tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69780976573285999162024-03-13T10:09:49.616-07:00Kauai Children's Authors GuildLocal authors supporting literacysurfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-63843107153666824602017-02-09T14:49:00.001-08:002017-02-09T14:49:13.846-08:00Read Across Kauai Day is just around the corner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Read Across Kauai Day was designated to:</div>
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Increase awareness about the importance literacy<br />• Provide an opportunity for children to interact with local authors<br />• Reinforce the importance of reading by encouraging creativity through writing and<br />artistic expression<br />• Provide children with new books that they can read at home<br />• Provide parents with information about the importance of reading to their children </div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Kauai Children’s Authors
Guild in partnership with the Storybook Theatre of Hawaii will be holding their
annual Read Across Kauai Literacy Day event on February 27th, 2015. However,
because of the large number of children that will be read to this year, the
event will be extended from February 15-April 15<sup>, </sup>to allow schools
and libraries to schedule local authors to come visit their classrooms and
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To complement Read Across
Kauai Day, a special storytelling event will also be held at the Storybook
Theatre on Wednesday, February 25<sup>th</sup> at 10:30 am. This event will
take place in the Peace Garden Amphitheatre and will feature local authors and
storytellers. The event will also be filmed as an episode of the Russell the
Rooster show. This event will cater to younger toddler and preschool-age
audiences that won’t be able to attend school performances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This year’s theme for Read
Across Kauai Day is environmental literacy. Many of the local authors have written
books about Hawaiian wildlife and its importance to us here on Kauai. In fact,
author Susan Dierker’s new book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Albatross
of Kauai, the Story of Kaloakulua</u></i>, teaches children about Kauai’s albatross
from hatchling to fledgling. Thanks to generous donation from the Betlach
Family Foundation, hundreds of children on Kauai will be receiving a copy of
this book, during the Read Across Kauai Day event. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Last year, members of the
Kauai Children’s Authors Guild made appearances in schools to promote the
importance of literacy and read to more than 400 hundred children across the
Garden Island. This year, the guild expects the numbers to double.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Read Across Kauai Day event
was modeled after the national event, Read Across America Day, but guild
members recognized that Kauai is uniquely special place so they designed Read
Across Kauai Day to be a little more personal, a little more “Kauai Style”. The
event provides an opportunity for children to interact with local authors and establish
a personal connections with the books that are read to them. The authors also
share their experiences about writing and publishing books in order to inspire
children to become better writers. The guild members hope to reinforce the
importance of reading by encouraging creativity through writing and artistic
expression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One of the most valuable components
of the project is the distribution of an information sheet that is sent home to
parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children. Since Read
Across Kauai Day was devoted to literacy, guild members wanted to make sure
that this significant information be disseminated to the children’s parents. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">For more information about Read
Across Kauai Day, visit the page dedicated to Read Across Kauai Day here on our blog or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Storybook Theatre event, please call for reservations (808)335-0712,
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Thanks to the Cornell Ornithology Lab's live bird cams, in 2014 for the first time ever, almost 2 million people from more than 195 countries were able to watch a Laysan albatross grow up from hatch to fledge. Now, by the author of Knuckles, The Hound of Hanalei, the new illustrated children's book, <u><a href="http://www.albatrossofkauai.com/" target="_blank">Albatross Of Kaua'i, The Story Of Kaloakulua</a></u>, tells the story. As always, author Susan Dierker tells the story in English, but includes Hawaiian words. A 48 minute dvd of live footage from the 'Tross cam is also included so that children can learn more about the Albatross of Kauai.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Thanks to a generous donation from the Betlach Family Foundation, 1000 of these books will given to the children of Hawaii in 2015. Albatross of Kauai will be read to hundreds of children during the annual Read Across Kauai Day event, and schools and libraries will be receiving copies. In fact the theme for this year's event is environmental literacy, and this book will help educated children about the Laysan Albatross found on Kauai.</span><br />
