Reading Club: Children’s Literature | If you come to Earth

Our Reading Club for young book lovers continues online in May, hosted by the author Tasoula Eptakoili. 

The book that will inspire this month’s meeting is If you come to Earth by Sophie Blackall. 

Each month, thirty members between 7 and 10 years old get together to discover a new book! Our little readers will have the chance to share their impressions, feelings and thoughts, as well as to travel, using their imagination as the vehicle and the book of the month as their launch pad, into the exciting worlds that spring up from its pages. 

The book and its author

“If you come to Earth, there are a few things you need to know. . .
We live in all kinds of places.
In all kinds of homes.
In all kinds of families.
Each of us is different. 
And, together, we share one beautiful planet.
It’s the only one we have, so we need to look after it.
And each other…” 

A child’s letter to an alien, about planet Earth and mankind. A book of knowledge that illustrates the beauty of our planet’s diversity. 

The author / illustrator
Blackall is an author and illustrator. She comes from Australia and lives in New York. She is a two-time Caldecott Medal winner. If you come to Earth was Publishers Weekly 2020 Best Illustrated Book, and featured as one of the ten best children’s books of 2020 by Time Magazine. 

The Reading Club hostess: 
Tasoula Eptakoili was born in 1968 in Samos, and grew up in Piraeus. She graduated from the Faculty of Classics of the University of Athens, but chose journalism over teaching. She has worked on the radio (Melodia FM, and now ATHINA 9.84), newspapers and magazines. From 2003, she has worked as a writer for "Kathimerini" newspaper. She has authored the books: My other whole (Patakis, 2016), a personal account of loss, the poetry collection The woman in the elevator (Kastaniotis, 2018), as well as Gourgouris (Patakis, 2017), Garis (Patakis, 2019) and The Flowering Teapot (Kastaniotis, 2019) – stories for children, but not only. She recently released another book, Do you see me? (Kastaniotis, 2020), which she co-authored with Psychology professor Foteini Tsalikoglou. She also curates and presents the TV show "Shots with tails", stories of animal love and human kindness, on ERT2. She lives in Athens. 
 

Reading Club: Children’s Literature
Sunday 23/05, 17.00

Via Zoom

For children aged 7 to 10 years old
Up to 30 children

Free participation by online pre-registration

Pre-registration starts on Wednesday 05/05 at 12.00

Coordinator: Tasoula Eptakoili

To take part in the Reading Club, all registered participants are required to read the book of the month. 

If you come to Earth is available in Greek translation by Dioptra Publications. 

Due to public health measures, there may be changes regarding either the staging of the event, or the maximum number of participants.