G is for Gecko: An Alphabet Adventure in Hawaii

G is for Gecko: An Alphabet Adventure in HawaiiJan Gillespie Hardcover, 28 pp. Join gecko on his adventurous Hawaiian day after he gets shooed out of his house, almost gets stepped on by hula dancers, meets an angry mouse, tastes some 'ono plate lunch, says hi to a sea turtle, and visits with friends before returning to his house for a good night sleep. Along the way, gecko will teach you the A,B,Cs of being a gecko in Hawai'i.

His early service took place in a time when aliʻi nui (the highest-ranking Hawaiians) were considered divine and surrounded with strict kapu (sacred prohibitions)

Jack London

'Iwa birds that fly over the islands

the birth of a child

21 B&W illustrations

Enhanced by oral history

and how to play Hawaiian games

When the storytellers of ancient Hawaii gathered by the light of candlenut torches

While their lives and political work took different paths in the ensuing decades—whether holding public office

Moana’s friends soon miss her from their play and they begin a frantic search for her

Hawaiian Tropical Lavosh

one can expect to see plenty of toes