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If you would like to sponsor a class, or books for kids, please visit the <a href="http://www.storybook.org/" target="_blank">Storybook Theatre website</a>, and click on the donate button. Make sure to include Read Across Kauai as the purpose for your donation.</div>
<br />surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-17579628950358942892014-09-27T12:00:00.000-07:002014-09-27T12:01:29.745-07:00Lucid Publishing is proud to announce the release of their new children’s title, Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lucid Publishing is proud to announce the release of their new children’s title,<b><i> Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Book</i></b> by award-winning Kauai illustrator, and member of the Kauai Children's Authors Guild, Monika Mira. The book comes just in time for the fall season, when kids and parents are getting ready for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. The coloring sheets have been available for a while on teacher’s websites like Teacher’s Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers, but because of their popularity, Lucid Publishing decided to offer this title in a book format.</div>
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The <b><i>Day of the Dead Coloring Book</i></b> features ten original sugar skulls designs that can be colored in and used to string banners, decorate an alter, make masks, or for a cultural activities in the classroom. A blank skull template is provided for artists who want to create their own designs. Intricately designed sugar skulls are not all that the book has to offer. Also included is a 4’ child life-sized skeleton. The skeleton takes up about ten pages of the book and can be colored in, cut out and assembled by a child. The life-sized skeleton is perfect for Halloween decorations, party games, or even an anatomy lesson.</div>
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Teachers who want to use the book as a classroom resource will find that they can cover lessons in social studies, world cultures, art, and anatomy. Additionally, coloring and assembling the skeleton as a class is a great team-building activity. Students absolutely love creating their own sugar skulls and building the skeleton. Rave reviews have been pouring in from teachers who use this activity in their classrooms. Mom’s who home school are also enjoying the Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Book.</div>
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According to the author and illustrator, Monika Mira, the book started as party game that she put together for a group of kids a couple of years ago. The collection of sugar skull illustration began to grow, and the children looked forward to coming over for the annual Dia de los Muertos party. Each year, Mira would add new designs and new features. Last year, she added the life-size skeleton, which she buried in a mock graveyard outside. She had the kids dig through piles of leaves in the yard to find the pieces of the skeleton. Then the kids brought the pieces inside to assemble the skeleton.</div>
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The game was so much fun for the kids that she decided to share it with some teachers and friends. The word got out and the requests began to come in, so Mira organized the coloring sheets into a usable download for teachers, and most recently Lucid Publishing decided to make it available as a book.</div>
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Now families and classrooms, can enjoy these fun activities in the Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Book. If you are a teacher, you may prefer to license the coloring sheets through TeachersPayTeachers or Teachers Notebook.</div>
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Currently, the <b><i>Day of the Dead Sugar Skull Coloring Book</i></b> is only available on Amazon. For more information about the book, please visit Lucid Publishing’s website: <a href="http://www.lucid-hawaii.com./">www.lucid-hawaii.com.</a></div>
surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-38904055173577317852014-06-26T10:42:00.000-07:002014-06-26T10:42:04.802-07:00American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Reading Daily to your Child
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It comes as no surprise to those of us who have been
advocating this for years, but now the American Academy of Pediatrics has solid
studies with proven results and has recommended that children be read to daily
from birth. (Read the original article <a href="http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/early/2014/06/24/aapnews.20140624-2" target="_blank">here</a>)</div>
