hellenic book club by Livani Publishing Organization CHRISTMAS 2018 EDITION

1 Anna and the $16 Kallikantzaroi by Mary Savva-Roubati The Little Intermediate $15 Drummer Boy by Angeliki Petri A playful look at the Kallikantzaroi, the little goblins of Greek tra- Ιntermediate dition that wreak havoc in households during the 12 days A charming retelling of the beloved Christmas carol. of Christmas. Joining her new One cold Christmas Eve, a small boy falls asleep in friends, Anna experiences the front of the lighted Christmas displays. Everything magic of the Christmas season, changes though when an angel arrives on the scene. discovering a whole new world. Ra-pa-pa-pa-pam! 2 3 4 The Magical Forever $16 Touch $16 Christmas by Yiota Livanis by Anna Theohari Intermediate Good for Reading Aloud

A magical tale about a little snowman who lives in a snow globe. He wants to get out of his little snowy First there was the story of King Midas who turned world where it’s always Christmas. Thanks to the magic everything he touched into gold. In this wonderful of Christmas, he manages to get out--only to discover story, it’s Santa who turns everything he touches into that outside his glassy home, Christmas comes and goes. pure Christmas magic, making even those who feel dif- But inside, it’s Christmas, always, and forever. ferent than others and alone feel special. Gift Ideas 5 8 The Little Prince $16 by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry Intermediate/Advanced Letter $17 Battles by Marina Koutra NEW Easy The classic best-selling novella, loved by children 9 (and adults) the world over, now comes to you in One magical night, the letters in a book come to life, Greek. A great way for stronger readers of Greek one after the other. Instead of fighting, they choose to brush up on the language-- they can read and to make peace with one another. A unique story that compare the Greek to the English version. helps children learn the Greek alphabet in a way they aren’t likely to forget.

6 When Little Domenic $17 Got Angry The Wonderful 7 with the Moon $17 World of Fistikios by Stelios Kritikos by Manos Gavras Good for Reading Aloud Intermediate Fistikios From In this irreverent and funny story, illustrated with Part 2: cartoon drawings, little Fistikios (literally Pista- $17 Ancient Greece, chio) from the island of Aegina tries to win the You Have Talent! Little Dominic, a boy from Santa Domingo, 10 heart of his beautiful classmate, . An by Manos Gavras gets mad at the moon one night because he amusing book, similar in style to “The Diary of a feels that everything he loves is in danger Wimpy Kid,” with a twist-- Fistikios lives in an- Intermediate and he blames the moon. Did he pick the The Classic cient Greece where youngsters face many of the right battle? Getting angry is easy, but is it $25 same problems that kids do today: annoying lit- the right thing to do? Getting angry at the Greek ABC tle brothers, bullies, and teachers who won’t stop right person, at the right time, for the right talking. Middle schoolers will love this story--and reason is not always so simple. Fistikios, the charming little guy from Aegina, is still parents will laugh along with them. A chapter doing his best to get Aphrodite, the prettiest girl Have your kids learn Greek book told in conversational Greek that’s not too in the class, to pay attention to him. In this sequel the way you did with this difficult to read and is chock full of references to to Manos Gavras’s first funny tale, Fistikios keeps beautiful language book and history. pushing this time with a talent contest. A little ir- with its iconic illustrations. reverent, this lively tale, illustrated with amusing comic-book style illustrations is loads of fun for the middle school reader. Great Educational hellenic book club Gifts by Livani Publishing Organization 11

$14 Say it in Greek

A Greek-American child’s first bilingual picture dictionary. A must-have in every child’s library, illustrated with colorful graphics. Pronuncia- item Item Selections Qty Price Amt tion guide included. # Due 1 The Little Drummer Boy $15 2 Anna and the Kallikantzaroi $16 3 Forever Christmas $16 4 The Magical Touch $16 5 The Little Prince $16 12 6 The Wonderful World of Fistikios $17 7 Fistikios From Aegina Part 2: $17 Ancient Greece, You Have Talent! 15 8 Letter Battles $17 Say it in Greek 2: 9 When Little Domenic Got Angry with the Moon $17 $14 Τhe Phrase Book 10 The Classic Greek ABC $25 11 Say it in Greek $14 This follow-up to our Say it in Greek dic- 12 Say it in Greek 2: Τhe Phrase Book $14 tionary, offers up a simple and foolproof 13 The Little Letters Disagree $15 way for English-speaking children to learn how to speak Greek. From the basics to cool phrases, this book makes learning Student’s Teacher: Greek fun. Name: TOTAL SUB TOTAL QUANTITY QUANTITY The Little Letters SHIPPING $3 $15 Disagree PER ORDER 13 Easy

Go on this fun PLEASE RETURN TO TEACHER NO LATER ΤΗΑΝ DECEMBER 10 2018 TOTAL $ adventure with AMOUNT the letters of the DUE Greek alphabet. In Checks payable to a playful way with Aegean Gifts, please. lively illustrations, Hellenic Book Club children will learn Tel: 1917 3386269, about the Greek Email: [email protected]; [email protected] alphabet in this de- Address: 245 East 93rd St., Apt. 11E, New York, NY 10128. lightful story.