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Elisavet Arkolaki

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Children's, Nonfiction, Art

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I’m Elisavet Arkolaki, it’s great connecting with you!

I’m a multilingual mom raising two beautiful, multilingual, and ethnically mixed children, and I’m a children’s book author, mainly writing and publishing bilingual books. I have lived in six countries and my home right now is in Norway.

Both my husband and I are passionate about traveling; inspired by global learning, we’re raising our own children in between countries, cultures, and languages. I write to build cultural understanding and sensitivity in young children while they are still eager to learn, and also help and support them in their bilingual journey. The bilingual books I've published are ideal for early readers: white background, large and easy-to-read fonts, the image on ...more

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	Happiness Street by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Charikleia Arkolaki (Illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 154 ratings — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cousins Forever - Cousines pour toujours by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Charikleia Arkolaki (Illustrator), Nicolas Naillon (Translator) 4.44 avg rating — 151 ratings — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nelly’s Box: A back to school story about a bilingual kid, her language teacher, her classmates, and a fun activity. (Children's Books That Foster Creativity) by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Eve Farb (Illustrator) 4.61 avg rating — 127 ratings — 165 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Am I From? by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Platon Street Artist (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 47 ratings — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer with Grandpa - Un’estate con il nonno: An Italian English bilingual children's book (Italian Bilingual Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) (Italian Edition) by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Svitlana Holovchenko (Illustrator), Martina Pelagallo (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 47 ratings — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sea of Stars - Μια θάλασσα από αστέρια : A Greek - English bilingual children's book (girl edition). Βedtime story, babywearing, bioluminescence, ... ... Books - Fostering Creativity in Kids) by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Vivi Markatos (illustrator) 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — 221 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Raise Confident Multicultural Children 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny’s Magical Headband: A comforting children’s book about death and grief (Children's Books That Foster Creativity) by Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author), Eva Rodríguez (Illustrator) 4.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Together They Blossomed 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hypatia: A bilingual children's book in English and Greek; the story of an inspiring woman, a philosopher, astronomer, mathematician and inventor by Sophia Zoraki, Elisavet Arkolaki (Goodreads Author) (editor), Stamatis Papadakis it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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