Aloha Adventure: A Story of Two Friends (English and Spanish Edition)

SHARP's 14th We Love to Learn book is a 2-part book for both K4 and K5 readers. In this story, two animals, Ilani and Jimmy, become unlikely friends, even though they live thousands of miles apart. They experience the Aloha Spirit, which means being kind, respectful and considerate toward all those we meet. They become ohana (family) and share in each other's joys.

Dasha Kelly is a nationally-respected writer, artist and social entrepreneur. She travels extensively leading experiential workshops on creativity, team building and writing. Dasha has delivered her uniquely engaging workshops to college campuses, corporate teams, churches, correctional institutions, arts groups, class rooms in every primary grade (K-12), elderly recreational programs and non-profit organizations. As a spoken word artist, Dasha has performed throughout the U.S., in Canada and appeared on the final season of HBO presents Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam. She has shared stages with UK s Linton Kwesi Johnson, former US poet laureate Elizabeth Alexander, Wisconsin poet laureate Max Garland, Grammy-nominated artist Angie Stone and appeared in the indie films Role Play and Mark My Words. Dasha has released four audio compilations and a poetry chapbook called Hither. She has written for Upscale, Black Enterprise and Milwaukee magazines and her narrative essays appear regularly online. Her first novel, All Fall Down (Syntax), earned her a place in Written Word Magazine as one of the Top Ten Up-and-Coming Writers of the Midwest. Hershey Eats Peanuts (Penmanship Books) is her collection of poems, essays and short stories. Her second collection, Call It Forth, was released in summer 2014. Dasha s second novel, Almost Crimson (Curbside Splendor), appeared on bookshelves nationwide in spring 2015. Dasha holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. She is an alum of the iconic Squaw Valley Writers Community, the former writer-in-residence for the historic Pfister Hotel, a sponsored artist of the National Performers Network and founder of Still Waters Collective, an arts education and community-building initiative. In 2014, Dasha was selected as a U.S. Embassy Arts Envoy to teach and perform in Botswana, Africa. Dasha is currently based out of Milwaukee, where she lives with her cat and two teen daughters.