Ono Stuff – A Sing Along with Foods of Hawai’i

Did you know that talking, singing, reading, and playing with your child helps their
language development, which prepares them to be ready to
learn how to read?

‘Ono Stuff is a sing-along board book for children. It features five nutritious and delicious Hawaiian foods (taro, breadfruit, sweet potato, banana and sugar cane) and provides early literacy tips to help your child’s language development, such as speaking and preparing to read!

The song ‘Ono Stuff is written by Leon and Malia, Hawaiʻi’s award winning  entertainers and composers. The book comes with a music sheet and a scannable code to take you to the youtube of the song so you can play and sing along!

“The rhyming lyrics build phonological awareness skills, the music makes it fun, and many families are already familiar with the song,” said Traci Robello, Early Literacy Coordinator for Maui Family Support Services. “Using the common local staples of kalo, ‘ulu, u’ala, ko, mai’a, this sing-a-long book includes ‘Building Language Skills’ tips on each page and dialogic reading strategies that extends learning.  Parents and children are reading, singing and learning together in a fun way.  This book was a true collaboration effort for Hawaiʻi families to enjoy.”

17 pages

Limited Edition – 1300 in print