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INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS Childrens Literature and Juvenile

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INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS

Children’s

Literatureand Juvenile

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Reading is traveling to other universes, other time periods, breaking the barriers of time and space. Reading is getting to know other worlds – but especially getting to know better oneself, a world so vast and full of surprises. To read is to be free.

The emotions and experiences which books may offer are limitless. Literature throws open doors and windows to a fascinating mix of wisdom, curiosity and knowledge, supplying the reader with different ways to approach the world and preparing him/her to deal with diversity.

With its transformative power, literature presents a multitude of stories in an assortment of genres, and its role is paramount in the development of children’s imaginations.

Through books which are read from an early age, children start to recognize their own emotions, and the narratives’ multiple interpretations help them deal with reality.

Rovelle publishes books for children and young readers since 2008. This work starts from simple and brilliant ideas but demands much care and attention. We believe in the power of books and magic literature, this is why sensibility, dedication, care, and commitment in making the world a better place fuel our productive process.

Transforming the world through literature and art is our mission.

Carolina Braga and Cristiane Pacanowski Editors

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The KiteText and illustrations: Roger Mello

A beautiful narrative about childhood. A child

dreams of flying a kite. It’s a lovely and clear day.

Similar in structure to the popular tales of oral

or written tradition, the pictures in this book tell

a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end,

where the character has to go through some

challenges until once again reaching the same

balance from the beginning, or not.

Don’t be spooked, there’s a sequence sugges-

ting a war scene, prompting the idea “it must be

what it looks like”. But it is only imagination. It

represents the crossing/cutting of kites, a facet

particular to this recreational activity. Those who

have tried it know what it is about.

Let the kite of your imagination fly and have fun.

• 1st Edition • 21 x 21 cm 8,27 x 8,27 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-61521-47-9 • 3 years old +

Themes: Games; daily lives; identity; loneliness; freedom; ethics, cultural plurality.

Picture Books

Hans Christian Andersen

Award Illustration

2014

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Roger Mello

Originally from Brasília, Mello graduated in Design from State of Rio de Janeiro University (UERJ). An illustrator and author of

juvenile books, he started his career also working in animation with the Canadian National Film Board team.

He became a prestigious author of beautiful picture books, which tell the stories only through his illustrations. He has illustrated

dozens of books for famous Brazilian authors, such as Guimarães Rosa, Graciliano Ramos, Ana Maria Machado and Jorge Amado.

His work has received several awards: Malba Tahan, Luís Jardim, Ofélia Fontes, and fifteen times the Highly Recommended

seal, all of these granted by the National Children and Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ). He also received The White Ravens, from

The International Youth Library, in Munich, Germany, twice.

In 2014, Mello was the first illustrator in Latin America to be granted the Hans Christian Andersen Award, which is the

equivalent of the Nobel Prize of juvenile literature, for his lasting contribution. With the HCA, he has established himself side

by side with Lygia Bojunga and Ana Maria Machado, Brazilian writers who received the award in 1982 and 2000, respectively.

The jury said that Mello’s work “explores the history and culture of Brazil without underestimating the child’s ability to

recognize and comprehend cultural phenomenon and images, allowing them to be guided by their imagination. Through his

colorful stories, the young reader gains a deeper understanding of their own culture and those around the world”.

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The End of the LineText and illustrations: Marcelo Pimentel

A story without text, full of magic and expression,

narrated through the author’s unique strokes. A

line of animals from the Brazilian fauna awaits

the enchanted moment when they will receive

their “brazilianess”.

And who is responsible for such a feat? Saci?

Cuca? Caipora? See, read and find out through the

beautiful images in this story how the animals in

our fauna got their Brazilian “look”.

• 1st Edition • 23 x 21 cm 9,06 x 8,27 in • 16 pages – color • Binding: Saddle stitch • ISBN: 978-85-61521-49-3 • 3 years old +

Themes: Animals in Brazilian fauna; folklore; paintings; indigenous art; environment.

Picture Books

The White

Ravens 2012

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Marcelo Pimentel

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Pimentel is an illustrator and graphic designer graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the Federal

University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and works for the publishing industry since 1992.

The constant variation of technique and medium is characteristic of his work, as well as a fondness for storytelling exploring

fantasy and popular imagery, such as folk tales and fables.

