Hawai’i Spring ‘07 Book Tour, Part 1
I just returned from a terrific book tour on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu. My Kaua’i journey was, in my mind–a mini book launch–celebrating the actual presence of The Sleeping Giant on the island and the release of my book. I put on presentations and read my book at Waimea, Lihue and Kapa’a libraries. (Stay tuned for photos from these events and more in my upcoming Kaua’i Spring ‘07 Page.)
Here are some kids and parents learning a sitting hula at Kapa’a Branch Library:
I visited a 5th grade class at Kilauea Elementary and performed assemblies for five classes of 4th graders at Wilcox Elementary in Lihue, Kaua’i. Here I am with Wilcox School librarian, Marlene Morimoto:
My Kaua’i experience culminated with a presentation and reading at Borders Lihue which went “smashingly” well! Pardon the adverb, but it’s true! Kids and adults showed up for my presentation, reading and signing. Plus, I had the pleasure of meeting Bill, the manager,…
…bookseller, Helen, and Roberta, owner of Gaylord’s Kaua’i:
On O’ahu, I had an all-day appearance at Kamiloiki School in Hawai’i Kai, presenting to grades K thru 5 :
Students at Kamiloiki even wrote about my visit in their journals. You can read some of their entries on the school’s website (please scroll half-way down—it’s below the May Day pics).
Throughout the tour, I met some of the nicest people on the planet–students, parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers–all kinds of wonderful folks! I visited exquisite beaches and coastlines on both islands and I now have a new favorite beach on Kaua’i:
Sorry, I won’t divulge its name online–I don’t want to spoil its beauty with an onslaught of visitors! 