Kati Rekai

Kati Rekai, (October 20, 1921 – February 1, 2010) was a Hungarian-Canadian writer/broadcaster, author of a series of travel books for children: "The Adventures of Mickey, Taggy, Puppo, and Cica and How They Discover Toronto, The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto 200, Ottawa, Montreal, Kingston, Brockville and the Thousand Islands, British Columbia Budapest, Vienna, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Greece", published in English French, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Chinese and Braille.
Puppet shows based on Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica: "The Great Totem Pole Caper", "The Tale of Tutenkhamen" and "The Boy Who Forgot".
Organization.
Organizations with which Rekai was associated were:
Positions.
Rekai was also the weekly cultural commentator for "The Hungarian Show" on the Toronto-based broadcasting station CIAO Radio530AM, and a columnist for Kaleidoscope Magazine. Some of the other positions that Rekai held as a contributor to the literary arts include:
The Writers' Union of Canada.
Rekai was granted life membership in the Writers' Union of Canada "in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the advancement of the works of Canadian writers on the world stage".
As Chair of its Foreign Affairs Committee, developed and organized 20 "Canadian Book Exhibitions Abroad" for the Writers' Union of Canada in: Budapest, Hungary; Galatz,Romania; Prague, Czechoslovakia; Berlin,East Germany; Riga,Latvia; Tokyo,Japan; Athens,Greece; New York City; Belfast, Northern Ireland; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Kiev, Ukraine; Lanzhou,People's Republic of China; Sofia, Bulgaria; Tirana,Albania; Havana,Cuba; Manila,The Philippines; St.Petersburg,Russia; Cape Town, South Africa; Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Awards.
Rekai received a number of awards in recognition of her achievements including:
Appointed to the Order of Canada in 1993 with the following citation: "Has written travel books for children that introduce and promote Canadian cities and European countries through the eyes of four animals, Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica, each of which represents a part of the Canadian mosaic; the books educate children and adults about music, literature, pioneering and native peoples".