publications & Upcoming Books

Children's books by Jo Ann

Jo Ann's writing focuses on events in Hawaii as well as other stories that have ties to Hawaii.

hawaiian island adventures #1

Puanani & the Volcano

by Jo Ann Jeffries, Sierra Tabor (Editor), Worlds Beyond Art (Illustrator)

Kilauea's eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii affected an elementary school girl Puanani. It is her encouraging this meaningful story that shows Puanani turning her feelings of helplessness about the lava flowing into the ocean into a dogged determination to save as much sea life as possible—especially the turtles. Her persistence inspires her family and canoe club to help her in the quest to make beaches and shorelines a cleaner and safer place for the animals and people who love them.

*Published: March 2, 2020
*Pages: 68
*Price: $16.95 Perfect Bound 
*Price:  $9.99 Ebook
*Trim Size:
6 x 9
*Binding:
Perfect Bound
ISBN: 978-1-949711-05-9 Perfect Bound
ISBN: 978-1-949711-06-6 Ebook

Have You Seen Tucker?

by Jo Ann Jeffries

A young girl has lost her pet cat, Tucker, and sets out to find him around her rural home in Idaho. She runs across many other animals out in the wilderness and asks them about her cat. Great book for young animal lovers!

*Published: March 2021
*Pages: 28
*Price: $18.95 Perfect Bound 
*Price: $24.95 Hardback 
*Price:  $9.99 Ebook
*Trim Size:
11 x 8.5
*Binding:
Perfect Bound 
ISBN: 978-1-949711-39-4 Perfect Bound
ISBN: 978-1-949711-40-0 Ebook

Astronaut Kids

by Jo Ann Jeffries and Lukas Kaiolohia Bob

NASA has begun an exciting new project— sending kids to space! Only a handful of bright, young scientific minds have been selected to go on the two-year mission, and Kai is one of them. He and the other four young astronauts will get to learn how to live in a space station, work with the most innovative new technologies, perform their own research, and even visit other planets. Two years is a long time to be away from Earth, and there’s a lot that could go wrong, but the Astronaut Kids are ready for the challenge!

*Published: 10-12-2021
*Pages: 106 English Version, 121 Spanish Version
*Price: $14.95 English & Spanish Versions Paperback
*Price: $9.99 English & Spanish Versions ebook
*Trim Size: 4.75 x 7.5
*Binding:
Perfect Bound 
ISBN: 978-1-949-711-44-8 Paperback (English)
ISBN: 978-1-949711-45-5 eBook (English)
ISBN: 978-1-949711-92-9 Paperback (Spanish)
ISBN: 978-1-949711-99-8 eBook (Spanish)

Also available in the Bookends Bookstore in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii.
Now also available in Spanish ("Niños Astronautas”)
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