Greek & English Together
A bilingual reading experience created for families who want language, tenderness, and heritage to live side by side.
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Η Γιαγιά Με Φωνάζει Grandma Calls Me
A warm bilingual picture book in Greek and English about the names, memories, and family love that call us home.
Plateia is the Greek word for a place of gathering — where communities connect, stories are shared, and families are remembered.
Written by Katerina Andrikopoulos-Karantonis
Illustrated by Alex Shulman
FamilyLanguageHeritageCommunityBelonging
About The Book
Building connection through family names, Greek words, and everyday love.
Grandma Calls Me invites readers into a tender moment between a little girl and her grandmother. The book celebrates the sweetness of being called by someone who loves you, while helping Greek and English words feel familiar, musical, and alive.
Created as part of the Plateia Project, this new book extends the project's larger mission: strengthening healthy relationships through family, community, heritage, and shared conversation.
Get Your Paperback CopyA Story About Belonging
Grandmother and child meet in a simple moment of love that speaks to family memory, care, and intergenerational connection.
Made For Shared Reading
Designed as a warm read-aloud book for homes, classrooms, community programs, and Greek-English learning spaces.
Meet The Creative Team
Words and illustrations shaped for families who gather around stories.
Katerina Andrikopoulos-Karantonis
The story brings a family-centred voice to the Plateia Project, honouring the intimate ways heritage is carried through language, naming, and affection.
Alex Shulman
The illustrations use soft sky, expressive faces, and gentle hand-drawn warmth to make the relationship between grandmother and child feel immediate and memorable.
Plateia Project
A children's book made for the places where families gather.
From kitchen tables to classrooms, from parish halls to local book events, Grandma Calls Me is designed to help readers hear family language with affection and pride. It continues the Plateia Project's commitment to stories that nurture healthy relationships through family and community.
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Παραγγείλτε το βιβλίο σας Pick Up Your Copy in Person
Pre-order your copy of Grandma Calls Me and collect it at our launch pick-up event — a warm, community gathering at a beloved Greek spot in Toronto.
DateSaturday, May 23, 2026
Time10:00 am – 12:00 noon
LocationYaya's Loukoumades1027 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto
Come meet the team, share a loukoumade, and take home a signed copy of the book.
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Choose how you want to bring the book into your family or community.
Paperback Copy
A keepsake picture book for families, young readers, and bilingual bookshelves.
I Want The Book!Community Reading
A gentle fit for school, parish, library, and family-community reading events.
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