Da Word Coloring and Activity hardcover | 40 pages |

hardcover   |   40 pages   |   12

” Of the journey

From the sun warming the ocean to water's journey through clouds

the volume includes commentary by the authors and work by prize-winning student artists

Originally published by Calabash Books

Da Word Coloring and Activity hardcover | 40 pages |Winner of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association Ka Palapala Pookela Award for Excellence in Literature. Writing entirely in hip hop speak or what people in Hawaii refer to as Pidgin, Lee A. Tonouchi takes the language largely associated with Hawaii's underprivileged youth and attempts to legitimize it in literature. His high performance readings of his humorous fiction pieces have won Tonouchi a large underground following and the local media has