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This post is only available in Greek.Από τις εκδόσεις  Ίκαρος διατίθεται δωρεάν από σήμερα ένα ηλεκτρονικό βιβλίο για τον κορωνοϊό που έχει στόχο να βοηθήσει τους γονείς και τα μικρά παιδιά να απαντήσουν σε πιθανές ερωτήσεις γύρω από τον ιό και την ασθένεια COVID-19 με απλά λόγια.Η έκδοση αποτελεί μια πρωτοβουλία του βραβευμένου, ανεξάρτητου, εκδότη παιδικών βιβλίων Nosy Crow σε εικονογράφηση του Axel Scheffler και κείμενα των Elizabeth Jenner, Kate Wilson & Nia Roberts. Η επιστασία του βιβλίου έγινε από τον καθηγητή Graham Medley του London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine και την συνεργασία δύο δασκάλων και ενός παιδοψυχίατρου.Οι εκδόσεις  Ίκαρος ανταποκρίθηκαν στην πρόσκληση της Nosy Crow να διαθέσουν το βιβλίο στα ελληνικά σε σύντομο χρονικό διάστημα. Όλοι οι συντελεστές της αγγλικής, αλλά και της ελληνικής έκδοσης, εργάστηκαν εθελοντικά.Το ebook διατίθεται στην παρακάτω διεύθυνση και μπορεί να διαβαστεί στην οθόνη ή ακόμη και να εκτυπωθεί: https://ikarosbooks.gr/static/pdf/CoronavirusEbook.pdfΕίναι επίσης διαθέσιμο και στην πλατφόρμα Issuu.

Ikaros Publications is celebrating World Children’s Book Day 2017 (2 April) with the release of the fairy tale A Child Made of Books, a book that pays tribute to the power of children’s literature and storytelling, by the award-winning storyteller Oliver Jeffers and illustrator Sam Winston, translated by Filippos Mandilaras.“What we wanted from the outset was to create a story that would speak of our love for classic children’s literature in a modern way,” say the authors.The celebration of World Children’s Book Day each year is nothing less than an opportunity to realise the vital role that children’s reading plays at a young age, shaping children’s future character. A book dedicated to children’s literature is the ideal way to mark this day. A girl made of books sails in her raft across a sea of words until she reaches a boy’s house. She invites him to join her on an adventure in the world of stories, where anything can happen with the power of imagination.A Child of Books brilliantly combines Oliver Jeffers’ handwritten texts with Sam Winston’s distinctive visual elements, crafted from phrases taken from forty classic fairy tales. The result is a lavish edition that invites readers of all ages to discover, to wonder and, with imagination as their main weapon, to dream. After all, imagination belongs to everyone!  The creators talk about the creation and publication of the book:  Sketch from the cover design process REVIEWS‘The unique artistic collaboration between Jeffers and Winston, with its inventive combination of watercolour, pencil and digital collage, immediately captures the reader’s attention. Jeffers’ hand-drawn, asymmetrical text contrasts with Winston’s digital design lines, which incorporate passages from classic works of children’s literature... A brilliantly clever quest for literary delight.”Kirkus Reviews ‘...a fresh and exciting collaboration between two talented creators.’ The New York Times ‘Every element of the book—its captivating hand-drawn texts, the illustrations created with watercolour, pencil and digital collage, as well as the objects made from phrases from classic fairy tales—contribute to a lavish edition that is perfectly harmonious as a whole.”Booklist “Jeffers and illustrator Winston collaborate on a book that is a hymn to the power of imagination, in which distinctive pen-and-ink sketches meet objects crafted from the text of classic books... The power of the images leaps off the pages, because imagination belongs to everyone.” Publishers Weekly

Just before the festive season, we have an original story to tell you about little Icarus, filled with the books we loved this year! Open the festive envelope now! Once upon a time, there was little Ikaros. ‘I love colouring cards and envelopes,’ he mused as he prepared a present for his friend. He was going to give her the biggest book about Families. Suddenly, he heard the clock in the living room ticking insistently. “Oh! I’m late for our friend Rosie’s surprise party!” he thought. “I must set off now! It’s a long way to her house.” As he was going, he thought of calling some of his other friends, but discovered that Kuku Vau was having a carnival party, his beloved Tsio Tsio was looking for the Easter Bunny, and Tik and Tela and their new friend had other plans. Just before he arrived, he also found Xylarakis. ‘Do you want to come with me?’ asked little Ikaros. ‘I’ve been looking for the way home all day and I can’t find it,’ he replied. ‘But I’m going anyway,’ he thought. ‘Rosie is waiting for me!’He arrived, and what did he see: all his friends were there and the surprise party was actually for him! So, the friends on the hill played their hearts out and had a great time. Even the Nutcracker was there – what joy!We know full well that authentic stories inspire us and open up new worlds, the discovery of which fills us with even greater satisfaction! The Ikaros team wishes you a happy new year and hopes that 2017 will be shaped by the authentic stories you love.

“It’s no easy job raising clocks…” And indeed, it’s true: children don’t know that even clocks have to go to school to learn to tell the time… and the time has finally come for them to find out!This is the opening line of Tik-Tak, the brand-new, colourful fairy tale by Antonis Papatheodoulou and Myrto Delivoria, which tells us about time and its essential value in all our lives. The original portrayal of the ‘clock-teacher’ with his clock-pupils presents time from a different perspective: time that passes slowly or quickly, time that does not turn back, time that we spend together. At the same time, the narrative highlights the tender relationship between the teacher and his pupils from each of their perspectives.Today, we are sharing with you some of the book’s early drafts, as well as snapshots of Tik-Tak’s journey from the conception of the initial idea – about a year ago – to the day the book reached the printers. These meetings are the most creative and rewarding part of a publisher’s work. Ideas follow one after another, striving to better convey the story itself and its fresh-faced characters. The conversations are sometimes serious and sometimes incredibly funny, and through the ‘time we spend together’ we bond even more, and so we celebrate the publication of every new book together! Tik-Tak will be in bookshops from this week. Don’t forget to look out for the clock-bookmark we’ve designed. With it, time will pass even more enjoyably!