Stela Barbieri was born in Araraquara City, Brazil. Author of many books for young readers, she also works as Educational Curator of São Paulo International Biennial Art Exhibition and Director of Educational Action at Instituto Tomie Ohtake in São Paulo, Brazil. Book author and storyteller, as well as art educator and curator, Stela Barbieri has had her art works exhibited both nationally and internationally. Her work has been the recipient of many awards: White Raven, FNLIJ, etc... Her work can be seen on her web site: www.stelabarbieri.com.br
In this modern fairy tale the princess is not in a good mood as it is shown in the classic stories and she is not dying to get married to a prince charming either. Actually she is not in the mood for anything. What makes her so grumpy is a hard and shiny hair which grows in the middle of her head and...[more]
The history of the Bumba-meu-boi is very old. Folklore researchers and historians believe that the first manifestations date from the eighteenth century. To be transmitted orally, the story has many versions of the ox and his party has been changing over time and from one region to another in Brazil....[more]