Hi friends, I hope you’re all doing great. For the ones that the summer holidays are over and the kids are back to school, I hope that you’ve recharged your batteries and that this scholastic year things are smoother. In Norway, the pandemic measures have been lifted – the authorities have officially classified Covid as […]
Hello lovely people :), I hope this email finds you well. It looks like there won’t be any traveling outside of Norway for us this summer as we’re waiting to get vaccinated, so I’m going to accept that our reunion with family and friends outside of this country will need to be further postponed. I […]
Hi friends, How are you? I hope you’re managing to keep your spirits up despite the current situation in our different communities around the world. I feel like I am falling behind with everything, I struggle some days more than others, and my thoughts are scattered. My desk is full of “to-do” lists, I have […]
Hi :), I just realized it’s been a month since the last time I got in touch. Time flies when you have small kids, and life resumes to the usual -and some pretty unusual- routines, right? BOOK RELATED NEWS Bookwise, LOTS of things have happened, but let me start by sharing with you this one. It’s […]
As an active member of several author and illustrator groups on Facebook, I get to meet different people from all around the world with similar interests. Some of them are exceptionally charismatic, like Dr. Jana Broecker, who is not just a gifted storyteller, but also a scientist. And of course, a mom of two :). […]
Two gifts today for all of you, to celebrate the launch of the Happiness Street bilingual books Hi friends, I managed to visit after all my personal happiness street, and we came back home from Greece on the 15th. Here’s a photo with some of the family members; my sister (Charikleia, the artist 🙂 ), father, and daughter. […]
Hi friends, How are you? Here, Norway lifted the traveling ban, and we are soon going to visit our family in Greece. Quite an unexpected surprise, as we had already canceled the whole trip! How are things at your end? I hope you’re coping and that things are getting better <3? 2 YEARS AGO…. In other […]
Today I would like to present to you some of my favorite kids’ books, written and published by independent authors; meaning authors who put on a publisher’s hat, and do the whole job by themselves to bring to the world some wonderful books! Marie’s Big Adieu by Tamara Rittershaus, illustrated by Giulia Iacopini Marie’s Big […]
Hi friends, How are you? We just came back from a short holiday within the country. It was lovely, and we’ve been blessed with nice weather, something which is never to be taken for granted in Norway. The kids got to swim in a lake, a river, the sea, and got to taste the very first […]
Dear friends, I hope you’re keeping safe and coping with the different new routines that have been in place all around the world. Here in Norway, the kids are back to school, and they’ve started socializing with a few friends after school as well. We’ve had 0 cases in our little town for two weeks […]
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