{"id":345667,"date":"2025-12-15T17:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/happy-holidays-and-thank-you-for-one-more-year-together\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:54:11","slug":"happy-holidays-and-thank-you-for-one-more-year-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=345667","title":{"rendered":"Happy holidays, and thank you for one more year together!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hi everyone,<\/p>\n

I hope you\u2019re doing great and that the festive season is finding you in a good place \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to thank you for your support throughout this year and for purchasing my books!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be sharing two photos from my part of the world that I took recently\u00a0and which I believe you might appreciate, and some news.<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0When the internal and the external worlds blur (or blend).<\/strong>\u00a0
Our cat, our neighbor\u2019s cat, and I.<\/p>\n

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2)\u00a0Sunrise (not sunset)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In other news\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

a) I\u2019d like to thank\u00a0Visit-Croatia.co.uk<\/a>, for the mention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happiness Street \u2013 Ulica srece<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJust the thing if you\u2019re heading to the Croatian coast on holiday for this book tells the tale of a girl who spends the summer on the seaside with her Grandma and starts painting pictures. Wonderful watercolour illustrations accompany the story. Your kids may be encouraged to say some of the words about their own seaside holiday\u2026 or to start painting! The author Elisavet Arkolaki has also written the bilingual books Cousins Forever and Summer with Grandpa which you can also find Croatian versions of.\u201d\u00a0More here<\/strong><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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b) Share with you the campaign \u201c100 books to read before you are 6 years old\u201d<\/strong>

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\u201c100 books to read before you are 6 years old\u201d is\u00a0<\/strong>a reading campaign aiming to inspire children and parents to read more together, while also fostering good reading habits from an early age. It has been developed by the Vestfold County Municipality, Norway, in collaboration with several libraries in Vestfold. I\u2019m honored to see \u201cWhere am I from?\u201d listed there.<\/p>\n

Links in Norwegian:
https:\/\/holmestrandbibliotekene.no\/nb\/lister\/100-boker-for-du-er-6-ar_761fee4a-f150-4755-88e5-aa285de1b8cd<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.notodden.kommune.no\/nyhet\/ny-lesekampanje-for-de-minste-klar-%E2%80%93-ferdig-%E2%80%93-les-100-boeker-foer-du-fyller-6-aar<\/a><\/p>\n

c)\u00a0Leigh Academy Molehill, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

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It was brought to my attention that my books are being used at Leigh Academy Molehill, UK, a school that has been awarded Intermediate level of the British Council\u2019s prestigious International School Award, in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. Thank you so much for selecting them for your school library! You can\u00a0read more here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The International School Award encourages and supports schools to develop:
-An international ethos embedded throughout the school
-A whole school approach to international work
-Collaborative curriculum-based work with a number of partner schools
-Year-round international activity
-Involvement of the wider community<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
I wish you a lovely holiday soon with your loved ones.
Take care \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n