I must say that I don’t recall reading any Cat in the Hat books when I was a child, but I definitely remember reading Monteiro Lobato. He was probably as popular in Brazil as Dr Seuss is in the English speaking countries. He died in 1948 but his stories are still told to this day, both as books and as TV series. Most of his stories were about a ranch where Mrs Benta and her grandchildren, aunt Nastácia, a very funny and full of attitude doll called Emilia and others lived.
My favourite book is called The Jabuticabas. It is about a Jabuticaba tree which is a very Brazilian fruit tree that grows fruit on its branches. This book was my favourite because it was my first Monteiro Lobato book and after watching the stories on the tv I had my own book. Another special thing about this book was that I could relate a bit to the character because my grandmother has Jabuticaba trees in her garden and my siblings and I were able to act out some of the story.
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