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August 2024
Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo - Indie Books we Love recommendation 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.
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.
November 2023
Limassol International Book Fair
Mythiko exhibits Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Limassol International Book Fair.
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.
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.
October 2023
Nicosia Book Fair
Mythiko exhibits Meli & Mac: Rendez-Vous with a Flamingo at the Nicosial International Book Fair.
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
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
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.
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.
March 2023
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.
February 2023
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.
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.
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.