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From our standpoint at the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild
and as parents ourselves, we realize that a lot is going on when you read to
your children. Everyone gets so focused on academic success, which is valuable,
but what about the quality time that you can spend with your child? Having your
child seated in your lap makes them feel safe, it offers an opportunity for
parent child bonding and it helps boost your child’s self esteem. It is no
wonder that when these things are in place, learning can then occur.</div>
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Reading daily to your child sends them a very strong
message. The message is that reading is something we do everyday, like brushing
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Hearing words and pointing to pictures forges new
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partnerships between child advocacy groups and government. Organizations will
begin to partner and work with pediatricians to get the information to the most
vulnerable groups and put books in the hands of parents and children that may
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The Kauai Children’s Authors Guild will hold a planning meeting
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The Kauai Children’s Authors Guild is a volunteer
organization that works in partnership with the Storybook Theatre of Hawaii. If
your organization would like to partner with us to provide channels to better
serve our children or to help fund our book giveaway on Read Across Kauai Day,
please <a href="mailto:director@storybook.org" target="_blank">contact us</a>. To learn more about our Read Across Kauai Day Literacy Event
and the work that we do to help <a href="http://kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com/p/read-across-kauai-day.html" target="_blank">promote literacy on Kauai</a>, please check out the
articles on the <a href="http://kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com/p/read-across-kauai-day.html" target="_blank">Kauai Children’s Authors Guild Blog</a>.</div>
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It's that time where the kids get out of school and you start looking for activities to keep them busy all summer. Besides swimming classes, soccer camp and summer trips to far away places, reading is an important part of a child's summer. If you live in Hawaii, or are taking a trip there, you might consider choosing some books by Kauai Authors. Here is a good place to start.<br />
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Great books for summer reading with your 3-8 year olds:<br />
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1.) Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii (ages 2-6) available on Amazon in paperback, Kindle format or Book App for Kindle or iBooks.<br />
2.) Knuckles, The Hound of Hanalei (ages 2-7) available at Done by Dogs Publishing<br />
3.) The Magic Ukulele (ages 3-8) available on Amazon or at Banana Patch Press<br />
4.) Sabrina The Girl with a Hole in her Heart (ages 5-8) available on Amazon<br />
5.) Mele the Crab (ages 2-6) available on Amazon<br />
7.) King of the Beach (ages 4-8) available on Amazon<br />
8.) Knuckles the Hound of Hanalei Book 2 (ages 2-7) available at Done by Dogs Publishing<br />
9.) Benny the Beetle (ages 2-7) available on Amazon<br />
10.) The Eye of the Lion, The Story of my First Hurricane (ages 5-8) available on Amazonsurfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-8044258852366216922014-03-24T15:40:00.004-07:002014-03-25T11:32:13.993-07:00Self Publishing Workshop sponsored by Storybook Theatre and the Kauai Chidlren's Authors Guild<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/091241149X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=091241149X&linkCode=as2&tag=bloslittmind-20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=091241149X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=bloslittmind-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=bloslittmind-20&l=as2&o=1&a=091241149X" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />
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On Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 the Kauai Children's Authors Guild and the Storybook Theatre of Hawaii are sponsoring a self publishing workshop that will be held at the Storybook Theatre in Hanapepe from 12p-3p.</div>
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This workshop will walk you through the basics of self-publishing. Topics include: Where to
start, how to get your files into the right format, the pros and cons of
traditional publishing, POD, vanity press, ebooks, book apps, and self-publishing,
and book printing, ISBN numbers, working with different genres, and marketing
basics. Storybook Theatre, Hanapepe. There is no charge but a donation is recommended. Contact the <a href="mailto:lucidhawaii@mac.com" target="_blank">Kauai Children's Authors Guild</a> or the <a href="mailto:office@storybook.org" target="_blank">Storybook Theatre</a> from more information or to register.</div>
