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Dimitris Baslam

Isbn:

978-960-16-7208-3

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Category:

Children's Fiction & Novels

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BOOK

So I am standing at this crossroad

and I see I have three options.

To go straight ahead.

To turn left.

To turn right.

I cannot go back.

And I am thinking that if...

Every "if", as a probability, a choice, an expectation or something random, is always a hypothesis.

It presupposes a decision. A step, small or big that even a child can take.

AUTHOR

Dimitris Baslam

Dimitris Baslam lives and works in Thessaloniki. He’s a musician, performer, a record and concert producer, music orchestrator.

At the same time, he teaches in the Department of Traditional Music School of the Arts at the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus.

In 2005 he published his first children’s book “The Gargalistis” (“The Tickler”) and since then writes stories, music and lyrics inspired by children and adolescents.

In 2013 he was honored with the National Award for Best Illustrated Children's Book, for his work “Thimomeni Betoniera” (“Angry Cement Truck”), which was listed on the White Ravens International Youth Library of Munich Catalogue.

ILLUSTRATOR

Daniela Stamatiadi

Daniela Stamatiadi is a graduate of the Athens School of Fine Art. She works in Athens, Greece, as a painter, illustrator and visual arts teacher in private colleges. She has been a freelance children's book illustrator since 2000, resulting in more than 100 books. In 2010 she received the Greek IBBY Award and in 2012 the EBGE Praise for her illustrations. She was also invited to represent Greece at Salon Du Livre 2012, Paris. Daniela has taken part in numerous painting and illustration exhibitions both in Greece and abroad. Since 2010 she is cooperating with the Frissiras Gallery and the FrissirasMuseum. In 2013 she received two EBGE praises and also she was granted with an Andersen Award nomination. In 2016 she had a solo illustration exhibition at GotlandsMuseum in Sweden, and received the Peter Pan Award from the Swedish IBBY.

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