Reviews:
"Original writing that fascinates children's thinking,
well-looked-after edition and appealing illustration...
The space world, in this work, with its "earthly"
substratum arouses child's interest."
H.L. MACEDONIA newspaper, 10 Feb. 1978
"An exceptional book for children that is gracefully
illustrated... The author keeps up her noble national
work offering to Greek children pure food of love and
wisdom, respecting the truth of life, the truth of dreaming,
and children's freedom."
EFTHINI magazine - no 74, February 1978
"Three vertebrate tales about contemporary issues
in excellent illustration."
RIZOSPASTIS newspaper - 2 Feb. 1978
"This book impressed us with its wealth of humanity
and imagination."
Dimitris Yiakos, HELLENIC-BELGIAN INSPECTION magazine
no 18-21/1978
"It is really contemporary and it is really a
tale."
Calliopi Moustaka - 13 Feb. 1978
"Really original tales... They talk neither about
dragons and witches nor about princes and kings nor
about palaces and treasures. They are tales made up
from a contemporary man's imagination that has realized
and thus, wants to stress the problems that the thoughtless
application of technology achievements caused to humanity..."
Vito Angelopoulou, E KATHIMERINI newspaper - 9 March 1978
"... This tale stands out for its subject originality,
the ingenuity of the incidents and the consonant to
our days' spirit writing... Both children and adults
will love this book."
K.P. Demertzis, NEWSLETTER of the Circle of the Greek
Children's Book 1978
"I read it with great interest not because of
its fertile imagination and style but for its pedagogic
value too."
M.I.Maratheftis, Principal of Teachers' Training College
of Cyprus - 26 April 1978
"Those stories are not mere tales that their
only purpose is to amuse children. On the contrary,
they offer us a complete image of today's society...
It's good for children to learn to read such books that
state the truth about the world and its problems. It
is only in this way they will mature and work in favour
of the social welfare."
Rozi Nicolaidou - Student in the A-grade, Junior High
School Class,
MATHITIKO EMIS magazine by the Hestia of New Smirni,
no Dec.1978 - Jan. 1979
"This excellent book consists of three tales...
Plainly and vividly written, they spirit us off to an
imaginary planet..."
IKOGENIA KAI SCHOLIO magazine, Cyprus - February 1979
"... A charming tale, an imaginary story that
its conception reminds us of Aristofani's Nefelokokkygia
or The Little Prince by Saint Exypery."
V.D. Anagnostopoulos, TASIS KAI EKSELIKSIS TIS PEDIKIS
LOGOTECHNIAS
Oi Ekdoseis ton Filon Publications - 1979
"... I loved it, I loved it, it's one of the best
fairy-tales I've ever read. I am going to show it for
the children's department at the Radio and I hope they
will translate it into Swedish and read it on the air.
I want it to be spread out over the whole world..."
Ingela Schyller
Sveriges Radio, Stockholm, Sweden
9 November 1979
"... I loved reading this story and thought it
was wonderful. It is no surprise that it won the Greek
Circle Award. It was a delight and would make a wonderful
animation!"
Cecily Truett, WPBT T.V., New York
January 1980
"This book distinguishes itself from the others...
It probably seems to be for little children, but it's
for big ones as well. Serious and enjoyable, it immediately
draws children's attention."
Alkis Theodorakis - Student in the 6th grade Primary
School Class DIAVAZO magazine - May/June 1982
"I'm sure that children will really enjoy this
book and will learn how to speculate well on the more
serious human problems even from their early age."
Nikos Katikos, NEI KERI newspaper, Karditsa - 21 June 1986
"A contemporary tale that entertains children,
while, at the same time, it gives them the image of
modern life and a taste of the burning problems of our
humanity."
MESIMVRINI newspaper, 1 July 1986
"... The authoress does not confine herself to
"accusations" against the modern world sufferings.
By the means the genuine tale provides her, fertile
imagination, but mainly, owing to her knowing children's
soul and their spiritual needs, she proceeds to creative
transcendence of mere judgments, courageous confrontation
of the problems, arming children with optimism, hope
and faith in life, elements that are necessary for their
inner and spiritual health."
GNOSI KAI GNOMI - Magazine of the Scientists' Association
of Karditsa Prefecture
-Vol. 6, Karditsa 1987
"... The fable gives rise to many correspondences
to contemporary reality on earth, and this is why this
book is worth reading. The action plotting, the dialogue
and its artistry make it unique."
DIADROMES magazine - no 6, Summer 1987
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