International Companion Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature

young adults have replaced the magazines for young children, who are thus being
pushed to accept teenagers’ tastes much sooner than before. Because of grammatical
and lexical differences, Portuguese authors are scarcely known in Brazil; both
Portuguese and Brazilian writers are now publishing local versions with the necessary
alterations.

Further Reading

Gomes, J.A. (1994) A Poesia na Literatura para a Infância, Oporto: Asa.
Pires, M.L.B. (1990) História da Literatura Infantil em Portugal, Lisbon: Vega.
Rocha, N. (1981) Bibliografia Geral da Literatura Portuguesa para Crianças, Lisbon: Editorial
Communicão.
——(1984/1992) Breve história da literatura para crianças em Portugal, 2nd edn, Lisbon:
Ministério da Educão.

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