★A bedtime book drawn especially for children, turn the pages of this fantastical bedtime story and let those classic fairy tale characters we know so well transform into guardian angels in a child's dream world.
★Gathering the essence of many classic fairy tales, the wonderful fusion of different fairy tale worlds, leading children into the infinite imagination of the dream world.
★Suitable for ages 3+, English sample available.

“Sleep tight, my sweet baby.”
“But, Mama! I’m not even tired yet.”

Little Matina has tried everything she can think of to buy some more time before saying goodnight. Warmly and lovingly, her mother tries to shoo away Matina’s fear of the dark and put her on the right path to dreamland, but not without the help of a few fairty tale pals—Cinderella, Snow White, Pinocchio, and Little Red Riding Hood—who, as it happens, also need to get to bed

Maria Papayanni (Author)
She studied Greek Language and Literature and worked as a journalist in radio, television, newspapers, and magazines.
Her first book was published in 2001. Ever since she has devoted herself to writing stories, fairy tales, and novels. She loves magical, traditional tales and narrates them to children when she visits schools. She also loves theatre and has penned librettos and verses for musical theatre. Her first book, "Goodnight, Mama," was published in 2001, the same year her second child was born. Her books have enjoyed great success with children and have won numerous awards in Greece, including:
· In 2002, she co-authored "Catch them!" with Philippos Mandilaras, which won the Merit Award by the Greek section of IBBY.
· "As If By Magic" won Greek IBBY Award and the Diavazo Literary Magazine Award
· "The Lonesome Tree" won the State Prize and the Diavazo Literary Magazine Award.
"You Will Win Another Day" has been translated into multiple languages.
· She was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2020 and 2022.

After all, she believes that books have wings:
“Children know well that when the sentence Once upon a time is uttered the door opens to the place where anything may happen. And children need the world of imagination in order to understand everyday life and its difficulties.”

In her own words:
I was born in Larissa, under Mount Olympus, where the 12 gods of antiquity lived.
I grew up in a large family where everyone had the gift of telling stories. Not fairy tales, but everyday life stories, which were told over huge tables in the summer; stories would add taste in our life, the way salt and pepper add flavour to our food. I recall tears alternating with laughter. These stories seemed to me like miracles, because they could release great powers. I don’t mean to say that everyone in my family was a bit of a liar, but exaggeration was something common. That’s how I came to believe that in the quiet, provincial town where I was growing up anything could happen. Growing up, instead of confessing to myself that my family used to exaggerate, I chose to believe that we were ‘special’ and ‘unique’. And I also decided that this was the only way I could tolerate reality and put up with everyday difficulties. By making up stories…
With stories, I have always had a season ticket in my pocket which allowed me to freely come and go between everyday life and the land where… anything may happen.

Daniela Stamatiadi (Illustrator)
Graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts. She works in Athens, Greece as a painter, illustrator, and visual arts teacher at a private university. Since 2000, she has been a freelance children's book illustrator, creating over 100 books. In 2017, she served as a member of the jury for the illustration exhibition at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair. In 2019, she was invited to participate in the Bologna Children's Book Fair and give a masterclass on illustration. Awards:
• 2010 IBBY Greek Award
• 2012 EBGE praise
• 2013 EBGE praise, White Ravens Selection, nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award
• 2014 White Ravens Selection
• 2016 Swedish IBBY Peter Pan award
• 2017 White Ravens Selection
• 2018 EBGE praise, White Ravens Selection
• 2019 Greek National Literary Illustration award
• 2020 Anagnostis Illustration Award, special Public award, White Ravens Award
• 2021 Anagnostis Award, Italian IBBY Honor List, EBGE praise
• 2022 IBBY Greek Illustration Award, selected for the 2022 BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition
• 2023 Selection for the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf at the Bologna Children's Book Fair with her wordless book "Every End Is a New Beginning", White Ravens Selection
• 2024 Ijungle Illustration Excellence Award, selected for the Bologna International Illustration Exhibition, IBBY Greek Picture Book Award, winner of the 3rd Sharjah Children's Reading Festival Illustration Award.