Moe‘uhane, the Hawaiian word for dream, means “soul sleep.” While sleeping, Hawaiians of old believed they communicated with ‘aumakua, their ancestral guardians, and this important relationship was sustained through dreaming. In this companion volume to her award-winning Hawaiian Legends of the Guardian Spirits, artist Caren Loebel-Fried retells and illuminates nine dream stories from Hawai‘i’s past.
Retells the traditional legend of how Maui, a boy with magical powers, made the birds appear on Hawaii.
Twelve traditional Hawaiian tales record the exploits of heroes with supernatural powers.
Retells the little known legend of Kawelo, set on the island of Kaua’i and O’ahu.
Måaui forces the mud hens to tell him the secret of how to make fire.
Måaui makes a fishing hook of great power and out of the sea he pulls land that becomes the islands of Hawaii.
A retelling of seventeen Chinese American folktales from a variety of Chinese communities in the United States.
A collection of twenty Chinese folk tales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations, as told by some oldtimers newly settled in the United States.
Presents an illustrated collection of Aesop’s fables interwoven with Father Fox’s own unique interpretations of the stories.
Yue, a Chinese merchant, discovers the wisdom in passing along kindness, when Bear Face, the huge hairy man Yue has befriended, saves his life.