RECENT PORTUGUESE PUBLICATIONS
BULLETIN 44

February 2005

 
 
PART XX:

Children's Books

 
201. AMARAL, Ana Luísa. A história da aranha Leopoldina. Elsa Navarro, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras, 2000. Colecção Palmo e Meio, 10. Oblong 8°, publ. illus. bds. 22 pp., profusely illus. in color. ISBN: 972-610-318-5. $14.00

The author has published at least eight volumes of poetry and two books for children. Her poetry has been translated into Spanish, English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbo-Croatian. She was born in Lisbon in 1956, and holds a Ph.D. in North American literature, having written her thesis on Emily Dickinson.
 

202. AMARAL, Ana Luísa. Gaspar, o dedo diferente, e outras histórias. Elsa Navarro, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras, 1998. O Sol e a Lua, 6. 4° (22.6 x 22.3 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 40 pp, (2 ll.), profusely illus. in color. ISBN: 972-610-136-0. $20.00
 

203. HIGINO, Nuno. O crescer das árvores. José Emídio, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras, 2003. O Sol e a Lua, 25. 4° (22.6 x 22.3 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 30 pp, (1 l.), profusely illus. in color. ISBN: 972-610-740-7. $20.00

The author has produced at least two volumes of poetry, and co-authored As cidades de Alvaro Siza (2001).

 
204. HIGINO, Nuno. O menino que namorava paisagens e outros poemas. José Emídio, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras, 2001. Colecção Palmo e Meio, 19. 8°, publ. illus. bds. 53 pp, profusely illus. in color. ISBN: 972-610-468-8. $20.00

 
205. MOTA, Arsénio. O segredo da rocha. Emerenciano, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras, 1996. Colecção Tapete Voador, 2. Tall thin folio (30.5 x 17.6 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 37 pp, (1 l., 1 l. adv.), profusely illus. in color. ISBN: 972-8146-95-7. $23.00

The author of these essays has written or edited well over 20 books, including short stories, essays, stories for children, art history, and an anthology.

 
206. PINA, Manuel António. A noite. Photographs by António Sabler of stage designs by João Calvário and figures by Susanne Rösler. Porto: Campo das Letras / Theatro Pé de Vento, 2001. O Sol e a Lua, 14. 4° (22.6 x 22.3 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 45 pp, (1 l.), ample color illus. ISBN: 972-610-445-9. $18.00

Manuel António Pina was awarded the Prémio Nacional de Crónica, 1993, by the Clube de Jornalistas, for his O anacronista (1994). He has published at least 8 volumes of poetry and 12 volumes of children's literature (one of which, O inventão, received the Prémio Gulbenkian de Literatura Para Crianças in 1987). His poetry is available in anthologies published in France, Belgium, Spain, and the United States. He was editor of the Jornal de Notícias, Porto.

 
207. PINA, Manuel António. Aquilo que os olhos vêem, ou O Adamastor. Susanne Rösler, illus. Porto: Campo das Letras / Theatro Pé de Vento, 1998. O Sol e a Lua, 5. 4° (22.6 x 22.3 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 57 pp, (1 l.), ample color illus. ISBN: 972-610-135-2. $20.00

 
208. PINA, Manuel António. Histórias que me contaste tu. 2nd ed. João Botelho, illus. Lisbon: Assírio & Alvim, 2002. Assirinha, 1. 4° (23.2 x 24.5 cm.), publ. illus. bds. 67 pp., (2 ll.), illus. in color. ISBN: 972-37-0554-0. $25.00

First published 1999.