A beehive consisting of 1,450 bees has disappeared somewhere in Mexico. And no one
knows why…
Sofia, a young curious bee, decides to take on the challenge and solve this mystery.
Her research leads her to books and books to knowledge, thus to the realization that all
answers to the mysteries of life can be found in Science.
The book is about the benefits of knowledge, science and the joy of doing research.
It was commissioned and published by the University of Cyprus.
The story of Sofia was transferred on stage in the form of a puppet show with live music
by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation and the University of Cyprus, in 2017-2018.

He grew up in northern Greece and moved to the city of Thessaloniki
when he was 16. He participated in numerous concerts
and has worked for the music and recording industry with
artists from various genres, either as a musician, a producer or an orchestrator. He is also an author, a music composer and a verse writer.
In 2013, he has been awarded with the national prize for his
children’s illustrated book under the title, «The angry mixer»
from the Department of Literature, Books & Digital Content of the Division of Cultural Policy Implementation of the Directorate General of Contemporary Culture, Greek Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs. This book has also been included in the White Ravens catalogue (A Selection of International Children’s and Youth Literature). In 2017, his book
“Pithanotētes” (Possibilities) was also added to the White Ravens catalogue.
The University of Cyprus has commissioned him to write an
educational children’s book about knowledge, research and
science entitled, “Sofia. A bee who liked to read” (2015), which has been published and distributed to libraries and book stores all over Cyprus.
Besides his personal albums, he has composed music for
the cinema and the theatre. As a producer, he organized and supervised various cultural activities and special projects such as festivals, events and special editions. Besides his own productions, he participated as a screenwriter and director in the animated film “The must cookies of Agisilagos” (2014), he directed together with Dιmιtris Soteriou the dance theatre “The baritone’s shoes” (Corfu Municipal and Regional Theatre) and the puppet theatre with live music “Agisilagos” (T theatre, 2016). Almost all of his books have been transferred on stage, usually as musicals or puppet shows with live music.
He taught the class “Special issues in children’s and youth
orchestras” in the postgraduate program of the Music and Art Department of the University of Macedonia (2015) and music at the Department of Traditional Music of the Technological Educational Institute of Epirus.