Children's books for a family trip to Brazil

Children's books for a family trip to Brazil, from a striking picture book about child labour to a lonely colour.

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A story set where you are headed can turn the journey into part of the trip. For Brazil, that means children's books by authors and illustrators from Brazil, starting with Charcoal Boys by Roger Mello. Below are three books worth packing, each available in English with links to find them at Bookshop.org or Amazon.

Best serious older-child pick
Charcoal Boys
Roger Mello · ages 7-11 · picture book

A wasp narrates the hard world of child labour in Brazil's charcoal trade, by a Hans Christian Andersen medallist.

Best whimsical local pick
You Can't Be Too Careful!
Roger Mello · ages 6-10 · picture book

A playful chain of what-ifs spiralling out of one small worry.

Best classic colour story
Flicts
Ziraldo · ages 4-8 · picture book

A lonely colour with no place in the rainbow searches for where it belongs.

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