My new portfolio site is up!

I recently created my new online portfolio site and updated with all my illustrations and books😊  Please reach out to me if you are interested in collaboration, to share and spread aloha🌺 Mahalo!

yukogreen.myportfolio.com

New Book! Tūtūʻs Secret

Aloha🌺

My new book "Tūtūʻs Secret" is here! Written by Gloria Blum, published by Island Heritage. The book I will remember illustrating with fond memory. I received this manuscript a few month after I became tūtū (grandmother) myself and illustrated while my husband and I drove to see her weekly to south Kona. Driving more than 3 hours round trip each week, the view and feeling of south Kona became the inspiration for this illustration. I wanted to illustrate many Hawaiian native plants and animals to communicate Tūtūʻs memories from Old Hawaiʻi, kind of the feeling I still get in south Kona. 

When I first read the manuscript, I wanted to wove and celebrate the kaloʻs life cycle in my illustration (even that was not actually written in the story). I wanted to use growing kalo as a symbol of ʻohana. I wanted to illustrate the tūtūʻs wisdom that is passed on to her moʻopuna (grandchildren) still live in them and they can live the wisdom and pass on to the next generation, just like how each kalo makua (parents) plant produce many keiki plants..I hope keiki will notice a little kalo planted by tūtū and Lani in the story keep growing to the last page full of multiple kalo.  Mahalo ke Akua.

Tūtūʻs Secret

Book event and signing for my new book Tūtūʻs Secret

This weekend, I attended e book event/signing at Basically Books, for my newest illustrated childrenʻs book Tūtūʻs Secret, written by Gloria Blum, published by Island Heritage.

I met the author Gloria her husband first time, and reacquainted with many other people there! I felt so honored to participate in the event and shared the story, my illustration process with like minded people.

Mahalo nui loa for the people who hosted this event and everyone who attended. I really appreciate it for your aloha!

New Book! Pop-Up Dollhouse

 Aloha! 🌈🌺

I had privilege to collaborate with Hawaii's toy company Keiki Kaukau, and illustrate "Hale Laureʻa: Pop-Up Dollhouse" inspired by mid-century plantation homes in Hawai'i🏝 The book will open up to 4 rooms: lanai, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.

I hope keiki will look for many little ethnic items of Old Hawai'i, I illustrated with great details and love and hid under flaps.

Hale Laureʻa: Pop-Up Dollhouse

Keiki Heroes project

Last few weeks, I had the privilege to work with community design team on "Keiki Heroes" project, that to help children in Hawai'i to cope with covid-19, based on the values of kindness and compassion.
I was asked to do in comic style, so it's my first experience. Our first phase is almost done, and two designs of posters/flyers were delivered to various schools and libraries. Free coloring pages will be available soon from keikiheroes.org
Praying for children during this difficult times.

Humu book will be 20 years old!

Please meet Humu🐠
The Hawaii's state fish, his real name is Humuhumunukunukuapua'a 😃💦
My illustrated Humu book will be 20 years old next 🎂✨time surely flies!
There will be a book signing on Dec 18, 8-11am at Hualalai Trading Company, Big Island Hawai'i. If you have a chance please stop by and say hello. Mahalo!☺️🏝
All Humu books available at stores in Hawai'i, amazon, and welcometotheislands.

HUMU: The Little Fish Who Wished Away His Colors
Written by Kimberly A. Jackson
Illustrated by Yuko Green
Island Heritage © 2000

HUMU Coloring & Activity Book © 2013
HUMU's Colorful Ocean: Peek'n Squeak © 2008
HUMU book © 2000
Written by Kimberly A. Jackson
Illustrated by Yuko Green

A New Book! A Song for the Colors and the Flowers of Hawai'i

I am truly so honored and grateful that I was given the opportunity to illustrate the children book written by Kumu Lehua Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, who had received his lifetime achievement award from Nahoku Honahona Awards last weekend, and the book was released October 25.
A Song for the Colors and the Flowers of Hawai'i is a song about Hawaiian nature.
Done in the mixed media, digital collage.

Wherever you are, take some time and be still today, and hear the nature song.

Available form Island Heritage, $12.99.

written by Kawaikapuokalani Hewett
illustrated by Yuko Green
©2019 Island Heritage Publishing

   

My on-line fabric shop "alohajoy" is opened!

Hello October🍃
I am so happy tp announce that my on-line store at Spoonflower is open finally this week!🌱✨My store name is "alohajoy", Hawai'i inspired happy design. For past two years, I began dreaming about having my own designs on fabric.  I hope I can share my aloha and joy of living on my Island, and the beauty of God's creation...and hope my designs will bring sunshine, rainbow and tropical breeze to your home from Hawai'i. Please let me know if you would like a design at a different scale, and I would be glad to upload that. And please request any design you would like to see in the future. Photos of these baby outfits and accessories are my mock-up to visualize my dream😉 
Mahalo and blessings~

my fabric store "alohajoy" at Spoonflower

☀️a little 'i'iwi bird wants to tell you what he hears and sees, how beautiful these islands are🌱🌿🌴a part of illustration I did for a special song book of Hawai'i🐥🎼🌸that is coming out this year from Island Heritage Publisher.

progress on a new picture book about song and colors of Hawai'i

I am always happy illustrating Hawaiian nature🌱🌿I am so honored and grateful that I have been working on a new picture book about song and colors of Hawai'i. I feel truly blessed to illustrate this special book, and I cannot wait to share with you more🙂
Have a wonderful day with music in your heart 🎼🌺🌿

Happy Mother's Day!🌸

Hello everyone! Hello spring!
And Happy blessed Mother's Day🌸to all the mom's and children!
Here is a little Mother's day animation I made for you...🌱to say
you are dearly loved🙏🏻
Enjoy!

