CATAVENTO PRESS BILINGUAL KIT

Catavento Press Bilingual Kit (English and Portuguese)
Two award winning Brazilian picture books, each in English and in the original Portuguese. This kit brings together Never Forgotten and Desesquecida, and Boy Jaguar Jaguar Boy and Menino Onça, Onça Menino, so young readers can enjoy each story in both languages.
 
Never Forgotten / Desesquecida
By Suria Scapin, illustrated by Lumina Pirilampus
A young girl is a champion at losing things: an earring, a lucky stone, a favorite book, a toy bear. But what does it mean when the one she has lost is her grandmother? Her search leads her to a kingdom of lost things, where she learns that remembering someone may be the best way to keep them close. Told in poetic text with vibrant collage illustrations, this tender story explores grief, memory, and the love between generations.
Starred review, Kirkus Reviews
FNLIJ Highly Recommended (Brazil)
 
Boy Jaguar Jaguar Boy / Menino Onça, Onça Menino
By Nara Aragão and Renata Roberta Azevedo, illustrated by Guilherme Lira, translated by Daniel Hahn
Deep in the Brazilian backlands, between the marshes and the sugarcane fields, lies Mungará, a secret enchanted forest. There, a boy named Kiné searches for the secret of luck and happiness, while Marzul, a proud jaguar, searches for proof of her own beauty. When their eyes finally meet, each discovers that what they were looking for was to be truly seen. This lyrical story explores identity, belonging, and the connections that make us who we are.
BRAW Amazing Bookshelf 2026, Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Top 10 Semifinalist, AEILIJ Literature Award
30 Best Children’s Books of 2026, Revista Crescer
 
Perfect for
Bilingual families and heritage language learners
Dual language classrooms and Portuguese programs
Libraries building world language collections
Gifts for children with Brazilian roots
 
The kit includes 4 books
Never Forgotten (English), Catavento Press
Desesquecida (Portuguese), Catavento
Boy Jaguar Jaguar Boy (English), hardcover, 40 pages, Catavento Press
Menino Onça, Onça Menino (Portuguese), hardcover, Boitatá
 
Free teaching resources: A free teacher’s guide and activity booklet for Boy Jaguar Jaguar Boy are available at cataventopress.com.
Ages 4 to 9
Price: $60
 
Boy Jaguar Jaguar Boy publishes January 26, 2027. Orders placed now ship when the English edition is released.