Little Rosa is growing up with her father, a fisherman who writes poetry, names cats after poets and speaks in poetry verses. On account of a movement disorder Rosa is suffering from, they move into a groundfloor apartment, also known as The Kingdom of Cats. There, Rosa will make new friends like Anna, a formerly great pianist who lives in her car. It doesn’t take much for everything to shift, and for a pursued little Rosa to follow Gabito into the Underwater Kingdom. There she will make friends who use words and language, instead of money, to buy doughnuts. She will attempt to understand why dead languages are so important to these people. Until then it had never occurred to Rosa that languages die and that fairytales die with them; music and dreams too Rosa will dive headlong into the adventure of growing up, in the most unconventional of ways. Step by step she will overcome her movement handicap and discover all that is seen and unseen. All that is and all that pretends to be.
Diavazo Literary Magazine Prize, State Award for Yound Adult Literature
There is a village on the cliffs overlooking the sea, carved in stone under the shadow of a mountain. In the old times it was inhabited by people who explained the unexplained and foresaw the future. But their children and their children’s children forgot how to do that, and now they live in isolation, immutable, and they like it this way. One day Violeta, a middle-aged woman, returns to the village after many years of absence. She lives in a ruined house on the outskirts of the village, and is avoided by all who know about her ill fate. Then something strange occurs: all the votive silver models of ships vanish from the village church, and suspicions fall on Violeta. Simos, a young man raised with the stories and legends of the old times, is the only person who believes in her innocence: he will pit himself against his friends, who conspire to show that Violeta is a witch. The memories of the old and the revelations of the young unfold the story of the village and its inhabitants; this is a place dark and luminous at the same time - a place searching for its own truth through joy and mourning, legend and superstition, dreams and visions, betrayal, passions and shadows.
Author: Maria Papayanni
Illustrated by Sophia Touliatou
Peter has lots of buddies. And he does something different with each one. With Georgos they play ball, with Jason it's chase and with Stergios they play at make-believe. Sometimes they pretend they're pirates, or master chefs and even castaways. But more than anything else, they like to spin the globe and think about which countries they'll visit when they're grown-up. Because no matter what, Peter and Stergios want to travel around the world.
Author: Maria Papayanni
Illustrated by Yorgos Sgouros
My name is Maya Koltsida. I am in primary one. It took me four months to learn (almost) all the letters in the alphabet, but only one day to find my best friend, Glykeria. First make friends, then learn your letters: this is the most important thing I have learned at school so far. I change my mind very easily: before, I wanted to be a hairdresser or a newsagent, but now I want to be an inventor. I will invent a TV especially for dogs...
Eva knows full well that her mum, Mantalena, is not like other mums. She has the reddest hair in the world, speaks to the blooming flowers and to animals, that love her. Her dad says that Mantalena simply picked the wrong time to be born. Mantalena instructs her daughter to punish mean people with Inverse Wishes. Eva's first Inverse Wish is targeted at the nasty gossip across the street. As she grows up, Eva will discover that life is full of wonders and that it often takes long and bitter battles to win. Because although Inverse Wishes usually work, you have to overcome your fears and throw yourself into the adventure just as often.
Authors: Maria Papayanni - Filippos Mandilaras
Illustrated by Michael Kountouris
Greek IBBY Honor
Mystery games in the forest of monsoons.
What goes on in the secret forest of monsoons and why do all the animals gather there? What are the animals’ mystery games about and why do they keep place? What are the people doing in the forest? Has someone betrayed the animals?
There is one single motto in the forest of monsoons: “Catch them!”. But, who chases whom? Three days of fierce chase, kidnappings, suspense, laughter and… love in the forest of monsoons. Three days that changed everyone’s lives.
Starring: A couple of unemployed reporters seeking exclusive news, two children daring the impossible, an unscrupulous imposter with his minion. Special guest stars: Mixie, the fortune-hunter cat with the ambiguous personality. Also starring: Blue Bird, Amour Tiger, Spidermonkey, Lioness, Jackal, Hawk, Lemur and all the animals and birds of the forest of monsoons.
Author: Maria Papayanni
Illustrated by Michael Kountouris
Day and night Romeo hears his daddy and mammy talking about theatre. Besides, it is their home, a warm mouse-hole at the theatre stage. However, little Romeo has never seen a real play because his parents are afraid and tell him to wait until he grows up. Ath the dawn of his birthday, and while he looks forward to his parent’s gift, he can’t sleep and dreams away… And then something unexpected happened, just like in the theatre… Romeo gets to meet the Strange Manager, the Third Bell, the Light, the Director, the Stage Scenery and the Costumes. At the same time, his new friends inform him that in the cloakroom live many mice. As he starts looking for them, Romeo is not aware that he is about to get into a great adventure. Because in the cloakroom lurks the Chief Cat. Will he manage to save pretty Julia from his claws?
Two children; two different Christmas stories.
Harris, who doesn’t care about anyone else, doubts the existence of Santa Claus until he actually meets him and discovers a whole new world.
Sasha, on the other hand, cares about everyone and always wears a smile. She learns to live in a foreign country, wins the love and trust of her schoolmates, wages many battles and discovers that if you fight hard enough, even the impossible can come true.
On New Year’s Eve, Santa Claus will knock on their door to remind them that the world is full of miracles, as long as you look at it the right way.
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