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Welcome to our latest news and updates

August 2024

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo -  Indie Books we Love recommendation from LoveReading4Kids

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo receives an Indie Books we Love seal of approval from LoveReading4Kids!

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LoveReading4Kids says: "This delightful children’s story has beautiful illustrations and just like Mac is inspired to persevere with learning French, children will be encouraged to learn a few words of French...This imaginative and original story shows how useful and fun learning a language can be. "

 

Read the full review here.

August 2024

Check out the new trailer for Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo!​​

June 2024

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo wins a Golden Wizard Award

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo has been awarded a Golden Wizard Book Prize for 2024. 

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June 2024

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo is featured in the Cyprus Mail

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo is featured in an article by journalist Alix Norman about bilingual contextual children's books on 26th June 2024. For the full article click this 

February 2024

University of Nicosia

The University of Nicosia invited Elena Joannides to read Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo as a guest author to the children from Agios Stylianos Primary School, Nicosia as part of its programme to encourage reading in the younger generation. 

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November 2023

Limassol International Book Fair

Mythiko exhibits Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Limassol International Book Fair. 

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December 2023

Nicosia Christmas Village Book Readings

Author Elena Joannides was invited to read Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Christmas village in Laiki Geitonia, organised by the Municipality of Nicosia.

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November 2023

Romanos English School

Thank you Romanos English Nursery School for the invitation to read Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo to all of your nursery classes. 

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October 2023

Nicosia Book Fair 

Mythiko exhibits Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Nicosial International Book Fair. 

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7 August 2023

BBC Radio London Interview

Tune in to BBC London Radio on 7th August 2023 at 2.40pm (BST) when author, Elena Joannides will be joining award winning TV and radio presenter Shay Kaur Grewal to talk about Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo.

21 August 2023

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BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Interview

Author Elena Joannides was invited to speak to presenter Chris Mann on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire at 3.14pm (BST) on 21st August 2023 about Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo.

7 August 2023

BBC Radio London Interview

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Author Elena Joannides joined award winning TV and radio presenter Shay Kaur Grewal live on BBC Radio London at 2.40pm (BST) on 7th August 2023 to talk about Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo.

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Meli & Mac - Thessaloniki Book Fair

May 2023

Thessaloniki Book Fair, Greece

We are very grateful to the Cyprus Association of Children’s and Young People’s Books (Cyprus IBBY) for selecting and exhibiting Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Thessaloniki Book Fair on 4 - 7 May 2023.

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March 2023

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Book presentation at Pascal English School

Thank you Pascal English School for the invitation to present Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo to all of the elementary school from pre-school to class 6. 

March 2023

Bologna International Children's Book Fair, Italy

We are honoured that our book, Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo was selected by the Cyprus Association of Children’s and Young People’s Books (Cyprus IBBY) and exhibited at the 60th annual Bologna International Children's Book Fair in March 2023.

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February 2023

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Book readings and discussions at the Grammar School, Nicosia

Thank you to the Grammar Junior School Nicosia for inviting Elena Joannides to read Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo to the pre-school/younger classes and for the interesting discussions/questions about the book with the older classes. 

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January 2023

Book discussion at Agios Andreas Elementary School, Nicosia

Thank you to Agios Andreas Elementary School for a very interesting discussion about Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo and all your questions for author, Elena Joannides.

January 2023

Bologna Book Fair

Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo has been selected by the Cyprus Association of Children’s and Young People’s Books (Cyprus IBBY) to be exhibited at the world’s largest Book Fair in Bologna in March 2023.

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December 2022

BOOK LAUNCH - Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo 
 

Meli & Mac have launched!

 

Thank you to everyone that joined us on this very special day and to Nicosia Municipality for supporting this event.

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