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Un grupo de animales abandonados (Voz de Cristal, el osazo; Cara de Palo, el conejo; los perros Chucho, Largo y Flor de Lis) se agrupan para afrontar, con mejor perspectiva, la vida. ¿Qué aventuras y desventuras les esperan? Una historia que resalta la importancia del humor para superar una existencia azarosa.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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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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March 5, 2022
"Cara-de-pau começou a se sentir um bocado bem. "Troço bacana que é ganhar do medo" pensou.
E, de medo perdido, ele começou a ter logo uma porção de ideias."
Enredo perfeito para filme de animais da seção da tarde! Como por exemplo A incrível jornada, onde sempre um cachorro tem que salvar os outros, superando medos e encarando os perigos da vida, no caso aqui cachorros, coelho e urso. E claro com um toque de Brasil e carnaval no meio disso tudo.
Leitura levinha para antes de dormir.
E, de medo perdido, ele começou a ter logo uma porção de ideias."
Enredo perfeito para filme de animais da seção da tarde! Como por exemplo A incrível jornada, onde sempre um cachorro tem que salvar os outros, superando medos e encarando os perigos da vida, no caso aqui cachorros, coelho e urso. E claro com um toque de Brasil e carnaval no meio disso tudo.
Leitura levinha para antes de dormir.
June 9, 2019
Lygia Bojunga Nunes debutbok (som utkom på portugisiska 1972) är en fantasifull fabel om vänskap och frihet. Jag tycker det var roligt att lära känna karaktärerna: Björnen Sprödröste, hunden Blom-Sofie och kaninen Alvar som alla tre möts och blir vänner i sin nyfunna frihet. Boken väcker empati och är engagerande, men kanske lite väl enkel och förutsägbar i min smak. Den riktar sig ju till mindre barn men kunde ändå ha haft fler nyanser tycker jag. Jag gillar hur Lygia låter Sprödröste komma på små ramsor under bokens gång, vilket ändå ger boken en extra dimension.
Jag ser fram emot att läsa fler av Lygias böcker.
Jag ser fram emot att läsa fler av Lygias böcker.
November 10, 2023
Apesar de gostar muito de literatura infantil, essa história não me prendeu tanto. É legal, mas acho que A Bolsa Amarela, da mesma autora, é mais divertido e legal para ser o "primeiro livro" da criança. Os Colegas foi o primeiro livro da Lygia e acho que percebi isso, nas outras histórias a escrita dela parece mais refinada.
May 26, 2020
Bojunga es una gran escritora infantil. De niña, sus libros me llenaban de emociones y ahora que vuelvo a leerla ya siendo adulta, aprecio la forma en la que escribe, llena de colores y emociones y al mismo tiempo mostrando enseñanzas para la vida.
February 3, 2021
a incrível experiência de ser criança e ler esse livro não tem preço
February 10, 2022
um dos livros mais infantis da Lygia (dos que eu li até agora), mas continua sendo de aquecer o coração.
May 3, 2022
Me lembro de me divertir muito e chorar também com esse. Essa autora fez minha infância real!
January 19, 2024
De pequeña me obligaron a leer este libro y debo admitir que los personajes me daban miedo pero fue una de mis mejores lecturas de cuando era niña
March 27, 2025
muito muito muito fofo
May 25, 2025
fofura demais
September 18, 2014
O livro é uma espécie de clássico infanto juvenil, principalmente na região Sul do país e ganhou alguns prêmios. A leitura não me agradou muito, faltou ação e emoção. Melhor ouvir o CD Os Saltimbancos do Chico.
April 12, 2009
Grades 2+. A lost rabbit finds happiness with two runaways -- a bear and a dog.
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