Maui Hooks the Islands (Hawaiian Legends for Little Ones)

We got hooked on Maui stories thanks to a certain Disney film last year. This is one of my two year old son's favorite books to read together. He asks for "Maui hook book"! It's really wonderful to be able to supplement pop culture interpretation of folktales with traditional versions that are age appropriate for my youngest listeners. Ahuli'i does a great job of making the language rhythmic, including some larger vocabulary words but never letting the ideas be too complex for little ones. Tsong's illustrations are fantastic, with great color contrast and wonderful texture.

Very happy with this book. Sweet story.

My kids love it! The backstory at the end of the book is great for context.

I love it

Family favorite

I’ve been making sure that my four-year-old daughter knows her Polynesian roots and this book didn’t disappoint. She chose this book herself and have been “reading” in her playroom and telling me what Maui did.