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February 28th, 2014 is Read Across Kauai Day. Members of the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild will be hitting the road to promote the importance of literacy by reading to hundreds of children across the Garden Island. The guild members have spent the last few months raising funds for the event and scheduling book readings at various schools across the island. With the help of the following sponsors, guild members will be able to distribute over 400 books to children across Kauai. Thanks goes out to: Plantation Gardens Restaurant, the North Shore Lions Club, the East Kauai Lions Club, Coldwell Banker Makai Properties, J. Lohr Winery, Gerald Nakashima, the KART Foundation, Terry and Helene Kamen, Janice Bond, Mokihana Pest Control and many other individual donors who made this event possible.<br />
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The event was modeled after the national event, Read Across America Day, but Kauai is such a special place that guild members designed Read Across Kauai Day to be a little more personal, a little more “Kauai Style”. The event provides an opportunity for children to interact with local authors and establish a personal connection with the books being read to them. The authors will also be able to share their experiences about writing and publishing books in order to inspire children to become writers if that is their dream. The authors also hope to reinforce the importance of reading by encouraging creativity through writing and artistic expression.<br />
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One of the most important components of the project is the distribution of an information sheet that will be sent home to parents about the importance of reading aloud to their children. Since Read Across Kauai Day is devoted to literacy, guild members wanted to make sure that this significant information be disseminated to the children’s parents. Why? Because statistics show that nearly 40% of children struggle with learning how to read and reading aloud is one of the most important things parents can do to prepare their children for long-term learning success.<br />
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Authors who are participating in this event include: Susan Dierker, author of Knuckles the Hound of Hanalei who will be reading to over 200 students at Hanalei, Kilauea, and Kanuikapono Elementary Schools, Monika Mira, author of Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii who will be reading at Kalaheo Elementary School and Haloalaunuiakea Early Learning Center, Mark Jeffers, author of Eye of the Lion, the Story of my First Hurricane who will be reading at Kahili Adventist School, Mark Huff, author of The Sheltering Place who will be reading at St. Catherine’s School, Carol Peacock author of Benny the Beetle who will read at Island School, and Wendy Lewis author of Sabrina, the Girl with a Hole in her Heart, who will read at Koloa School.
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Reading to your child is one of the most important things you can do. There are countless benefits including bonding with your child and spending precious time cuddling. Don't know where to start? The slideshow below includes twenty classic children's books that are perfect for reading aloud to your toddler.
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surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-15393813948226327902014-01-17T15:27:00.001-08:002014-01-17T15:27:22.389-08:00Dine out for Literacy at Plantation Gardens on February 6th, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Invite your friends to dine out for literacy. A portion of the proceeds from you dinner purchase will go to buy books for preschool and kindergarten students right here on Kauai!surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-1577211659839934092014-01-12T15:25:00.000-08:002014-01-12T15:25:14.499-08:00Join us For Read Across Kauai Day, February 28th, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-40917157248501888202013-12-20T13:26:00.000-08:002013-12-20T13:26:00.026-08:00Book Reading, Signing and Reef Fish Ornament Crafts at Kukuiula on Christmas Eve<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Monika Mira will be reading and signing copies of Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii on Christmas Eve from 3:30-4:30pm in conjunction with the Kauai Culinary Market. After the book reading a reef fish ornament making session will take place. Children of all ages are invited to come down and make special ornaments that they can take place on their tree.<br />
