Portugal
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Magalhães, Elsa (ed.)
López, Nivio (illus.)
Grandes autores da língua portuguesa para pequenos leitores (Great
Portuguese-language authors for little readers)
Rio de Mouro : Girassol, [2003]. – 181 p.
ISBN 972-756-438-0
Portuguese/Literature – Anthology – History 1300-2000
This attractive anthology offers little (and big) readers a thorough and
interesting introduction to the long history of Portuguese-language
literature. The editor has taken great care in her selection of examples
ranging from the 13th century to
contemporary literature, from King Dinis to the Nobel laureate José Saramago.
The texts come from a variety of genres: songs, poems, fairytales, short
stories, drama etc. Small text boxes give additional information about the
authors. A special note is added by the striking illustrations in vivd
colours. The artist, born in Nicaragua, interprets the ‘venerate’ texts in
a refreshing, dynamic, and highly modern way. (10+)
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Vieira, Alice (text)
Caetano, João (illus.)
2 histórias de Natal (2 Christmas stories)
Lisboa : Ed. Caminho, 2002. – 34 p.
ISBN 972-21-1505-7
Christmas – Santa Claus
With this book, Alice Vieira, the grande dame of Portuguese children’s and
young adult literature, proves once more her fine mastery of the art of
narration. With wonderful ease and a refreshing breeze of wit, she presents
two modern Christmas stories. The first one lets parents and daughter switch
roles to pose the problem of Santa’s existence from a different angle. In
the second story, Santa Claus is simply overwhelmed and exhausted by the ever
more demanding wish-lists coming from the children. João Caetanos’s lively
mixed-media illustrations playfully capture the humorous tone of the texts. (9+)