He illustrated over thirty juvenile books and received the Highly Recommended seal by the National Children and Youth Book

Foundation (FNLIJ) in 2001 and 2010.

His work was shown at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), Slovakia, in 1999, 2001, and 2003, as well as “BIB in Japan

2004”. He was selected for The White Ravens catalogue, from The International Youth Library, in Munich, in 2001 and 2012,

with his first picture book The End of the Line.

He was one of the illustrators selected for the exhibit “Brazil: Countless threads, countless tales”, organized by FNLIJ and the

National Library to celebrate Brazil’s year as guest of honor at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2014.

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Paper HouseText: Luiz Raul Machado

Illustrations: Mariana Massarani

You may think that a paper house is something

frail — made out of cardboard and crêpe paper

or perhaps a more creative combination like

newspaper and cellophane —, incapable of

lasting through the years and exposed to the

whims of time. It may be blown down in a

second or turn to ashes if thrown into a fire. Is

that so? Oh, don’t be fooled!

A paper house is made out of pure sentiment, from

the warmest memories of childhood, from the

desire to live in that cozy little corner among words,

the freedom to give wings to one’s imagination.

Here’s your key. Come in, make yourself

comfortable. This house is yours.

• 1st Edition • 24,5 x 24,5 cm 9,65 x 9,65 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-037-7 • 3 years old +

Themes: Reading; literature; books, cultural plurality; reading pleasure.

quando você precisar de um amor ar-re-

ba-ta-dor,daqueles de morrer e

quando você precisar de uma casa,

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Luiz Raul Machado

A writer from Rio de Janeiro, Machado worked as editor of

renowned Brazilian writers of children’s literature, such as

Sylvia Orthof, Maria Clara Machado, and Roger Mello. He

also worked as a journalist, but what he really likes is to

write fun stories for kids.

He is the author of several children’s books including

O galo Pererê, Você é uma figurinha, O cachorro Babu-

cho, and Chifre em cabeça de cavalo, which received the

Orígenes Lessa Award, Best for Youth category, from the

National Children and Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ).

Mariana Massarani

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Massarani studied Design at the

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and started her

illustrator career at the newspaper Jornal do Brasil, where

she worked for thirteen years.

She has illustrated over ninety children’s works by various

writers, besides the eight she wrote herself.

One of the most awarded illustrators in Brazil, Massarani

has received three Jabuti Awards for her drawings, and

had her work displayed in important catalogues, and in

national and international exhibits.

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An Idea in the PocketText: Patricia de Arias

Illustrations: Elisabeth Teixeira

How many ideas fit in the day of a tiny boy who

plays tirelessly?

And what if these ideas are born in a world

of dreams, inhabited by faeries, gnomes, and

pirates, a magical world in which the moon and

the stars whisper beautiful songs by the window?

Richly illustrated, An idea in the pocket gives

imagination a free rein in a charming game of

“telling but not telling”, urging the reader to join

in the fun.

• 1st Edition • 19 x 26 cm 7,48 x 10,24 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-038-4 • 3 years old +

Themes: Reading; literature; books, reading pleasure; cultural plurality.

Picture Books

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Patricia de Arias

From Granada, Spain. In 1996 she graduated from

Granada’s Theatre School and started working as an

actress. She moved to Brazil in 2012, where she now lives

with her husband and their son. She learns a lot from

children and loves writing about their point of view.

Her deep sensibility is reflected in writing that is full of

sentiment, and her poetic eye offers enchantment and

beauty in each verse.

Elisabeth Teixeira

Graduated in Industrial Design from the School of Fine

Arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and

since 1990 works with graphic design and illustration for

children’s books. It has been over 110 titles since.

Teixeira also contributes text and images for various

publications in the genre. In 2009 she released Os três

cães negros, the first book she both wrote and illustrated.

She participated in international exhibits, such as “Le

immagini della fantasia”, Italy (1997 and 1998); Biennial

of Illustration Bratislava, Slovakia (1997), and “Brazil:

Countless threads, countless tales”, at the Bologna

Children’s Book Fair (2014).

She received the Children’s Illustration Jabuti Award three

times and also the Best for Children and Best Informative

Book awards, as well as the Highly Recommended seal

granted by National Children and Youth Book Foundation

(FNLIJ).

