Isle Pages

New book releases from Hawaii authors

"Sir Newton's Color Me Hawaii"

Sir Newton's Books

$5.95

This children's book teaches newcomers about Hawaii from the viewpoint of a shaggy dog named Sir Newton, who explores topics such as lei-making, whale-watching and hula. The book is one in a series set in various travel destinations. Ten percent of sales goes to the children's programs of Rotary International's Hawaii clubs.

"Dream Lives of Butterflies"

University of Missouri-Kansas City Press

$16.95

This collection of stories won the gold medal for short fiction in the Independent Publisher Book Awards -- known as the "IPPYs" -- last month. Jaimee Wriston Colbert's tales are set in Hawaii and St. Louis, Mo., centering on a lepidopterist (butterfly collector) whose mother is in the early stages of dementia.