These titles are part of a bilingual place-based island series called Little Island Readers. These board books are an ideal introduction to common themes for the littlest readers. Geared toward children, ages 1-5, the colorfully illustrated and engaging stories touch upon global themes with local connections. The illustrations ̄combined with the English and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i languages help to anchor visual concepts with sounds and words making these books an ideal reading and language starter for children.