Yasou Nikki
Illustrated by Kim Gamble
first published: 1995
publisher: Angus & Robertson, Australia
age group: 6 to 9 years
length: 72 pages
ISBN: 0-207-188748-4
Excerpt:
From all around the village, from all over the island, people came to the
party. The priest with his black hat and long beard, Uncle Yanni, Aunt
Sophia and handsome cousin Manoli, Mr and Mrs Zervakis, Nico and Chrisoula,
Yorgo, grandmother Ya Ya and grandfather Pa Pou, and everyone else in the
whole world that Nikoletta knew.
They had come to say goodbye to Nikoletta and her mother and father and baby
Pavlos. read more
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 Wendy's Comments:
When I was five my Anglo-Canadian family moved to a village in France, and I
started kindergarten without speaking a word of the language. However, the
first morning I met a girl named Jacqueline in the sandbox - who taught me
to speak French just as, in the story, she teaches Nikoletta to speak
English.
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Purchasing Information:
Yasou Nikki is currently in print and available at bookshops in the Australia and New Zealand.
Or you can purchase it online:
in Australia at The Well
Awards:
Shortlisted, NSW Premier's Ethel Turner Award, 1995
Notable Book, Childrens Book Council of Australia, 1996
Shortlisted, CROW Awards, South Australia, 1997
Wendy's Recommendations:
If you liked Yasou Nikki, I think you'll also enjoy these books:
Ark in the Park
Poppy's Path
And by other authors:
The Miracle Tree by Christobel Mattingley
Onion Tears by Diana Kidd
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