New! 10 Little Geckos: Hawaiian Count-Down

Juggling with my day job of being a high school teacher and doing all my art things is sometimes...challenging, but I am so so thankful to God for these beautiful and colorful experiences in my life.

My newest book "10 Little Geckos: Hawaiian Count-Down: is finally here! I'm so excited to see this book came out very beautifully and cute:) The book is Hawaiian version of a popular count-down rhyme and I had this idea about 7 years ago or so... and wrote it, edit it, illustrated it, modified it many times...to this one! As usual with all my recent books, I merged both hand-drawn elements and digital collage, and the funnest part of illustrating this book was to incorporate the fun-messy-textures to the background.

10 Little Geckos is an adorable Little Rainbow Reader book that teaches young children counting in an engaging and colorful way. The book follows ten multicolored geckos and their adventures under the Hawaiian sun. They visit their friends all throughout the islands including a dolphin, a mynah bird, and even a hula dancing girl! 10 Little Geckos follows an engaging rhyming pattern that tells a cute story while making it easier for children to memorize numbers. Each page also features the Hawaiian word for the numbers one through ten. It is sure to be a favorite among keiki! Hardcover. 23 pages. Available from welcometotheislands.com  $12.95, and soon from Amazon.

10 Little Geckos:Hawaiian Count Down
written and illustrated by Yuko Green
Island Heritage Publishing @2018

10 ('umi) first spread
10 little geckos waking up in the morning and and ready for the day's adventures

3 ('ekolu)
in the afternoon toward the evening, geckos going home
and now only 3 left

Ocean Friends 1-2-3

Ocean Friends 1-2-3
written by Kevin Teruya
illustrated by Yuko Green
32 pages
© Island Heritage 2017
ISBN#: 1-61710-321-7

Ocean Friends 1-2-3 is a colorful and creative book for children to learn counting one to ten in English, Hawaiian, and Japanese with a little Hawaiian monk seal, ‘liio, through his adventure. He will meet friends like playful dolphins, busy honu, and grandfater octopus! He even has a tiny gecko friend hidden on every page, be sure to find him :)
Available now at stores in Hawaii and from Island Heritage.

Island Yumi Paper Doll Play Set

                                   

island Yumi Paper Doll Play Se
2 Paper Dolls, reusable stickers, fold-out play scenes
created by Yuko Green
© 2016 Island Heritage

Go on endless adventures with Aloha, Mai, puppy Poi and Kitty cat. Dress them up in cute outfits, add props and accessories as they explore fold-open stores and market stands. Includes 2 stand-up dolls, 2 stand-up sets, 5 play scenes, and 70 reusable vinyl stickers! Carrying case makes travel easy and keeps all pieces neatly stored. Packaged acetate box approx. measurements: 6-17/20” (w) x 6-1/2” (h) x 1-1/8” (d) $7.99 at Hawaii's local stores and from Island Heritage Publishing.

New! Honu Honu, Where Are You?

Baby Dolphin wants to play. Join him as he looks high and low for his friend Honu, the baby sea turtle and discovers so much more on this fun ocean adventure. Young children will love looking for Honu under the lift-the-flap hiding spots. Written in rhyme by Tammy Paikai and colorfully illustratedby me.

14 pages, $11.95. 

At local stores and from Island Heritage Publishing, and amazon.

Honu Honu, Where Are You?

Written by Tammy Paikai

Illustrated by Yuko Green

(c) 2016 Island Heriage

ISBN: 1-61710-282-2

New! island yumi dress-up sticker dolls

island yumi Aloha & Friends

dress-up sticker dolls

6 Paper Dolls & Reusable Stickers

Created by Yuko Green

(c) 2016 Island Heriage

ISBN: 1-61710-285-7

Another island yumi product, this one is my favorite thing :) paper dolls! Have fun with Aloha and friends by dressing them up for a fun-filled day at the beach and a volcano. Island Heritage original 6 characters: Aloha, Mai, 'Ono, Hoku, Mele, Pua paper dols stand up along with their pets, over 100 reusable sticker outfits and accessories, double-sided background scenery for hours of fun! 8-1/2" x 11", Softcover. At local stores and from Island Heritage. $7.95

New! Whale Tales Japanese Edition

 Japanese edition of Whale Tales has just came out and sold now throughout the stores in Hawai'i. You can also order your copy from Island Heritage Publishing. 32 pages, $13.95.

Whale Tales

Whale Tales
by Ron Hirschi
illustrated by Yuko Green
(c) 2015 Island Heritage
ISBN: 1-61710-280-6 

Whale Tales is a fictional non-fiction children's book, told as Lehua and Kai write letters to their whale-loving friends during their voyage on the research ship following the annual migration of humpback whales. The reader can learn about the great sea mammals and other sea creatures as they follow Lehua and Kai document the adventure of the humpbacks as they begin their trek from the feeding grounds of Alaska and cruise to the warm waters of Hawai'i to give birth to their calves.
      
This book is my 3rd collaborated work with Mr. Ron Hirschi: a biologist, ocean ecologist and teacher. Mr. Hirschi and I worked on another whale book Winter is for Whale about ten years ago.  Illustrating Whale Tales renewed my love for Hawaiian nature all over. 

This book will be translated to Japanese early this year! It is first time my book will be translated to another language, so I'm very excited! :)
32 pages, 9.5" x 10.25". $13.95 from Island Heritage.