Sofia Zarampouka

Sophia Zarabouka writes and illustrates her own books. She was born in Athens and studied painting and theater in Greece, as well as graphic arts and illustration in America. Her first children's book was written during the dictatorship (1967-74) and explains to children what that word means. Since then, her work has focused on children's books. She is best known for her adaptations of ancient works: Aristophanes for children, Oresteia, Odyssey, Iliad, and Mythology. These books are used in primary schools, while the "Stories and Knowledge" series is used in kindergartens and early primary school grades. Her illustrations have been exhibited internationally and are part of museum collections. In 1982, she was honored with the Ouranis Award for children's literature by the Academy of Athens for her body of work. She was also awarded the EBGE Award (Greek Graphic Design & Illustration Awards) for her overall contribution. Some of her books have been awarded both in Greece and abroad. SELECTED WORKS Text and Illustration - "The Story of My Mother," Athens, Kedros 1977 - "In the Forest," Athens, Kedros 1977 - "The Dirty Village," Athens, Kedros 1977 - "Mrs. Annoula," Athens, Kedros 1978 - "The Circus," Athens, Kedros 1978 - "The King's Apple Tree," Folk Tale, Athens, Kedros 1982 - "Meow," Athens, Kedros 1983 - "Alphabet Book," Athens, Kedros 1983 - "Flying-Flying," Athens, Kedros 1983 - "Flit Goes Fishing," Athens, Kedros 1986 - "Flit Goes on a Cruise," lyrics by G. Negrepontis, Athens, Kedros 1986 - "Flit Goes to School," Athens, Kedros 1986 - "Flit Travels," Athens, Kedros 1986 - "A Tiny Bit," Athens, Kedros 1987 - "Homer's Odyssey," adaptation, Athens, Kedros 1987 - "Homer's Iliad," adaptation, Athens, Kedros 1989 - "Theatricals," Athens, Kedros 1993 - "Aesop," Athens, Patakis 1995 - "Alexander the Great," Athens, Kedros 1997 - "The Argonaut Expedition," Athens, Kedros 1998 - "Cats and Bears Inspired by Great Painters," Athens, Patakis 2000 Series "Aristophanes for Children" (Athens, Kedros) - "Frogs," 1977 - "Peace," 1977 - "Lysistrata," 1977 - "Birds," 1977 - "Plato," 1978 Series "Mythology for Children" (Athens, Kedros) - "Mythology 1. The World is Born, the Titans, Zeus and His Family," 1980 - "Mythology 2. Hera, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, and Ares," 1980 - "Mythology 3. Athena, Poseidon, and Artemis," Athens, Kedros 1980 - "Mythology 4. Hermes, Pluto, Persephone, Demeter, and Dionysus," Athens, Kedros 1980 - "Mythology 5. The Fates, Prometheus, Pandora, Deucalion, and the Winds," 1981 - "Mythology 6. Eos, Helios, Phaethon, Selene, and Pan," 1983 - "Mythology 7. The Centaurs, Asclepius, the Muses, and Orpheus," 1984 - "Mythology 8. Europa and Cadmus, Tantalus and Pelops, Danaus, Perseus, and Medusa," 1985 - "Mythology 9. The Labors of Hercules," 1989 - "Mythology 10. Theseus and the Minotaur, Minos, Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Aegeus," 1996 Series Aeschylus' Oresteia - Adaptation for Children (Athens, Kedros) - "Agamemnon," Athens, Kedros 2001 - "The Libation Bearers," Athens, Kedros 2001 - "The Eumenides," Athens, Kedros 2001 Series "Stories and Knowledge," (Athens, Patakis, 32 pages + workbook pages) Books by the author: - The Magic Colors, 1991 - Mr. Ben, Moo, and the Trash, 1991 - The Great Fire, 1991 - The Triangle Family, 1991 - Menelaus and Paris, 1992 - Hippolytus the Hippopotamus, 1992 - Mouse Orchestra, 1992 - Eurozoo Community, 1992 - In the Forest, 1994 - Holey Harry the Hare, 1994 - Cat Diver, 1994 - Astrocat, 1994 - The Hen's Weddings - The Handsome Darius, 1996 - Magic Doctor, 1996 - Coco the Taxman, 1996 Series "Friends, Friends, Heart Friends", (Athens, Patakis, 1995, p. 151) - Linos - Maya Illustrated by S. Zaramouka - Alice in Marbleland, text by Alki Zei, Athens, Kedros, 1997 Translations of her works: English - Alexander the Great, [tr. by] A. Dima, Athens, Kedros, 1997 - Alice in Marbleland, Athens, Kedros, 1997 Series "Stories and Notions", (Athens, Patakis, 1998) - The Triangle Family - Menelaus and Paris - Holey Harry the Hare - In the Forest German - Wer rettet Eirene: Die Friedensgeschichte des Aristophanes, text by H. Baumann, Stuttgart, Thienemanns, 1984 Her books have also been translated into Hungarian, Danish, and Albanian.