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This special event is hosted by Coldwell Banker Makai Properties and the Shops at Kukuiula.surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-87509318830504478472013-12-18T04:00:00.000-08:002013-12-18T04:00:10.205-08:00Free Children's Holiday Reading Series at the Shops at Kukui'ula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kauai Author, Mark Huff will be reading today at the Children's Holiday Reading Series, sponsored by Coldwell Banker Makai Properties and the Shops at Kukui'ula's. The Children’s Holiday Reading Series will coincide with the Shops at Kukuiʻula’s Kaua’i Culinary Market during the month of December. Starting at 3:30pm during market days, a local Kauai children’s author will read their books as well as their favorite holiday stories. There will be a time before and after the readings for book purchases and signings.<br />
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As a reminder, the Kaua'i Culinary Market and the Children's Reading Series will be held on Tuesday, December 24th next week, so both farmers and authors can spend Christmas with their families.<br />
<br />“CB Makai is excited to participate in this holiday season’s festivities at The Shops at Kukuiʻula. The holidays are a time to give and CB Makai has always supported child education and literacy. Our Children’s Holiday Reading Series allows us to give to back to our community and promote the humanitarian work of the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild,” remarked Roberta Charles, Broker-in-Charge at Coldwell Banker Makai Properties, “in exchange for the guild’s participation in our reading series, CB Makai will be making a contribution go towards their upcoming “<a href="http://kauaichildrensauthors.blogspot.com/p/read-across-kauai-day.html" target="_blank">Read Across Kauai Day</a>.”<br />
<br /><b>Schedule of Events</b><br />- Wednesday, December 11th (3:30-4:45pm): Carol Peacock, author of “Benny the Beetle.”<br />
- Wednesday, December 18th (3:30-4:45pm): Mark Huff, author of “King of the Beach” and “The<br />Sheltering Place.”<br />
- *Tuesday, December 24th (3:30-4:30pm): Monika Mira, author of "Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii" and “The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book.” A special reef fish ornament decorating activity will follow reading. *Note that due to the XMAS holiday on Wednesday, the Kaua’i Culinary Market will move to Christmas Eve.<br />
<br />surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-77149884878773156392013-12-16T17:13:00.003-08:002013-12-16T17:13:57.960-08:00Kauai Author Carol Peacock-Williams Releases Two New Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of our Guild Members, Carol A. Peacock-Williams had a wonderful time signing both of her new children's bedtime story books -<b> <i>Thwack Goes their Tails</i></b> and <i><b>My Kaua'i</b></i>. Both of these hard cover books are from a limited edition printing. <i><b>Thwack goes their tails </b></i>was released to bookstores this summer in a cross country book tour from coast to coast on the U.S. mainland. It was illustrated by Carol's mother over 50 years ago when Bessie M. Peacock was working as an illustrator in Downtown Memphis, TN. One day she decided to do some illustrations for a couple of her own books, but did not know how to get these children's books published. Bessie gave Carol her illustrations over 10 years ago to get them published in the U.S. as hard cover picture books. This turned out to be a more challenging project than Carol ever imagined. As a results, both sets of illustrations Carol's mother gave her have a very vintage look to them. Teachers seem to be very drawn to <i><b>Thwack Goes Their Tails </b></i> since it is about Beavers - an animal that some preschoolers have never learned about. <br />
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Did you know that there are a number of local authors that participate in the Kauai Made Program including Pam Brown with Kauai Stories, Susan Dierker with Knuckles the Hound of Hanalei and Monika Mira with The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book. Some of these great books will be featured at the annual Kauai Made Trade Show being held at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall on Monday, November 18 from 3-6pm. Local shop owners are encouraged to support the Kauai Made program by carrying products that are made by Kauai people. Come check it out. </div>
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Did you know that reading aloud to your child is one of the most important things you can do to help boost their literacy skills and their overall success in school?<br />
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Studies show that children who are read to regularly at home by an adult have an overall better success rate in school. Knowing this, you would think that all parents are reading at home to their children, but the fact is, only about half of all children ages 3-5 are read to on a daily basis.<br />
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Here some other benefits of reading aloud to your child:<br />
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<li>Reading with your child is a great way to bond.</li>
<li>Reading on regular basis instills good reading habits and establishes reading as part of a routine.</li>
