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H is for Hawaii

April 9, 2015 Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Aloha! It is day 8 of the A to Z April Blog Challenge and I’m definitely ready to visit Hawaii. Here is lovely book that will takes us there:

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Luka’s Quilt
By Georgia Guback ( author and illustrator)
Picture book  ages 4-8

Luka’s grandmother, Tutu, lives with Luka’s family and they are good friends. Tutu is planning to make a quilt for Luka based on a dream she had of a beautiful garden. Luka envisions a quilt composed of beautiful colors and is surprised when she only gets to choose one color of fabric. She chooses green because all flowers have green leaves. Luka helps Tutu and continues to think that the colorful flowers will be added later. She is disappointed with the finished quilt when she sees that the flowers are white on a green background. Tutu explains that Hawaiian quilts are two colors and she is hurt by Luka’s reaction.luka sewing

Their relationship is strained until Tutu takes Luka to the park to celebrate Lei Day. Tutu and Luka enjoy the day and enjoy the food, music, and dancing. Luka joins the other children and makes a lei using many different colors of flowers instead of the traditional one or two.

luka ladies
Later, Tutu sews a fabric lei and places it on top of Luka’s quilt. Now, the quilt is just right and Luka and Tito snuggle together under the beautiful garden quilt.

Luka’s quilt is a story of an inter-generational friendship that celebrates Hawaiian traditions. The information about Hawaiian quilts is interesting are the Lei Day activities. The colorful paper cut illustrations detail island things like sushi, plants,  hula dancing and more.

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Here’s a picture of 3 of my sweeties in Hawaii long ago. We’re due for a trip back.

kids in hawaii

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Hawaiian children's books, Hawaiian quilts, Lei Day, Luka's Quilt, Quilt picture books

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  1. Liz A. says

    April 10, 2015 at 3:28 am

    What a sweet story. I get how Luka would be disappointed, but I also get how Hawiian quilts are made. Definitely a good story of learning about each other.

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 10, 2015 at 6:56 pm

      Hi Liz,
      Thanks for visiting. One of the things I like about this book is the relationship between Luka and her grandmother. We can all learn from each other – no matter what age we are.

      Reply
  2. Hazel Owens says

    March 14, 2016 at 1:14 pm

    It’s fun how you’re “taking a trip” to Hawaii by reading books! It’s a good way to get associated with the culture before you travel somewhere. I’m glad that Luka and Tutu were able to come to an agreement on the Hawaiian quilt. Thanks for the story!

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    • Claire Annette Noland says

      March 26, 2016 at 4:34 am

      Hi Hazel,
      Thanks for stopping by. I always try to find out as much as I can about a place before I travel there. I love Hawaiian quilts!

      Reply

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