Written and illustrated by Leo Cunha, Tino Freitas & Fê
What does it take to be a king? An inheritance? A crown? A castle? What about wisdom, empathy and compassion? These questions recur throughout the narrative and help us reflect on the importance of sharing, listening and trying to understand those who think differently from us.
Paperback / 200 x 270 mm / 40 pages / Companhias das Letras
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written and illustrated by Aline Abreu
In this book, readers will discover many kinds of animals – a very knowledgeable toucan, a monkey in hiding and even a penguin who is running late. They are all waiting to be found on these amusingly illustrated pages. And the question is: did you find it?
Paperback / 205 x 250 / 32 pages / Companhias das Letras
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Written by Fernando Nuno and Illustrated by Bruno Nunes
My backyard has trees. They are beings who know the secrets of dew. My backyard has animals. They know all paths, in ground and air. My backyard has a wide and deep lagoon, where seas and rivers come to mingle. My backyard has a beautiful, varied sky! My backyard houses a bunch of people. Someone’s been messing with my backyard.
Rights sold: French
Hardback / 185 x 290 cm / 36 pages / Companhias das Letras
Written and Illustrated by Silviana Rando
Gildo is very brave. He loves giant Roller coasters, horror movies and singing in public. However, there is one thing that terrifies him…BALLOONS! We follow Gildo the night before a friends birthday party, and he can’t sleep from the fear!
Paperback / 255 x 255 cm / 28 pages / Companhias das Letras
written and illustrated by Janaina Tokitaka
This is a very different alphabet book. Each biographical story is presented in the form of a humorous little tale about the women portrayed. Discover the history of the English biologist Margaret Fountaine, French chef Eugénie Brazier and many other incredible professionals.
Paperback / 210 x 270 / 64 pages / Companhias das Letras
written by José Roberto Torero and Marcus Aurelius Pimenta
An interactive and inspiring series (9 titles) that invites readers to choose the path the story will take. In LITTLE COLOURFUL RIDING HOODS, there are six different girls – little riding hoods of many colours – inviting young readers to invent their own way of traveling through the woods.
Paperback / 230 x 270 / 32 pages / Companhias Das Letrinhas
written by Emicida and illustrated by Aldo Fabrini
A powerful reflection on fear – a nosy guy enters without warning and in our ears he whispers a thousand stories about monsters and bandits. He helps us be cautious. Courage is the one who tells Fear to calm down and reminds us that we have nerve, we have a soul.
Paperback / 203 x 206 / 48 pages / Companhias das Letras
written by Márcia Leite and illustrated by Taline Schubach
Olivia is a clever little girl, who really knows what she wants and is fully aware of how to use certain words to get it. “Intriguing” is a word that Olivia likes a lot, and that’s because everything is intriguing to her. Olivia wants to know how she’s going to learn to wear make-up and high-heeled shoes, as there’s no woman in their house to show her…
Paperback / 215 x 155 / 48 pages / Companhias Das Letrinhas
written by Lalau and illustrated by Laurabeatriz
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical forest in existence and has the largest biodiversity reserve of the planet. Countless plants, insects and animals keep our great forest alive – from the bush dog to the Hercules beetle.
Paperback / 203 x 206 / 48 pages / Companhias Das Letrinhas
Silvana Salerno
This book introduces the Amazonia to children and young readers. It is divided into five parts: Biodiversity /The “medicines” of the forest /Parks, reserves and archeological sites / How to live from the forest (without destroying it) / Boibumbá / How Amazonia became an important part of Brazil. Each part contains two tales and each tale contains an almanac including a lot of information and curiosities.
Companhias das Letras /210 x 275 / 80 pages
World except Portuguese