MELINA MALLOS

Last weekend I launched Catch that Cat! as part of the program at the Paniyiri Festival 2015.

It was a wonderful weekend and I got to meet some fans of the story – kids, parents, teachers, and people from the local community.

A lot of people had seen my article in Brisbane News, and it was great to chat to them about it and about why I wrote the book.

We took lots of photographs of people who came to say hello – see...

I am extremely pleased and excited to announce that Catch that Cat! will be officially launched at the upcoming Paniyiri 2015 Greek Festival!

Paniyiri is described as a, “kaleidoscopic cultural explosion that is now legendary with over 50,000 Greeks and honorary Greeks flocking to Musgrave Park, South Brisbane every year”. But more than that, Paniyiri is important in terms of nurturing children’s appreciation of cul...

Our world is full of culture, diversity and wonder, and as educators and parents, it’s our job to share the beauty of a multicultural world with our children. Raising global citizens can entail traveling to new countries, indulging in new cultural learning opportunities or even picking up picture books about other parts of our world. Here are a few more great ways to nurture our tiny global citizens.

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