Mariko Merritt

Jul 9, 2024 | honolulumagazine.com | Zoe Eisenberg |Rachel Khong |Christin Lozano |Mariko Merritt

Temperatures are climbing and the sun is out, which means it’s officially summer reading season! Here at Da Shop: Books + Curiosities, we’re proud to stock a wide selection of titles, from delightful rom-coms to sweeping family sagas to engaging picture books for our littlest readers, all of which you’ll want to add to your summer reading list. We’re especially excited about our books written by local authors, which so beautifully capture the diverse experiences of life in Hawai‘i.

Jul 3, 2024 | scoop.co.nz | Mariko Merritt |Christin Lozano

Toesare toes wherever you go, but toes around the PacificIslands have even more things in common. They may beflipper toes or jandal toes, clean toes or highchair toes,snorkel toes or swimming underwater toes — all around thePacific, you know that you have island toes. Thiscolourfully illustrated book takes young readers on ajourney around the South Pacific — no shoesneeded!First published in Hawai’i by Bess Press,Island Toes now reaches the South Pacific in Samoanas well as New Zealand English.