Alice no País das Maravilhas

The adventures of the wooden puppet who wants to become a real boy, translated into Portuguese and illustrated. The chapters are short and each one closes an episode, so it can be read a little at a time without losing the thread.

Carlo Collodi

The story of the boy who refused to grow up, retold in Portuguese by Monteiro Lobato in the voice of Dona Benta. It is not a literal translation but a Brazilian version, with the spoken tone of someone telling a story to the children around her.

Monteiro Lobato

A compilation of the Brothers Grimm tales in Portuguese, illustrated with engravings by Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane and Gustave Doré. It gathers the best known stories in a single file, handy for picking one a night.

Irmãos Grimm

A selection of Andersen tales in Portuguese, including The Princess and the Pea, The Emperor's Nightingale, Thumbelina and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Each story stands on its own and runs only a few pages.

Hans Christian Andersen

The Greek animal fables that end in a moral, gathered in Portuguese and illustrated. Each one runs under a page, which makes them comfortable material for practising the language without committing to a long read.

Esopo