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Angelika
Angélica es una cigüeña que se siente indignada porque su familia insiste en conservar un antiguo mito sobre las cigüeñas. Con un grupo de amigos, Angélica escribe y representa una obra de teatro donde se cuestionan muchos mitos y costumbres de la sociedad actual.
Angelica is a stork who is outraged because her family insists on preserving an ancient myth about storks. With a group of friends, Angélica writes and performs a play, where many myths and customs of today's society are questioned. (Google translate.)
Angelica is a stork who is outraged because her family insists on preserving an ancient myth about storks. With a group of friends, Angélica writes and performs a play, where many myths and customs of today's society are questioned. (Google translate.)
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Lygia Bojunga Nunes
30 books84 followersLygia Bojunga (often known with the addition of Nunes, her pen name) (born August 26, 1932 in Pelotas) is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked of TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972. A major element of her books is the usage of the child's point of view.
Lygia Bojunga is part of the tradition of magical realism and fantasy-filled storytelling of South America, a tradition she has developed and perfected. In her word of mouth-style narratives, characterised by a strongly dramatic presence, anything can happen. In a deeply original way she fuses playfulness, poetic beauty and absurd humour with social critique, a love of freedom and a strong empathy with the vulnerable child. Fantasy often functions as a way of dealing with distressing personal experiences, or as an escape from harsh reality. Bojunga enables the reader to enter directly into the dreams of her principal characters and to share in their experiences.
Having begun her career as an actress (she has also written a number of plays), she published her first children's book, Os Colegas, in 1972 (The Companions, 1989). Here, as in Angélica (1975), the main characters are animals endowed with human characteristics, a device that highlights the comic elements in the narrative. These early works already reveal a psychological focus: Angélica is about a pig that wants to be a swallow, but gradually learns to accept its own identity. A Bolsa Amarela (1976), highlights a similar theme, this time with a young girl in the leading role, whereas A Casa da Madrinha (1978) presents the utopian dreams and fantasies of an abandoned street child. Two of her books deal with mourning and grief: her masterpiece, Corda Bamba (1979), is about a young girl who manages to come to terms with the death of her parents through her fantasies, and in O Meu Amigo Pintor, 1987 (My Friend the Painter, 1991), a young boy reflects on the inexplicable suicide of an adult friend.
In books such as Seis Vezez Lucas (1995), Bojunga writes in an altogether more realistic style. In her latest work, Retratos de Carolina (2002), her continual experimentation as a writer has led her in a new direction: she allows us to follow the main character from childhood through to adulthood in a narrative partly written in the form of a meta-novel. Bojunga uses this device to extend the boundaries of literature for children and young people in an attempt, as she herself puts it, to make room both for herself and the characters she has created in one single house, "a house of my own invention".
Bojunga's work has been translated into a number of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Czech and Hebrew. She has won a number of awards, including the Jabuti Award (1973), the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (1982), and the Rattenfänger Literaturpreis (1986). Winner of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2004.
Works in Portuguese
Os Colegas – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1972 Angélica – Ilustrações de Vilma Pasqualini. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, l975 A Bolsa Amarela – Ilustrações de Marie Louise Nery. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1976 A Casa da Madrinha – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro: AGIR, 1978 Corda Bamba – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, l979 O Sofá Estampado – Ilustrações e diagramação de Elvira Vigna. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, 1980 Tchau – São Paulo, SP: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1984 O Meu Amigo Pintor – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1987 Nós Três – 1987 Livro, um encontro com Lygia Bojunga – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Livraria Agir Editora, 1988 Fazendo Ana Paz – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1991 Paisagem – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1992 Seis Vezes Lucas – Ilustração da capa, Roger Mello. Ilustrações do miolo, Regina Yolanda. RJ: AGIR, 1995 O Abraco –
Lygia Bojunga is part of the tradition of magical realism and fantasy-filled storytelling of South America, a tradition she has developed and perfected. In her word of mouth-style narratives, characterised by a strongly dramatic presence, anything can happen. In a deeply original way she fuses playfulness, poetic beauty and absurd humour with social critique, a love of freedom and a strong empathy with the vulnerable child. Fantasy often functions as a way of dealing with distressing personal experiences, or as an escape from harsh reality. Bojunga enables the reader to enter directly into the dreams of her principal characters and to share in their experiences.
Having begun her career as an actress (she has also written a number of plays), she published her first children's book, Os Colegas, in 1972 (The Companions, 1989). Here, as in Angélica (1975), the main characters are animals endowed with human characteristics, a device that highlights the comic elements in the narrative. These early works already reveal a psychological focus: Angélica is about a pig that wants to be a swallow, but gradually learns to accept its own identity. A Bolsa Amarela (1976), highlights a similar theme, this time with a young girl in the leading role, whereas A Casa da Madrinha (1978) presents the utopian dreams and fantasies of an abandoned street child. Two of her books deal with mourning and grief: her masterpiece, Corda Bamba (1979), is about a young girl who manages to come to terms with the death of her parents through her fantasies, and in O Meu Amigo Pintor, 1987 (My Friend the Painter, 1991), a young boy reflects on the inexplicable suicide of an adult friend.
In books such as Seis Vezez Lucas (1995), Bojunga writes in an altogether more realistic style. In her latest work, Retratos de Carolina (2002), her continual experimentation as a writer has led her in a new direction: she allows us to follow the main character from childhood through to adulthood in a narrative partly written in the form of a meta-novel. Bojunga uses this device to extend the boundaries of literature for children and young people in an attempt, as she herself puts it, to make room both for herself and the characters she has created in one single house, "a house of my own invention".
