The Nature-Loving Neni

Help your nature-loving neni grow as a reader with this collection of children’s books written to inspire a love for Guåhan’s natural beauty. These books will spark imagination and root your neni in cultural stories and values that will help keep our traditions and language alive.

Each bundle comes with a free tote bag.

$65  $45

Tasi, Tano, and Pulan

I Anonsio-Hu (My Declaration)

13 Months in Malesso’

Pedro and the Golden Ko’ko’

Book Descriptions

Twins Tåsi and Tåno' discover an exciting new world when they make a special connection with a sea turtle names Pulan, who comes back every year to visit them. One the twins' 16th birthday, Pulan does not return. As the twins search for their turtle-friend, they confront the challenges facing Guåhan's sea life and learn the importance of protecting the island's environment. 

I Anonsio-hu
“I Anonsio-hu” is a CHamoru reggae song written by Pedro Blas. It represents a wave of CHamoru music committed to uplifting the CHamoru people and culture. The song title and CHamoru lyrics presented in the book have been edited to align with Guåhan’s official orthography. The English translations provided are not direct translations. They have been revised to better reflect the spirit of the song.

Watch the music video for “I Anonsio-hu” here: https://youtu.be/OWxy-gPL-lE.

The Kantan CHamoru Children’s Books Series was made possible through a grant from the Office of the Governor (grant #C210600600).

13 Months in Malesso'
13 Months in Malesso' captures a disctinctly CHamoru sense of time and place, and beautifully illustrates the many ways in which the island of GUam nourishes and sustains its people. The book tells the story of how CHamoru ancestors in the Mariana Islands marked time using the phases of the moon and the important seasons in their lives. Months were named to describe seasonal weather and the best times to fish, plant, and harvest food. The book also explores how just like their ancestors, the Barcinas girls - Lole', Lia, Rita, Arisa, and Ha'åne' - mark time using the seasons of their beautiful village of Malesso' in southern Guam. 

Pedro and the Golden Ko'ko'
Pedro and the Golden Ko'ko' (Si Pedro yan i Hilet Oru na Ko'ko) is an exciting tale of a young boy named Pedro from Malesso', who is on a quest to capture the clever Golden Ko'ko'. The Golden Ko'ko' only comes around every 100 years, and Pedro, determined to catch him, spends his days setting up traps along the Ko'ko's path in southern Guam.