May 10, 2022 | My Publications, Writing
I have been quietly working on a pet project, a picture book for toddlers, in collaboration with the very talented Thanasis Psarros. Here is a sneak preview: My experience with the wee one has shown me just how essential picture books are for young readers. They are...
Oct 19, 2021 | Interviews Features and Reviews
You may remember how my Greek edition of Whisker Smile, published by Patakis Publishers, has won the prestigious IBBY award for illustration. Today I have 5 of my favorite children’s illustrators, selected from a post by Domestika. Maurice Sendak Where The Wild...
Mar 15, 2019 | My Publications
I have some exciting news to share today: Mavifil Yayınları, a Turkish publisher, has asked to translate into Turkish my first children’s books–Runaway Smile and Musiville. We just finished signing the contract, so I can officially share the good news. Not...
Feb 19, 2019 | My Publications
It was my birthday a couple of days ago and I had a lovely surprise: a surprise gift from a Greek reader friend, who teaches children English as a second language. She wrote to me to let me know how she uses my children’s book, Musiville, in the classroom. With...
Jan 9, 2019 | My Guest posts
I recently started a collaboration with Mom’s Favorite Reads; a blog created by author Hannah Howe. I wrote a guest post with reading tricks for kids of any age, which Hannah has kindly hosted on her blog. Below is a brief summary of the article. I hope...
Dec 7, 2018 | My Publications
It was my nameday yesterday and I had a lovely gift. You may remember how Patakis, a Greek publisher, has bought the rights to three of my children’s books. The first one, Valiant Smile, is now available in bookstores and I was tickled pink to see it on the...
Nov 11, 2018 | Random Musings
As the wee one is now at an age when she’s starting to read, I have been wondering how I can help her enjoy reading. Recently, I came across a two-part post by Jennie, a teacher of thirty years, titled Language, Literacy, and Storytelling. She shares there some...
Oct 1, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts
Children’s books are the main bulk of my reading nowadays. We’ve got literally hundreds of them and read Mary Natalie at least a couple each day. And I confess I love everything about this; from the beautiful illustrations to the irreverent rhymes:...
Sep 17, 2018 | My friends' Guest Posts
This is a guest post by Stepheny is a content writer at FeedFond. She’s a loving mother to her two children and is passionate towards child psychology. To read more of her articles, visit FeedFond.com. Easy Tips For Building The Best Home Library For Your Kids Books...
