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Learn about new & forthcoming books, access our textbooks' HCSSS alignments, explore relevant resources for your classrooms and communities by clicking through the links in the interactive digital catalog.
At Bess Press, we publish for:
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Educators & Librarians
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Retailers & Businesses
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General Interest
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Authors & Illustrator Submissions
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Popular Books for Keiki
From ABCs to lullabies, Hawaiian legends, and stories about Hawai‘i's plants and animals, these stories will be read over and over again.
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Pele and the Rivers of Fire
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Whose Slippers Are Those?
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A Keiki's First Word Book
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Popular Local Gifts & Books
Journals, calendars, games, and portable books to share.
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Only in Hawai'i Journal (blank journal)
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Petroglyphs of Hawai'i - Nā Kiʻi Pōhaku (blank journal)
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Hawaiʻi Baby Book
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Hawaiʻi Guestbook / Puke Poʻe Kipa ʻŌlelo
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About Bess Press
We began publishing in 1979 and have proudly produced over 700 books for all ages. Our titles are related to the people, histories, languages, and cultures that makeup Hawaiʻi and Oceania.