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Era uma vezum menino pirata

que teve uma ideia.

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Take MeText: Patricia de Arias

Illustrations: Chris Eich

Some say that babies are brought by storks.

Others say some children are born from the

heart. The truth is that all of them come from

love, the deep affection which holds refuge and

acceptance.

And love is the main character of Take Me, a

delicate book filled with sensibility, inviting

us to plunge into a child’s feelings. Values like

separation, absence, company, affection, longing,

are all present and evoke other emotions.

It makes us think there are no words to explain

everything to children, but care and refuge remain.

Take me is a plea to come closer, an embrace, a

voice that echoes in each one of us…

• 1st Edition • 19 x 26 cm 7,48 x 10,24 in • 48 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-030-8 • 7 years old +

Themes: Maternity; adoption; loneliness; everyday life; poetry; family relationships; affection; hope.

Picture Books

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Patricia de Arias

From Granada, Spain. In 1996 she graduated from

Granada’s Theatre School and started working as an

actress. She moved to Brazil in 2012, where she now lives

with her husband and their son. She learns a lot from

children and loves writing about their point of view.

Her deep sensibility is reflected in writing that is full of

sentiment, and her poetic eye offers enchantment and

beauty in each verse.

Chris Eich

Was born in Mogi das Cruzes. At eighteen she moved

to São Paulo to study drawing and painting. She took

painting, architectural design and art history classes among

others. Recently she started working with clay, and now

divides her time between her watercolor brushes and

ceramics paraphernalia. Working in juvenile books has

allowed her to combine two great passions: watercolor

and literature. Eich published two picture books, Longas

sombras ao cair da tarde (2013) and Do outro lado da rua

(2011). She illustrated over eighty books, including works

by renowned Brazilian writers such as Cecília Meireles,

Monteiro Lobato and Ana Maria Machado.

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A Sea of PeopleText: Ninfa Parreiras

Illustrations: Suppa

The first time the girl went to the beach and saw

the vastness of the sea, she discovered that there

were still a lot of different things in the world for

her to see. Water, sand, colors, people…

A sea of people, ideas, discoveries, which

gradually reveals life’s surprises and keep the

flame of curiosity lit. What comes next?

• 1st Edition • 22 x 20 cm 8,66 x 7,87 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-026-1 • 7 years old +

Themes: Discovery; family relationships; everyday life; curiosity; imagination; differences; society; cultural plurality; environment.

Picture Books

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Ninfa Parreiras

Was born in Itaúna, a town surrounded by sierras full of

iron ore and cerrado style vegetation. The writer spent her

childhood and adolescence away from the sea. Today, she

lives in Rio de Janeiro working with words and feelings:

literature and psychoanalysis. She has been a researcher

for the National Children and Youth Book Foundation

(FNLIJ) for many years and also a teacher. She is a

member of a psychoanalytic society and works with both

children and adults in a clinic. Parreiras holds a master’s

degree in Comparative Literature from the University of

São Paulo (USP), graduated in Portuguese and Psychology

at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

She writes juvenile literature and essays for adults.

Suppa

Was born in Santos, on the coast, and now lives in the city

of São Paulo. As a child, with her brother she attended

the drawing classes that their mother, a painter, taught

for children. She graduated in Architecture and Urban

Studies at Braz Cubas University. Soon after, went on to

study Comics at the École des Arts Appliqués Duperré in

Paris, where she lived for twenty years. There she also

illustrated children’s books, magazines, advertising, and

was a colorist for the Jacques Cousteau’s comics.

After returning to Brazil, she illustrated over a hundred

books and received the Jabuti Award in 2007. Her works

have been displayed in several exhibits in France, Brazil

and Portugal.

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MandolinText: Leny Werneck

Illustrations: Guto Lins

Cláudio grew up hearing his father play the

bassoon, rehearsing at home the songs of the

great festivals. Music was always present in his life,

and the sounds of the world colored his family’s everyday living. This was so with birds, the songs

his mother chanted, the train’s pounding noise,

and even the sounds of rain and wind.

With a delicate and charming narrative combined

with beautiful illustrations, Mandolin shows how

the love of music may be passed down through the

generations, revealing similarities and differences,

and above all enhancing the ties of affection.

