The Twelve Days of Hula

by Beth Greenway, Kristi Petosa-Sigel (Illustrator)

On the first day of hula my kumu gave to me a hula bag from a hala tree. 'Ukulele strum and 'uli'uli fly. Bamboo sticks and ginger lei fill the dancer's hula bag. This local twist on the famous song will have you swaying to the island beat. Count from one to twelve and learn more about the various implements a hula dancer uses.

28 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

Beth Greenway lived in Hawaiʻi for many years and raised her three hula-dancing daughters there. She studied anthropology in college and started writing during her time in Hawaiʻi. Her books reflect her love of the islands.
Beth now lives in Mississippi with her husband, cats, and the three family dogs: Hoku and Poli from Hawaiʻi and Donny from the mainland.

Reviews

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little girl receives twelve gifts related hula, introducing readers to some Hawaiian vocabulary.

This book totally takes The Twelve Days of Christmas song and replaces the Christmas words with words related to hula. It's cutely illustrated and there are little footnotes further describing what the vocabulary terms mean so it is a nice intro to some Hawaiian culture that little wanna be hula dancers should love.