Fernando Vilela was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is an awarded children book author and illustrator, plastic artist, designer and an educator. With more than sixty books illustrated, he is the recipient of many awards (White Raven, Mention in the New Horizon Bologna Ragazzi Award, Ibby, FNLIJ, Jabuti...). He has had his books published by several important Brazilian, British, French, Mexican, Canadian publishers. Not only has Fernando Vilela worked as a book writer and illustrator, but he has had his art works exhibited in many art galleries in Brazil and abroad. Two of his pieces are exhibited at the New York Moma! His work can be seen on his web site www.fernandovilela.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]