• 1st Edition • 19 x 26 cm 7,48 x 10,24 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-014-8 • 7 years old +

Themes: Music; family relationships; everyday life; affection; cultural plurality; travel; career.

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O pai não queria que Cláudio fi casse triste. Pensou um pouco e depois falou:

– E o fagote, você não gosta dele?– Eu gosto dele, pai, quando escuto você tocar,

mas queria tocar música só com as mãos, gosto mais do que de soprar.

– Bem, acho que podemos encontrar outro instrumento pra você. Não é muito grande e tem cordas para serem tocadas com as mãos. Ele pode produzir sons muito bonitos.

– Hum, hum, é isso mesmo! – Olha, eu trago ele pra casa e você experimenta,

vê se gosta. Não precisa ser uma escolha pra toda a vida não, é só pra começar. Mais tarde, bem... mais tarde, você pode querer mudar. E pode até tocar o violoncelo, ou o fagote...

– Hum, hum!– Então, posso trazer o instrumento?

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Leny WerneckWerneck grew up in a discreetly musical family. Her mother

played the piano and everyone at the farm listened to

famous Verdi arias in records brought from Europe by her

aunt. Besides the music, there was the silence and sounds

of the woods in starry nights. She loved the mystery of

those moments.

She discovered the chords very early, for the pleasure

and the variety of shapes and sounds the instruments

are capable of producing. Among them, she loves the

mandolin. Werneck believes it travels in time, covering

incredible distances, meeting unforgettable composers

and singers throughout the world.

For the mandolin she created a story and a boy, Cláudio.

And with them the gift that the author shares with the

readers: the infinite pleasure of music!

Guto Lins

A design professor at PUC-Rio, Lins encourages his students

to play several instruments and follow the music.

He patters on the table searching for the right rhythm for

the duet between text and image.

He listens to everything while working, to which he plays

air instruments in chromatic dodecaphonic scale. Lins

harmonizes and makes visual arrangements for his own

books.

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The agouti that turned into a princessText: Lia Neiva

Illustrations: William Côgo

The agouti wanted a glamorous life with a happy

ending, just like in the fairy tales she was reading,

filled with enchantment. Then, she decided she

wanted to be a princess. Can you believe that

fairy Twinkle-twinkle showed up to lend her a

hand? But did the agouti know how to be a fairy

tale princess?

• 1st Edition • 22 x 20 cm 8,66 x 7,87 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-61521-75-2 • 7 years old +

Themes: Fables; fairy tales; power; citizenship; rights and duties; ethics.

Picture Books

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Lia Neiva

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Neiva has a degree in Portuguese

from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

(PUC-Rio). She was an English teacher at Instituto Brasil-

Estados Unidos. She has been writing since 1987 and her

first published book was Espelho, espelho meu, existe

alguém mais bonito do que eu?. She published about

twenty youth fiction titles, some of which received the

Highly Recommended seal from the National Children and

Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ). She was granted the Best

Children’s Book award by the Association of Arts Critics

from São Paulo (APCA). Her favorite genre is fantastic

realism, and she writes for children and youth to help

build a young readership.

William Côgo

Côgo was born and lives in Rio de Janeiro, graduating in

Graphic Design at the School of Fine Arts at the Federal

University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Illustrator, animator

and designer, he is a partner with a design and illustration

office. Among his works, stands out the illustrated version

of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, which was awarded

the Highly Recommended seal in 2010 by the National

Children and Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ).

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Tykuã and the origin of annunciationText: Elias Yaguakãg

Illustrations: Kammal João

Tykuã led a happy life with his family in a village

by the Abacaxis river, in the heart of the Amazon

forest. His father hunted and fished, and his mother

occupied herself with house and field work. The

boy did all the typical activities for a child of the

maraguá people: shooting arrows, swimming and

canoeing.

Tykuã, however, was special, he was born with

the gift of divination.

His fame as a diviner soon spread through the

village, and the boy liked to use his gift to help

those around him. Gradually, his kindness and

fame triggered the jealousy and hate of Anhãga,

an evil medicine man, who, with his two

disciples, will do everything he can to destroy

Tykuã. Will good conquer evil?

