Aloma 
Curupira, will you play with me? 

Would you like to learn more about the Brazilian folkloric figures and play with them? Just ask: ‘Curupira, will you play with me?’, an illustrated book with vibrant colors that will get everyone in on the fun! Playfully, the most important characters of Brazilian folklore are presented to the child. There’s curupira, cuca, saci, iara, and much more. And at the end, a surprise: let’s play together! Between one character and another, this book, through a text that repeats itself and illustrations that accumulate, invites children to have fun with the ending of this story written especially to make reading a great pleasure.
YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW THAT… The book includes a playful and gestural proposal for interpreting the text, presented at the end of the book. This proposal brings the experience of reading into the everyday life of young children.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT… This book is friendly to readers with dyslexia, as the font used is Open Dyslexic, making reading more enjoyable for everyone. The text is in capital letters, which also helps readers who are in the process of becoming literate.
WHY READ IT? Children will love getting to know the characters of Brazilian folklore and discovering some of their characteristics. For more experienced readers, the book also includes an informative section on each of them. And at the end, everyone will play together. A book to read and play with.
THEMES: picture book, Brazilian folklore, Amazon rainforest, world knowledge, self-discovery, socializing, family reading.

Mengenai Pengarang

ALOMA is an author, translator, and publisher of children’s books. She has dedicated more than 20 years to children’s literature and books for children. Her work has been recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the UNESCO Chair Seal, and the ODS Reading Club Library, a project created by the UN-Agenda 2030. She writes illustrated books with simple texts and word games that delight babies and children, promoting family reading and the actions of the Global Alliance for Literacy (UNESCO) for family reading.
Aloma lives in the green, undulating mountains of the Serra da Mantiqueira, accompanied by her family and her amazing dogs. That’s why her books value nature, the environment, and historical and cultural heritage, a tribute to childhood and to children growing up and discovering the world around them.
Aloma is one of the best-selling authors of children’s books in Brazil, having sold over 6 million books during her career. She is currently one of the leading baby book authors in Brazil and has published more than 50 books, leading Pangolin Books as CEO, curator, translator, designer, and author.
Aloma received the Nature Inside seal for her concern for bringing children closer to nature through children’s literature, promoting environmental education full of meaning from the earliest age.