<li>Reading to your child prepares them for school by increasing their vocabulary.</li>
<li>Reading is part of language development. </li>
<li>Language development takes place during the early years of brain development, and 90% of brain development takes place before a child's 5th birthday.</li>
<li>Reading together can help instill a lifelong love for reading and learning.</li>
<li>Reading together builds all sorts of literacy skills.</li>
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The Kauai Children's Authors Guild recognizes the need to support literacy efforts right here on Kauai. Please Join us for our Read Across Kauai Day event to be held on February 28th, 2014.<br />
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I recently had the chance to interview best-selling author
and speaker, Noah St. John, about his new book, Afformations. I was introduced
to Noah and his book shortly after the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild asked the
Mayor of Kauai to designate a day for literacy on Kauai. Prior to Read Across
Kauai Day being designated by the Mayor, the the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild
members had been working on ways to help with literacy efforts on Kauai. First,
we researched joining a national literacy organization and opening a Kauai
Chapter, but Kauai is so small and special that the Guild members wanted to
take a more personal approach to meet the needs of Kauai Students. It was at
that time that I asked the Guild members, “What if we could get a day devoted
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Shortly after I asked this very important question, we
requested a Proclamation from the Mayor and the things began to fall into place
for Read Across Kauai Day including the receipt of a pledge for donations that
will begin to make this event a reality. All the authors got fired up and began
to come up with all kinds of ideas about making this day a success and we began
to receive additional support. I was beginning to ask myself, “why was this so
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Now you may be asking, “what does this have to do with Noah
St. John and his new book?” Well, Noah is part of national group of authors
that I also belong to and I had the pleasure of attending a webinar that was recently
hosted for Noah by book marketing guru John Kremer. In the webinar, Noah was
talking about how had used affirmations for years, but they never seemed to
work and then one day he had an epiphany and he discovered what he calls
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What he found was that when you continue to write and say
all these affirmations, like: “I am rich”, etc., you’re mind does not really
believe it, but if you instead ask the right questions like: “What if I could?”
then your brain automatically begins to search for the answers. This really
struck me, because quite by accident, without knowing Noah or anything about Afformations, I had done just what he suggested. I had asked our the members
of the Kauai Childrens Authors Guild, “what if we could?” Not only did I get my
brain seeking answers, the whole group began to seek answers about how to help
with literacy efforts on Kauai.</div>
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So, I wrote to Noah to tell him about my story and to ask
him a few questions about why this had worked so well for our group and this is
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<b>Noah St. John</b>- “What you did right was activate the embedded
presupposition factor of your brain, which happens when you ask a question that
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This is the essential reason that Afformations are so
powerful and so amazingly effective – because your brain is always asking and
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<b>Monika Mira</b>- “If this worked so well for us, how can other
folks here on Kauai use Afformations with their efforts to help the community
or help their businesses succeed?”</div>
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<b>Noah St. John</b>- “Tell all of your friends in the community to
go to <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.Afformationsbook.com/">www.Afformationsbook.com</a></span>
and share the teaching of Afformations with everyone they know – parents,
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Kids especially love Afformations because their brains
aren’t filled with years of “head trash” like most adults. That’s why we have a
mission to have every student in America be taught Afformations as part of
their regular curriculum – because it will teach them how to use the most
important tool they will ever have: their own mind."</div>
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<b>Monika Mira</b>- Well there you have it! A cool new tool to help
you succeed. I have embedded a little video below where Noah talks about what Afformations
are and how he discovered them, and folks from all over are getting results.