• 1st Edition • 20,5 x 27,5 cm 8,07 x 10,83 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-027-8 • 7 years old +

Themes: Indigenous myth; family relationships; folklore; rituals; cultural plurality; society; solidarity; nature.

Picture Books

Certo dia, ao passar por um igarapé durante a pescaria, Waçarabiá ouviu vozes na mata. Aproximou-se lentamente, mantendo uma distância segura, até um local de onde podia ouvir a conversa com clareza. Eram dois rapazes, Mawáka e Waika’á, que proseavam com Anhãga. O senhor das trevas tramava um plano para tirar a vida de Tykuã.

— Existe lá na aldeia um garoto que tem o dom da adivinhação, e ele usa o poder para fazer o bem. Farei de vocês os maiores feiticeiros que existem, mas em troca terão que destruir o menino, senão seus poderes de feiticeiros jamais serão plenos!

— O que precisamos fazer? — perguntaram os rapazes.

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Elias Yaguakãg

Son of the maraguá people, he was born in the village of

Yãbetue’y, in Amazonas state. He is a teacher, visual artist

and a specialist in native inscriptions, as well as a member

of the Center for Indigenous Writers and Artists. He lectures

about indigenous and environmental issues and is part of

the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations and Peoples

of the Amazon, a movement whose mission is to unify

the peoples of the Amazon, seeking improvements for

indigenous public and social policies.

Kammal João

João was born in 1988 in the great city of Rio de Janeiro. He

studied Design, with emphasis in Visual Communication at

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He

works as an illustrator since 2009 and has over ten published

works. In 2013 he illustrated a new edition of O mistério do

coelho pensante, by Clarice Lispector, and in 2012, Clarice vê

estrelas, by Leticia Pires, which was selected by the National

Children and Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ) for the Bologna

Catalogue.

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The rock at the square and other stories by Leo TolstoyText: Leo Tolstoy

Illustrations: Gonzalo Cárcamo

Adaptation: Ana Sofia Mariz and Tatiana Mariz

Russian culture as revealed by classic writers such

as Leo Tolstoy is strongly rooted in the experience

of the common man. In this collection of stories,

the celebrated author gathered narratives from

the rural environment in Russia addressing with

humor and sarcasm universal human issues.

The character of the peasant, recurrent in the

text, surprises and amuses us with their peculiar

wisdom. In a compelling way, unexpected

situations reference concepts such as wealth,

honesty, justice, intelligence and power.

• 1st Edition • 19 x 26 cm 7,48 x 10,24 in • 40 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-61521-70-7 • 7 years old +

Themes: Honesty; Russian culture; justice; intelligence; equality; wealth; family relationship; rural environment; ethics, cultural plurality.

Picture Books

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Leo Tolstoy

One of the great masters of international literature, Leo

Tolstoy reached fame and recognition with romances such

as War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but he also wrote

folkloric short stories, popular tales and fables.

Driven by his concern and sense of duty towards his

people, Tolstoy founded a gratuitous school in his estate

for poor children and became interested in the process of

children’s education.

His writings for children have a simple and easy to

understand language, but are filled with subtleties

and humor; his legacy to his country and international

literature is immense.

Gonzalo Cárcamo

Cárcamo was born in the town of Los Angeles, in Chile. He

arrived in Brazil in 1976 to finish architecture school and

decided to stay. He has done caricatures and illustrations for

several newspapers, magazines and books in Brazil, Spain

and Chile. He received some awards as caricaturist and

illustrator. He is very enthusiastic about writing, watercolor,

and illustrating children’s books.

He adapted The Devoted Friend (2008), a short story by Oscar

Wilde, and both How Much Land Does a Man Require and

Fables for Children (2009), by Tolstoy.

Tatiana Gueorguievna Mariz and Ana Sofia Mariz

Tatiana was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she graduated in Russian Philology. She married a Brazilian citizen and moved to

Brazil. She is a professor and coordinator for the Russian Literature and Language department at the Federal University of Rio de

Janeiro (UFRJ).

Daughter of Tatiana Mariz, Ana Sofia was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she spent part of her childhood. She graduated

in Industrial Design from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and has a master’s degree in Design from the Pontifical

Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

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The CoatText: Sonia Rosa

Illustrations: Anielizabeth

All the women in Alayde’s family learned how

to knit, a tradition which was passed from

generation to generation. However, unlike her

sisters, she did not enjoy knitting. She wanted to

make clothes, but not knit, which would certainly

frustrate her mother’s expectations.

