Saudade

Name: Saudade
Brand: Neal Porter Books
SKU: 9780823452293-PRUSDTR-US
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Our Longing for Brazil

Ana Crespo (Author) • André Ceolin (Illustrator) ... more

Edition: US - Hardback

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English • Age 4 - 8

32 pages • 8.79 x 10.29 x 0.33 in

Approx. weight: 0.81 lb

Publication date: 25 Jun,2024

Barcode: 9780823452293 • Neal Porter Books

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By: Ana Crespo | Illustrator: André Ceolin

If your heart has ever ached remembering a place or a person, a smell or a taste, then you’ve felt saudade.

Saudade is a Portuguese and Galician word with no perfect translation to English; it’s a strong, melancholy longing for something you once had. Hiking in the hills, a little girl and her Brazilian immigrant mother contemplate what makes them feel saudade. A cool salty breeze miles from the ocean; the smell of Mamãe's perfume; memories of playing with cousins under trees or waterfalls, riding waves with grandparents who are now stuck in the square of a video call.

Though deeply woven through Brazilian music and literature, saudade is a familiar companion to us all. Readers who live far from loved ones or have adopted new homes will especially connect with this exploration of nostalgia and yearning.

An endnote offers author Ana Crespo’s personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use. Andre Ceolin’s vivid illustrations, twining with daydreamy wisps of haze, set the perfect mood for this bittersweet, profoundly human story.

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection