Kites in The Sky
That spring, in a special meeting, the City Hall decided that swings, and slides, and monkey bars should no longer be touched. “This virus is too dangerous”, said one City councillor. “It lives on all surfaces. Kids put their hands in their mouths all the time, they...La Boutique aux bâtons – Un fragment du “Livre de la joie”
Cette année-là, au printemps, tout fut tout d’un coup chamboulé. Un gredin de virus avait commencé à rendre les gens malades – qu’ils fussent jeunes, vieux, blancs, noirs, riches, pauvres, qu’ils fussent de Jassy, Rabat, Lisbonne ou Toronto. Le virus ne faisait...Camping in the backyard ( a Fragment from The Book of Joy)
That summer no one went away on a holiday. Planes weren’t flying and buses had big signs saying: “Essential Travel Only”. For some reason, governments around the world didn’t think holidays should be considered essential travel. Visiting your grandma wasn’t...A Loja de Gravetos (Um fragmento de “O livro da alegria”)
Aconteceu durante a primavera do ano em que nada mais era o mesmo. Naquele ano, um vírus mortal deixou todo mundo doente. Jovens, velhos, brancos, negros, ricos, pobres, em Toronto ou em Lisboa, esse vírus não tinha preferência, era passado de pessoa para pessoa. E...In the Arms of a Child
A friend of mine asked me today if I knew Adrian Sina. I know tons of people, for almost 20 years knowing everybody was my job. I said I probably do. His name sounded familiar to me. He is a VIP, he’s a pop star and a Vlogger. Our paths must have crossed...My First Q&A with a French Audience
… was not at the Salon du Livre in Toronto but in my French class. It was a huge surprise for me today, when my French teacher, one of the biggest advocates for my books, organized a Q&A in French, to prepare me for a real-life meeting with French readers. Now, this was not your usual crowd of reporters, but a bunch of French enthusiasts, most of which are parents and grandparents. That is my dream audience!
What Age Group Are Your Books For? Why, 4-99, Of Course!
Two weeks ago I started taking French classes, after a gruesome assessment that I almost missed. I did study French for more than 7 years, and quite intensively I might add. All the words are there. I can remember most of the correct tenses for most of the verbs. I...Winning new audiences at ToRo Fest
This Saturday at 10.30 I had the launch for the English Romanian edition of “I Wish I Were a Unicorn” book, at ToRo Fest, the most important cultural event of the Romanian community in Toronto. It was a very well organized weekend, with more than 26...The Word on The Street – A First Encounter with the Big City
Today I took Toronto by storm. My book was just a needle in a haystack, but what an experience The Word on the Street was for me, I can only begin to express… Although I have been here for almost 4 years, I am still making my way as an author in my new country....We are Eco-responsible
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