Her secret passion, in fact, had always been

sewing.

In the intense search for her own identity and the

attempt to affirm her will to her family, Alayde

will weave, unweave and reweave coats, tops,

memories, dreams and plans, following her path

in eternal new beginnings and new discoveries

— just like life itself.

• 1st Edition • 16 x 23 cm 6,30 x 9,06 in • 32 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-8275-020-9 • 11 years old +

Themes: Fashion; adolescence; family relationships; breaking traditions; cultural plurality; society.

Illustrated Fiction

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Sonia Rosa

Was born and still lives in Rio de Janeiro. She has a degree

in Pedagogy from the State University of Rio de Janeiro

(UERJ), she is a teacher, a storyteller, a student counselor

and a writer. She has been working in municipal schools

for over thirty years.

She has forty titles published, most of them for a juvenile

audience, as well as some awards.

Foreign editions of her work may be found in France, Italy,

Galicia and in the francophone African countries.

Rosa stands out for including characters from African des-

cent or African-Brazilian themes in almost all of her work.

In 1998, she received the Highly Recommended seal from

the National Children and Youth Book Foundation (FNLIJ).

Anielizabeth

Born in Rio, but with parents originally from Pernambu-

co. She worked in municipal education for thirteen years,

first as a teacher then as a nursery director. Through her

contact with both children and teachers she started to use

juvenile literature as a great ally in her work. This is how

she became an illustrator.

She studied illustration at the Stepan Zavrel’s International

School of Illustration in Sarmede, and has specialized in

Literature for Children and Youth through the Federal Uni-

versity of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Her books are published in Brazil and Italy. She has par-

ticipated in Bologna and Guadalajara Book Fairs, always

advocating the importance and the role of illustration in

children’s literature.

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Talk to me, dad!Text: Júlio Emílio Braz

Illustrations: Mauricio Negro

Young Tuna decides to seek out his biological

father. It’s an attempt to get acquainted with

his past and learn the reasons that led Biel to

abandon him as a child. A free spirited surfer and

vagrant, his father left to ride the world’s waves,

surfing for challenges, ending up in Indonesia.

Biel barely knew his son, who grew up with an

open mind, the sea in his blood and feet plan-

ted on a surfboard. Man and boy, two parts of

a world made out of ocean and loneliness. Like

father, like son, and their nostalgia for what they

never had.

That hope carries Tuna as he travels to meet Biel,

seeking his father in the emptiness of time, not

knowing what this meeting will bring.

• 1st Edition • 16 x 23 cm 6,30 x 9,06 in • 80 pages – color • Binding: Paperback • ISBN: 978-85-61521-55-4 • 11 years old +

Themes: Family relationships; friendship; adventure; surf world; adoptive parents; ethics; cultural plurality.

Illustrated Fiction

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Júlio Emílio Braz

Originally from Minas Gerais, he was five years old when

he moved to Rio de Janeiro, a city that became his home.

Braz started his career as a script writer for comics

published in Brazil, Portugal, France, Cuba and The United

States, counting almost 200 titles.

Navigating suspense, comedy and action, he became a

well awarded author in the youth genre, among which his

book Saguairu received the Jabuti Award in 1989.

He is known internationally, and in 1997 received the

Austrian Children’s Book Award for his version of Crianças

na escuridão, and the Blue Cobra Award, from the Swiss

Institute for Children’s Books. The same book was granted

honorable mention at the Juvenile Literature Award from

the German Senate Foreign Relations Bureau.

Mauricio Negro

Negro is an illustrator, graphic designer and writer. He

graduated in Communication Studies at ESPM. Born in São

Paulo, he grew up between the coast and the country side of

the state and lived briefly in Paris.

As an illustrator, he participated in exhibits and catalogues in

Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Slovakia, Mexico, Italy, Korea and

Japan. He was a finalist at the CJ Picture Book Festival (Korea,

2009).

He received the NOMA Encouragement Prize (Japan, 2008),

and The White Ravens, granted by The International Youth

Library, in Munich, in 2000. He was selected for the Brazilian

catalogue at Bologna Book Fair and Bratislava.

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