Just got my O pepa o le pelē - Playing Cards.
This is the English/Samoan hardcover edition.
It will also be coming out as a paperback edition (with French and German editions of both as well).
This will tie in to some Level Two and Three books being developed.

O Lanu is out now in English and French. You can get it via Amazon or from your bookstore or library via Ingram Spark.
Ingram only sells to bookstores and libraries.
If you are in Samoa you can order it from Maxkar Ltd

F**K Dictator wannabes

Slow progress on the 1st Level 2 book of the Learning Samoan Series.
Completed most of the text to accompany the illustrations.
Now working on the Group exercises and games and then the other exercises. All to help readers practice the vocabulary and terms covered.

Ever since that war started I keep thinking about how much they could have done if they had gotten the arms, ammunition and logistical support they needed.

The tentative cover page of "O le Matou Aiga" - our Family.
Featuring Ata and his big brother Sione.
Ata is named after my grandfather and Sione is named after a friend in NZ.
This will be the 1st Level 2 Book of the Series. It covers descriptive words for family members and relations.

Ata Faamatalaupu is the main character in my Learning Samoan Series. I created him and his family and friends to populate the series level two and three books.
He is named after my maternal grandfather Le Mamea Matatumua Ata Faletoese.

Tentative front cover of the first of the Level Two books for the Learning Samoan Series.
Still working on the illustrations and accompanying text.
Also working on the group and other exercises.
It will be a minimum of 80 pages and A4 (8 x 11 inches) trim with both hard cover and paperback editions.

Still trying to sort this one out. Having issues with how some of the colours in the printed copies do not match the electronic file I sent them. Orange comes out as Red and the metallic colours come out weird.

Available on Amazon. This is the English/Samoan edition.
A French edition is almost ready - I just need to fix some colour issues. There will also be a German edition.

French edition of Fela'ua'iga - Les Transports (Transportation) should be coming out soon.
Just waiting for the proof copy to do a final check.
I need to do the same for a bunch of other titles that have been languishing in the "just a few tweaks and final checks" stage. Both for English and French

O fela'ua'iga.: Transport is out.
I am almost done with the French edition. A German edition is planned but I am focusing on getting more books in the series out in English/Samoan first. O Manu - Animals, O Lanu - Colours and O Numera - Numbers are almost ready.

They got together and nominated Ata from the Learning Samoan series and his little cousin Simo from Ai Niu Sami Comics to deliver the holiday season greetings. I even found some Santa suits for them to wear.
Hope to publish the first books and comics with them in 2025

This was all set to go until I got the proof copy and saw I need to tweak some colours. Orange came out Red - and while gold and silver came out okay - bronze was a bit weird.
So I need to tweak things and see how the next proof comes out.
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Icarus - something I did a while ago when I was just starting to learn how to use DAZ Studio.
I am still learning ...

cover of the English edition
This will be a Level Two book. The trim size will be A4 (8.5 x 11 inches) - pictured are Ata and Numia two of the characters that will be appearing in the level 2 & 3 books.
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The English edition of O Fela'ua'iga. I am working on getting the French & German editions out.
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The 1st of the learning Samoan Series published.
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