The Cry of the Huna Picture Book but now it's bedtime and

but now it's bedtime and she's not very tired

or simply a reminder of our paltry existence in a crowded universe

She's the most enthusiastic singer around

Inspiring a long line of detective stories and Whodunnits

the endless ancestral chain that stretches through time

The Cry of the Huna Picture Book but now it's bedtime andThe Cry of the Huna invokes the author's personal history as he recounts the decline of his people's spiritual tradition as a result of colonization. The breakdown of the Hawaiians' ties with their sacred land led them to forget not only the teachings of their ancestors, but also the chain of Na au Makua they form, which connects this people to both the earth and the realm of the gods. While the Na au Makua can be viewed with reverence it is not seen