Bojunga's work has been translated into a number of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Czech and Hebrew. She has won a number of awards, including the Jabuti Award (1973), the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (1982), and the Rattenfänger Literaturpreis (1986). Winner of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2004.
Works in Portuguese
Os Colegas – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1972 Angélica – Ilustrações de Vilma Pasqualini. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, l975 A Bolsa Amarela – Ilustrações de Marie Louise Nery. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1976 A Casa da Madrinha – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro: AGIR, 1978 Corda Bamba – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, l979 O Sofá Estampado – Ilustrações e diagramação de Elvira Vigna. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, 1980 Tchau – São Paulo, SP: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1984 O Meu Amigo Pintor – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1987 Nós Três – 1987 Livro, um encontro com Lygia Bojunga – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Livraria Agir Editora, 1988 Fazendo Ana Paz – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1991 Paisagem – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1992 Seis Vezes Lucas – Ilustração da capa, Roger Mello. Ilustrações do miolo, Regina Yolanda. RJ: AGIR, 1995 O Abraco –
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September 12, 2022
2008: 5⭐️
Este es probablemente uno de los libros a los que más cariño le tengo porque cuando tenía 8 años me hizo amar los libros.
Un cariño inmenso con los libros de torre de papel
Este es probablemente uno de los libros a los que más cariño le tengo porque cuando tenía 8 años me hizo amar los libros.
Un cariño inmenso con los libros de torre de papel
August 12, 2018
Me gusto bastante
March 17, 2019
Una historia entrañable 😍
November 16, 2025
Qué libro más hermoso.
May 1, 2013
El primer libro que me leí en la vida. Hermoso, en verdad!
November 28, 2024
Yo le doy un 5/5 a este libro por los mensajes que deja. El libro es muy interesante ya que trata de un puerco que no se aceptaba así mismo así que mentía sobre el y se enamora de una cigüeña a la cual no le gustaban las mentiras. Juntos crean una obra de teatro para contar su historia. Yo recomiendo este libro ya que te enseña sobre aceptarte a ti mismo y aceptar a los demás como son. Recomiendo esta historia a niños mayores de 11 años ya que es un libro un poco largo. Este libro me cambio porque entendí que debo aceptar mis defectos y los de las demas personas.
September 14, 2024
Necesito tener hijos para leerles este cuento, wholesome, directo y muy relatable. Admiro como está mujer puede hablar de temas tan complejos e importantes con una historia divertida y muy de niños. She knows how kids think, y es muy interesante.
Tqm Lygia ❤️
Tqm Lygia ❤️
June 8, 2020
Lygia Bojunga nunca decepciona.
Angélica é dessas histórias com cara de infantil que guardam uma profundidade muito maior do que o leitor espera.
Angélica é dessas histórias com cara de infantil que guardam uma profundidade muito maior do que o leitor espera.
January 28, 2023
Bellísima novela infantil. La infancia un lugar quebrebosa de imaginación, sueño e inteligencia.
September 14, 2024
este libro me curo el corazón luego de seis veces Lucas
February 15, 2016
Primera página: los bebés llegan de las cigüeñas. Y dije... partimos mal.
Segunda página: un personaje que no quiere creer las mentiras de los adultos (cigüeñas, viejito pascuero, muerte...). Y dije... esto va muy bien.
Este libro tiene mucho potencial, y siento que promueve el ir más allá en los niños y optar por hacer el bien aunque el resto no lo haga. De la misma forma, también toca escepticismo. Así que me gustó mucho.
Además, el final es bastante simpático, y deja con sensación de alivio, porque podría ser demasiada información para un niño. No me mató, pero justifico el equilibrio que se establece.
Segunda página: un personaje que no quiere creer las mentiras de los adultos (cigüeñas, viejito pascuero, muerte...). Y dije... esto va muy bien.
Este libro tiene mucho potencial, y siento que promueve el ir más allá en los niños y optar por hacer el bien aunque el resto no lo haga. De la misma forma, también toca escepticismo. Así que me gustó mucho.
Además, el final es bastante simpático, y deja con sensación de alivio, porque podría ser demasiada información para un niño. No me mató, pero justifico el equilibrio que se establece.
April 21, 2011
This book is a childrens book, and I read it to get some practice reading portuguese. The relatively low rating, despite it being a high quality book, is mostly because of this. I might give it better rating if i reread it, after learning the language better.
Still, I'd say an exellent childrens book, and also exellent for beginners studying portuguese, after one start understand the basic language.
Still, I'd say an exellent childrens book, and also exellent for beginners studying portuguese, after one start understand the basic language.
June 20, 2013
Tenía 8 años cuando lo leí, me trae buenos recuerdos :)
August 30, 2013
Mi primera novela. Es, y será siempre en mi corazón, una obra maestra. Espero algún día poder compartir este maravillo relato con mis hijos.
June 24, 2014
Desde que empieza el Primer Acto me gustó, a pesar de que en momentos se nota demasiado que es una historia para niños.
October 19, 2014
El primer libro que me acuerdo haber leído y que me haya gustado, gracias a ese libro mi amor a la literatura surgió.
June 1, 2017
Opinión pendiente, se encuentra para releer.
October 26, 2022
Un relato para niños. Pero qué precioso subtexto. Obligatorio para que progenitores lean a sus peques.
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