Christos Boulotis    My piggy bank is a pig

picture book | 4+
ISBN: 978-960-594-123-9 • Price: 18,00€  • 26Χ27,5 cm. • Pages: 40

 

The book | A little boy tells his story and everything he wishes and dreams of
cquiring. Through a happy story, the multi-award-winning author Christos Boulotis talks to children about the value of saving but also about the effort we must make to reach the desired result.

A story that teaches children how to achieve their goals.

The author | Christos Boulotis was born at Myrina on the island of Limnos. He is an archaeologist and a member of the Athens Academy. Having previously taught at the Ionian University he now teaches both in the postgraduate programs of the University of Athens and the School of Fine Arts. He has conducted excavations on the islands of Crete, Limnos and Santorini and in Peloponese. Since 1987 he has been a prolific author of children’s books, with more than seventy titles published. His first published work, «The Strange Love of the White Horse and the Poplar Tree» was awarded the Pier Paolo Vergerio prize in 1989. «The Water-Melon Thief» and «The Statue Who Was Always Cold» won the annual prize awarded by the Greek Section of IBBY in 2003 and 2000 respectively.

Photini Tikkou was born in Athens. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts in 2009 and has been working as an freelance illustrator ever since. She is currently based in Athens where she lives with her partner and daughter. Photini's work includes children's books, editorial illustrations, book covers and art licensing projects. Her favorite mediums are gouache, watercolor and color pencils. She also loves collage and sometimes she combines traditional and digital techniques. She also really enjoys making
ceramics and creating personal work. Her illustration style ranges from cute
to funny and often portrays diversity and body acceptance in her artwork.
Photini is inspired by every little thing that surrounds her from flowers
and kids to an art exhibition. She always sees new patterns and color
palettes in her everyday life and tries to incorporate them in her work. She
constantly explores new techniques and materials to develop her style.