My Wild Horse

Kings, dragons, and magical genies,
Animals and pirates I once knew,
Monsters, magic, and stubborn children,
Wonderful tales known by only a few—
All of them are waiting for you.

A collection of poems for children, now available in its English-language edition, translated by the author himself. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Ricardo Ladeira, it stands apart from anything else on the market, refusing to patronise its young readers.

The untameable horse of the title is simply the imagination that carries us far beyond the ordinary. The book contains around one hundred poems, all witty, playful, and refreshingly free from moralising.