O Papas kai oi Alepoudes, by Ariadni Mitreli-Masmanidi, beautifully illustrated throughout, introduces children to the world of animals in a way that is both engaging and educational.
Ariadne-Foteini Mitreli-Masmanidi is an illustrator and visual arts educator.
She was born in Patras and currently lives and works in Athens. She studied illustration in the United Kingdom, earning an MA in Visual Arts (Illustration) from UAL (Camberwell) and a BA (Hons) in Illustration from the University of Wolverhampton. She also studied Art Education at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where she discovered her passion for teaching.
She has been drawing continuously since early childhood. She enjoys working by hand, creating images inspired by nature and everyday life.
Her work spans children’s illustration, posters, 3D constructions, textile design, ceramics, wallpaper design, exhibitions, and more. When she is not drawing or teaching, she spends time with Tito, dancing, drawing, and creating stories.
The old folktales told by grandmothers around the world cherish nature, cherish animals, cherish people — and they teach us to cherish them too.
In this story, the village priest speaks with the animals, rewards them, and is rewarded by them in return.
Foxes, wolves, and donkeys roaming the hillsides — speaking in human voices, but also with wisdom — have lessons to offer us humans.
O Papas kai oi Alepoudes, by Ariadni Mitreli-Masmanidi, beautifully illustrated throughout, introduces children to the world of animals in a way that is both educational and entertaining.