She has edited the production of educational materials for kindergarten teachers and animators of IDEKE. In 2022, she was awarded by the Greek Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) with the “Koula Kouloumbi” Award as an active kindergarten teacher who introduces children of pre-school age into the world of children’s books in the most imaginative ways.
She is a collaborator of Dimitris Papaioannou and participated as an assistant creative producer at the 2004 Athens Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. She has taught theatre games and animation of creative activities for children to teachers of kindergarten and primary school, at the Regional Training Centers (PEKs) and the Institute of Adult Continuing Education (IDEKE) of the Greek Ministry of Education, as well as at private educational institutions.
She was trained in theatre games under Lakis Kouretzis and was a member of Parodos Art Company. Kali Kavvatha is a kindergarten teacher and a theatre games animateur for children and adults. Larissa Theule holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of the books Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face A Way with Wild Things and How Do You Do? She lives in Pasadena, California, USA. Larissa Theule writes letters to the girl as if she were Kafka, and as we read the story we feel as though we are there ourselves, sitting on a bench in that Berlin park, watching on…Ĭan this be a true story? Read the book and decide for yourself. To console the young girl, Kafka becomes a volunteer postman, writing and delivering letters to the girl from her doll. “Your doll is not lost, she is travelling dolls love to travel. Franz Kafka is taking a walk in the park when he encounters a distraught little girl, who is crying because she has lost her doll. On Sunday, November 20, our young booklovers will meet to share impressions, feelings and thoughts, as well as to embark on an imaginary journey, sparked by the book of the month, into the fascinating worlds emerging from its pages.īerlin, fall 1923.
The book to read for November is Larissa Theule’s Kafka and the Doll, a tale of loss, empathy and the life-changing power of storytelling. In November, the Children’s Book Club for our young booklovers resumes facilitated by Kali Kavvatha. A kindergarten teacher and theatre games animateur for children and adults, Kali Kavvatha is the author of the book Excursion with Federico: A teaching approach to the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca for kindergarten students.
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