Check it out, see what it can do for you or your efforts to help others. I sure
hope that our group can continue to use Afformations to make Read Across Kauai
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The Annual Princess Kaiulani Keiki Festival will be held in Hanapepe Town on Saturday October 18th, 2013. This very special event celebrates the life of Princess Kaiulani and the culture of Hawaii.<br />
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The festival includes a full day of Hawaiian cultural activities, performances by local hula halau, celebrity story readers, a main street parade, children's arts and crafts, and of course a visit from the princess.<br />
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For the last few years, the festival has also hosted the Kauai Children's Authors Guild. This year, children can enjoy listening to local authors reading their books in the Storybook Theatre. The children will be able to interact with local authors and the authors will also be available for book signings. The Kauai Children's Authors Guild members will also be able to discuss their goals for Read Across Kauai Day that will be held on February 28th, 2014.<br />
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This event is produced by the Storybook Theatre of Hawaii. For more information please visit www.storybook.org or email director@storybook.org.<br />
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The Kauai Children's Authors Guild is elated to announce that Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho Jr. has issued a Proclamation designating February 28th, 2014 as Read Across Kauai Day. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 16px;">Members of the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild were recognized for
initiating a huge project to support literacy on Kauai. The designation of this day was requested in an effort to raise awareness about the
importance of early childhood education and literacy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;">"Literacy is so important." states Guild Member, Susan Dierker. </span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;">According to 2009 NAEP results, 33% of 4th grade public school students are at or below the "Basic" level and 26% of 8th graders performed at or below the "basic" level.</span></li>
<li>Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. </li>
<li>Over 70 percent of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level.</li>
<li>According to UNESCO, two-thirds of the adult illiterate population are women.</li>
<li>According to NCES, 26% of children who were read to three or four times in the last week by a family member recognized all letters of the alphabet. This is compared to 14 % of children who were read to less frequently.</li>
<li>Only 53% of children ages 3-5 were read to daily by a family member (1999). Children in families with incomes below the poverty level are less likely to be read to aloud everyday than are children in families with incomes at or above poverty (UNESCO).</li>
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"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria;">After reading statistics like these, you just have to take action when you are in a position to be able to help," says Guild Member Monika Mira.</span><br />
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of the national Read Across America Day, is that Kauai authors will be reading
books to Kauai’s preschool and kindergarten students. The authors will also be
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Children’s Book Week is celebrated from May 13-19 in 2013.
This year, the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild is doing something a little
different. Members are working to develop a day devoted to literacy on Kauai. This
project is in the early stages of development, but Guild members hope to gain
support and partner with other agencies around the island and the state as they
get closer to a date sometime next year.</div>
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The Kauai Children’s Authors Guild recognizes the importance
of early childhood education and the need to support literacy efforts on Kauai.
The Guild is proposing the creation, proclamation, and designation of a day devoted
to promoting literacy on Kauai. For now, we are calling this day, “Read Across
Kauai Day,” but it could also be called “Kauai Literacy Day.” We would like to
model this day after the efforts of organizations like Jumpstart and First
Books, Read for the Record, and Read Across America Day.</div>
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The idea is to partner with a non-profit agency to help
raise funds for the purchase and distribution of children’s books by Kauai authors
to preschool and kindergarten students attending schools on Kauai. Why not just
any books? Guild members feel that the impact of meeting and interacting with
local authors far surpasses just handing a child a book. However, the Kauai
Children’s Authors Guild will also be partnering with other organizations like
KART (Kids are Readers Too Foundation) to provide additional books to the
children that may not be written by local authors, but could be read and
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The effort would be to raise awareness about the importance
of both literacy and early childhood education. Children that are sent home
with books would be given information about the program and would be encouraged
to read books with their parents. Members of the Kauai Children’s Authors Guild
would be available to appear in schools to read their books to children on the
day of the event. When an author interacts with a child, there becomes a
personal connection with the book. Allowing children to actually meet and
interact with local authors can make a further impact on the children about
literacy, not just about reading but also about encouraging creativity through
writing and artistic expression.</div>
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surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-5498080791467187532013-04-15T13:49:00.000-07:002013-04-15T13:49:08.206-07:00Free Books for Earth Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0VBqp6pXz4QOxtBL2Pitm4FhiHPIOfnaMMTmQPIohIbL7kLxPZUjh-36K0vbRPM-ySziMdHAwXXCTWNUj1AbbWsOmWZBfJFqD58D1lub_7oMqwSSsh_fE72dl86xC2PkmO0cdD7ZsdQ/s1600/CORALREEFSCOVER500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0VBqp6pXz4QOxtBL2Pitm4FhiHPIOfnaMMTmQPIohIbL7kLxPZUjh-36K0vbRPM-ySziMdHAwXXCTWNUj1AbbWsOmWZBfJFqD58D1lub_7oMqwSSsh_fE72dl86xC2PkmO0cdD7ZsdQ/s320/CORALREEFSCOVER500.jpg" /></a>Kauai author, Monika Mira is concerned about the state of our coral reefs. In a recent interview she stated, "I feel that it is my duty to not only highlight all the fun and interesting facts about these amazing animals, but also make children aware of the things that may threaten their existence. I am committed to teaching children to become stewards of the environment, so in my books, you will often see a list of ways that children can help conserve these animals and their environment."<br />
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Recently, Kauai's north shore reefs have been plagued by a mysterious, fast spreading coral disease. Mira feels that it is not only extremely important to spread the word about protecting coral reefs, but also also extremely urgent. Coral reefs are at the basis of the food chain and are extremely valuable to our economy and the overall health of the environment.<br />
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So, for Earth Day, Mira is offering her book, <a href="http://amzn.com/B00BIUA0RO">Coral Reefs</a> FREE on Amazon. She has also discounted her best-selling book, <a href="http://amzn.com/B0084ES1MS">Hawaii's Green Sea Turtles</a> to just 99 cents. She hopes that you will download her books and take action.<br />
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Mira's first title, The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book, just won another national award, the KART Kids Book List Award. This title is printed on Green Seal certified recycled paper in an effort to be consistent with Mira's environmental goals.
