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40 pp.
| Chronicle |
May, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8118-5815-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Barbara Lavallee.
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of "a new girl-baby" named Beautiful born in Hawaii, which also becomes the story of love shared between grandmother and grandchild. Watercolor illustrations in tropical hues depict the idyllic island setting. Information about Hawaiian language and customs is appended. Glos.