.
This year, the organization is offering a 25 percent discount to school teachers and librarians from June 25 to 29.
The sale runs through July 1, with all books 50 percent off on June 30 and 50 cents on the last day. Food and beverages will also be available for sale.
Call 536-4174 or visit friendsofthelibraryofhawaii.org for more information.
Barnes & Noble offers reward to keiki readers
Kids who read at least eight books over the course of the summer are eligible for a free book from Barnes & Noble’s reading program.
Kids can record the books they read in the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Imagination’s Destination Journal, which is available for download from www.barnesandnoble.com.
Participants in grades 1 through 6 will need to include the title and author of each book that they read, and whom they would recommend each book to and why.
Bring the completed reading journal to your local Barnes & Noble store, and keiki may choose a free book from the reading program display. Titles include "Danny and the Dinosaur" and "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Barnes & Noble has stores at Ala Moana Center, Kahala Mall and in Lahaina, Maui.
Kids can dream up superhero journey
Jon J. Murakami’s books normally feature an abundance of geckos, but his most recent book, "If You Were A Superhero in Hawai‘i" (BeachHouse Publishing, $7.95), includes an array of powerful youths.
The colorful, winsome illustrations depict characters who can stop a lava flow or burst through a hurricane.
The rhyming text sets up parents to interact with their youngsters by invoking their imagination and pondering the question, "If you were a superhero, what would you do?"
The board book may be geared toward toddlers, but older kids may enjoy the dialogue that follows as they decide what fantastical journey they wish they could take in Hawaii.
