I find it hard to believe it has been 4 years since the day I left Malta and moved to Norway. Where did the years go? My husband and I left Malta with a 3-year-old and a baby in the belly, and now the kids were old enough for me to leave them behind, and […]
Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well and enjoyed the Easter holidays :). Here, we’ve had our first round of celebrations, and now we’re getting ready for the Greek Easter. The kids have started school again after about a month of being at home (we’ve been amongst the lucky ones with schools open for the […]
Hi friends, how are you? It’s been a while. Facebook reminded me that during this time last year, I was in Malta for the launch of my debut children’s book “Where am I from?”, literally days before the pandemic hit Europe. Some lovely memories came up like this one, and this one. You can also download and […]
Hi friends, The festive season is a little bit different this year, all around the world, and I’d like to do my bit from my own little corner here in Norway. It’s a long blog post, so just read the sections that interest you. If you’d like to write back, I’d love to hear from […]
Hi friends, How are you? I hope you’re managing to keep your spirits up despite the current situation in our different communities around the world. I feel like I am falling behind with everything, I struggle some days more than others, and my thoughts are scattered. My desk is full of “to-do” lists, I have […]
Hi :), I just realized it’s been a month since the last time I got in touch. Time flies when you have small kids, and life resumes to the usual -and some pretty unusual- routines, right? BOOK RELATED NEWS Bookwise, LOTS of things have happened, but let me start by sharing with you this one. It’s […]
Two gifts today for all of you, to celebrate the launch of the Happiness Street bilingual books Hi friends, I managed to visit after all my personal happiness street, and we came back home from Greece on the 15th. Here’s a photo with some of the family members; my sister (Charikleia, the artist 🙂 ), father, and daughter. […]
Good morning everyone, I am so happy today. Most of you here are raising kids who speak at least two languages, right? So, please, keep on reading. I’ve been working on the second edition of this book since the summer of 2018, and I’ve curated an amazing selection of chapters related to multilingualism, multiculturalism, life abroad, mixed families. And […]
Anzelika, a mum who read our journey with raising multilingual children, sent me the following email. I thought of replying via a blog post, with her permission, instead of a personal email as this might be of interest to more moms out there who find themselves in a similar situation. ‘Hi Liza! There are not […]
This is our story on how we managed to save our family’s minority languages, and how our eldest developed language skills in two additional languages. Intercultural and interracial marriages are on the rise according to studies, whilst more parents, particularly in USA and Europe, are adopting children from other countries. As a result, our communities […]
Amanda Kidd is a Maltese children’s picture book author and director of Cuckoo-Bye House Publishers. She lives in the UK with her husband, two children, and Nibbles the gerbil, all of whom have inspired several stories. She has a weakness for cakes and was in the middle of a cakey sugar rush when she got […]
Violet Favero is another author I would like to present to you. She has written and published several children’s books like Unkie Munkie Lives at The Zoo, Gracie’s RV Mis–Adventure, Pete Comes to America, and the really funny one Mom, Mom, Mommy! Prior to beginning her career as a children’s picture book author-illustrator, Violet (aka Silly Yaya) […]
I got to meet Sharon Giltrow in a Facebook group we have formed with children’s book writers who have their book debut in 2020. Sharon is an extremely talented writer, and her book Bedtime Daddy, illustrated by Katrin Dreiling, is a super funny bedtime story where the roles are reversed; the little one tries to […]
I got to know KT Johnston, and read her amazing debut children’s book, via a small group on Facebook where a couple of writers from around the world discuss and support each other. Writing doesn’t always have to be a lonely journey :). KT writes historical narrative nonfiction, and her book Railway Jack got published […]
As an active member of several author and illustrator groups on Facebook, I get to meet different people from all around the world with similar interests. Some of them are exceptionally charismatic, like Dr. Jana Broecker, who is not just a gifted storyteller, but also a scientist. And of course, a mom of two :). […]
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