Reviewer Michelle Kaye Malsbury:
Michelle was born in Champaign, IL. Currently, she resides in Asheville, NC
and is in her second year of doctoral studies at Nova Southeastern
University in Ft. Lauderdale with specialization/concentration in
conflict resolution and peace studies. She has over six hundred
articles published on the web and one book published thus far with
many more in the wings. Hobbies include; reading, writing, music, and
playing with her Australian Cattle Dog, Abu.
Author: Mike Guardia, Author
Illustrations by Melanie Stephens
Publisher: Willow Clubhouse Books
ISBN: 978-1-939688-15-6
Author: Mike Guardia, Author
Illustrations by Melanie Stephens
Publisher: Willow Clubhouse Books
ISBN: 978-1-939688-15-6
Mike Guardia, author of It’s Snowing In Hawaii, has previously won awards for his writing. (2016, inside) He is a historian and father of two girls. This is his first children’s book. He lives in Texas.
I loved the illustrations in this book. Melanie Stephens did a wonderful job of creating a fun book to look at for children and adults. Thank you!
“Oh me, oh my, it’s snowing in Hawaii.” This is page one along with an illustration of the breaking news for Honolulu. The newscaster wearing Hawaiian shirt and lei is scratching his head because this is something that has never occurred before.
The children are Polynesian wearing parkas and gloves building snowmen wearing grass skirts along the shoreline. “The kids enjoy their snow day, the first they’ve ever had.”
Instead of surfing the kids have donned their snowmobiles and are racing along the beaches covered in snow. The pictures of these are fun and lighthearted.
Overall, I enjoyed this short, 26 page long, book and would have fun reading it to kids. It’s out just in time for Christmas. So maybe add it to your children’s reading list or stuff it in a stocking.