On Saturday, April 4, Marion Lyman-Mersereau and the cast of the "Eddie Wen' Go" companion audio CD will perform a full-cast reading at Barnes & Noble Ala Moana.

The reading begins at 11 a.m. and is free and open to the public.

In her children's book, "Eddie Wen' Go: The Story of the Upside-Down Canoe," former Hokule'a crewmember Marion Lyman-Mersereau imagines what Hawai'i's ocean creatures saw when the voyaging canoe capsized and the heroic Aikau went for help.

Illustrated in watercolor by Melissa DeSica, the 64-page hardcover book tells the story of the Hokule'a's disastrous journey, from the canoe's launch to the crewmembers' rescue.

The CD puts voices to Lyman-Mersereau's cast of characters, featuring the vocal talents of Marion Lyman-Mersereau, Hattie Phillips, Paris Priore-Kim, Lauren Medeiros, Danny Lyman, Steve Wagenseller and Traci Young.

Young slack-key artist Danny Carvalho contributes musical tracks and his original compositions, and will also join the cast at the Barnes & Noble reading.

Lyman-Mersereau helped to build the Hokule'a, and was a crewmember on its fateful journey in March 1978, as well as on a subsequent voyage in 1980.

A sampling of the book's illustrations and audio track is available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQv0NDTmfs