The House of Spells

by João Manuel Ribeiro; Illustration: Gabriela Sotto Mayor

Age: +9

Technical data: ISBN: 9789898213396 Year of publication: 10-2010 Language: Portuguese Binding: Softcover Pages: 36 Thematic classification: Books > Books in Portuguese > Children’s Books Poetry.

oão Manuel Ribeiro (1968- ) is a poet, writer, editor and researcher. As well as reading and writing, he enjoys studying. He has a PhD in Educational Sciences and a Master’s degree in Pedagogical Supervision and Training of Trainers from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra. He has a Master’s degree in Children’s and Young People’s Books and Literature from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He also has a Master’s degree in Theology from the Catholic University of Porto. Considered “one of the most promising authors of poetry for children”, he has published more than five dozen books of Children’s and Young People’s Literature, divided between poetry and narrative. He is the director of A Casa do João – Revista de Literatura Infantil e Juvenil and publishes critical texts on the blog andancasdopoeta.blogspot.com. He is represented in school textbooks, grammars and activity books, some of which are published by Porto Editora. He loves visiting schools and meeting his readers.