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Mr. Kiko Searches for Aloha
June 14, 2016 @ 12:00 pm
Pāhala Public and School Library will be hosting a free Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at 12:00 pm. Former Pahala resident Marion Kittelson-Villanueva, will be our guest reading her recently published book “Mr. Kiko Searches for Aloha”, written under the pen name Marion Louise.
This beautiful children’s picture book for ages four to eight, illustrated by Susan Shorter, tells of cultural implications and highlights the values of individual differences. The coqui, a singing tree frog of Puerto Rican fame, finds himself as a misfit in Hawaii. Not by choice, Kiko faces the other species in the rainforest and comes to know true rejection. Will there ever be any aloha for this new arrival?
Marion a retired secondary school teacher and elementary school librarian, was born in Hawai'i of Puerto Rican and Portuguese decent. This is her first creative writing experience.
A copy of Marion’s book has been donated to both the Pāhala Public & School Library and Nā'ālehu Public Library, and is available for borrowing with a Hawaii State Public Library card.
After the program, there will be a simple craft for children. For more information about the program, please contact Debbie Wong Yuen – Pahala P&S Library at 928-2015.