Happy Earth Day! Spread the word and help protect our coral reefs!surfkalapakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14023279477487831797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978097657328599916.post-79722087577387129232013-03-11T14:07:00.002-07:002013-03-11T14:07:56.509-07:00National Library Week Events, Kauai Authors Day at Kukui Grove<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kauai Authors will celebrating National library week by making a number of appearances at events on Kauai during the week of April 14th-20th.<br />
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On Saturday, April 13, 2013 dozens of authors will be signing and selling their books at Kukui Grove shopping center. The event is sponsored by Friends of Lihue Library in conjunction with their Spring Used Booksale Fundraiser. This event will host dozens of Kauai's Authors, and a number of different genres will be represented.<br />
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Pam Brown will be signing copies of her recent release, <b><i>Kauai Stories</i></b>, a magical collection of stories written by the residents of Kauai. Each heartwarming story tells about the history, culture, and people of Kauai through the eyes of its residents.<br />
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Jan TenBruggencate will be signing copies of his book, <b><i>Lihue Mill, One Hundred Years of Sugar Processing along Nawiliwili Stream: Grinding Cane and Building a Community</i></b>. This is probable one of the most interesting historical accounts of how the sugar industry influenced life on Kauai.<br />
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The Kauai Children's Authors Guild members will be signing their children's books. These include: <b><i>The Eye of the Lion</i></b> by Mark Jeffers, <b><i>Benny the Beetle</i></b> by Carol Peacock-Williams,<b><i> Knuckles, The Hound of Hanalei </i></b>by Susan Dierker, <b><i>Sabrina, The Girls with a Hole in Her Heart</i></b> by Wendy Lewis, <b><i>King of the Beach</i></b> by Mark Huff and <b><i>The Complete Hawaiian Reef Fish Coloring Book</i></b> by Monika Mira. Monika Mira will also be signing copies of her new release, <b><i>Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii</i></b>. <br />
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Many of Kauai's Authors will also be present at different events being held at Kauai Museum over the next month.<br />
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Lucid Publishing is proud to announce the release of <i><b><a href="http://amzn.com/0979337496" target="_blank">Who Lives in the Sea? Ocean Animals of Hawaii</a></b></i>!
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Award-winning Kauai author, Monika Mira brings you a repetitive rhyming story about ocean animals that encourages early reading skills and answers the burning questions that the inquisitive minds of young children tend to ask about the world around us. The rhythmic verse is accompanied by captivating collage illustrations that introduce children to sea creatures like whales, dolphins, sharks and starfish and the endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal. A perfect gift for children visiting Hawaii, or any child that is interested in marine life. Recommended for Ages 2-5. Available on <a href="http://amzn.com/0979337496" target="_blank">Amazon</a>.<br />
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