A is for Aloha: A Hawai'i Alphabet

U’ilani Goldsberry was born on the island of Maui, in the small town of Pu’unene (the hill of the goose). Later her family moved to La’ie, on the northeastern coast of O’ahu. She has lived there ever since. U’ilani has written 10 books on various topics, including travelogues, cookbooks and other nonfiction works, as well as three Auntie U’i children’s books: “The Storm Dog of the Ko’olau’s,” “The Shark Man of Hana” and “The Naupaka.” A is for Aloha is her first book for Sleeping Bear Press.

Tammy Yee grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she explored tide pools, swam in streams and wrote and illustrated spooky stories her teachers politely read. After she graduated from college she worked as a nurse. Having children rekindled her love for picture books, so in 1994 she exchanged her stethoscope for a paintbrush and she’s been illustrating ever since. Tammy lives in Windward Oahu with her family, three birds, two upside-down jellyfish and a guinea pig named Twinkie.