Adrienne Mason

Dec 24, 2024 | hakaimagazine.com | Adrienne Mason

When a ship wrecks on an unfamiliar coastline, an already desperate situation is all the more dire. Blinded by the night, and lost, the captain and crew of the Puritan, a four-masted lumber schooner en route from San Francisco, California, to Port Gamble, Washington, in 1896, faced two agonizing options: abandon ship into the roiling sea and head toward shore through a rock-riddled shoal or stay aboard and hope the hull would hold.

Nov 19, 2024 | hakaimagazine.com | Adrienne Mason

One of the biggest mistakes novice children’s book writers make is to assume that a story must teach something. An overt message—share, don’t be a bully, eat your veggies—can make for a boring book. There can, of course, be a lot to learn in children’s books, but it takes a deft hand to avoid being didactic. Several of this season’s marine-themed books tackle big subjects—death, extinction, fear, even a lost toy (a monumental disaster for some).

Jun 28, 2024 | hakaimagazine.com | Adrienne Mason

These 10 coastal-themed books deliver more than pretty pictures. This batch of children’s books about the coast and ocean illustrate how far picture books have come.

Nov 17, 2023 | hakaimagazine.com | Adrienne Mason

Skip to content Search A detail from the cover illustration by Alyssa Koski for the book Blue Camas, Blue Camas. Cover image courtesy of Heritage House From the poles to puddles, this season’s selection of books wanders our fascinating world.