The Best Tailor in Pinbauê (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781609808044)

The first book written and illustrated by Eymard Toledo shows one boy's pluck when his beautiful town is ruined by the arrival of a gray, dusty factory.

Uncle Flores is the best tailor in the small river town of Pinbauê in Brazil. He used to make beautiful dresses and colorful costumes for the carnival, but nowadays he only makes gray uniforms for the factory workers. The houses are covered with dust from the factory, the river water is murky, and everything is drab. Edinho, his nephew, comes by every day after school to help cut and iron the cloth and listen to his uncle's stories. The best ones begin with "Once upon a time...." But when the factory tells Uncle Flores they don't need his uniforms anymore, Edinho comes up with an ingenious idea to get his uncle back to work and make everyone in town happier and brighter. Soon Uncle Flores's house is the most popular one in town....
In The Best Tailor in Pinbauê a small act of beauty in the midst of environmental degradation reminds young readers of their own agency and of the life-affirming strength of family and community.

Author: Eymard Toledo
ISBN-10: 1609808045
ISBN-13: 9781609808044
Publisher: Triangle Square
Language: English
Published: 11/21/2017
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 12.20h x 8.50w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 193656 / Best Tailor in Pinbaue


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/24/2017
Booklist 12/15/2017 pg. 97
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 48 - Recommended, Satisfactory