Did you know... newborn monk seals have fuzzy, black, woolly coats?
Did you know... every year, Monk seals and Elephant seals molt (they shed their skin like a snake)?
Some more fun facts about Hawai‘i... you won’t find them in Riley’s books, but since you’ve made it this far...we figure you really must be interested in learning more about the islands...
Some fans in Australia
“When I am Quiet on O‘ahu”
written & illustrated
by Judi Riley
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Tiki Tales
Language: English & Hawaiian
ISBN-10: 097405822X
ISBN-13: 978-0974058221


Nominated for the 2006 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Readers’ Choice Award! This title also found its way into the Hawaii State Society’s Inaugural Ball Gift Baskets for President Obama
Watch the sun rise in Waikiki... see the boats bob in Kaneohe Bay... and settle into a sunset on O‘ahu’s epic North Shore.
Meet a sleepy monk seal, a mysterious pueo (poo-ay-oh, Hawaiian short-eared owl), a pikake (pee-kah-kay, peacock) and an extinct O‘o (oh-oh, honeycreeper).
Just like the Maui book, O‘ahu's quiet Tiki Tale makes it easy to learn Hawaiian words. Footnotes and a glossary cover definitions, and include phonetic spelling (for pronunciation) plus Hawaiian language diacritical marks.
Don't forget to look for the hidden words in Riley's colorful illustrations.