Carrying on from our previous article! There, we highlighted the importance of reading books with rhymes in the learning process of a language and other benefits you and your children/students can reap from them!
Here, we just list a few more options to add to your reading list this semester!
Ωχ Χταπόδι, Λάθος Πόδι! - Αντώνης Παπαθεοδούλου (In Greek & English)
Illustrated by: Petros Bouloubasis
Published by: Papadopoulos
A book about Billy the Octopus, about his eight feet, his eight jobs, his eight funny mistakes, lots of rhymes and hard work! Also, the book has a sweet approach to the importance of multitasking with respect to yourself and others.
Wrong Leg Billy won the
Public Bookstores
Special Award 2017
Book Series: Paramythia Ntoremythia by Evgenios Trivizas
These are two of Trivizas’ most famous titles in the equally famous and popular series of books Paramythia Ntoremythia! Apart from hilarious rhyming stories, of course, both books include stickers and various activities in the final pages!
Book Series by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks in modern Greek
Illustrated by: Lydia Monks
Published by: Metaichmio
What the Ladybird Heard in modern Greek is a fantastically funny story from the stellar partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. And then, there’s Sugarlump & the Unicorn in modern Greek! Follow the adventures of Sugarlump the rocking horse and a magical unicorn in this delightful rhyming story.
Inside the books, you’ll find brilliant rhyming verse and bright distinctive illustrations! Two much-loved modern classics that are perfect for reading aloud.
Pavlina Kostarakou is the owner and director of Diavazo Greek Books, a Greek bookshop that opened back in March 2018 and specialises in books in Greek or in English that have any relevance with the Greek language, history and culture, ancient or modern. As a bookseller and a person that mainly deals with authors, parents, teachers and students in their quest for good and better books and book ideas, Pavlina has a fair bit of experience on what the struggles might be in that aspect. Therefore, her main effort as a contributor in this excellent initiative of a blog will be to share this experience and facilitate the access to better books and even greater book ideas.
(Επικοινωνήστε με τον αρθρογράφο εδώ: diavazobooks@diavazo.co.uk)
