I’m writing my first picture book in Portuguese. And I’m absolutely loving it. I’m all giddy and have that wonderful lovey-dovey feeling you get when you start something new that you think just might end up working. My one dilemma? Who in the world will I get to critique it? I wonder if Ana Maria Machado has time for a quick read? 🙂
Kristy Dempsey 
Cool!
My son wants to learn Portuguese as part of homeschool. May we call on you for help?
🙂
Of course! How cool is that! Anything you need…
Who in the world will I get to critique it?
No lo se!
Re: Who in the world will I get to critique it?
Yo no hablo castellano. 🙂
How fun, Kristy! I’m so glad you’re giving this a go! Good luck!
Katy
It’s actually for a contest for the Brazilian branch of IBBY. All I stand to win is a bunch of books. But contests are fun!
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Pretty please.
I read and speak Portuguese. I LOVE the Portuguese language. It is so beautiful. I want to live in Brazil again.
And my daughter–who will be an English grad student next year is starting to read for a few of my friends on LJ. She is fluent in Portuguese and has done simultaneous translation.
My e-mail is sarah.blake.johnsonATgmailDOTcom Yeah–the normal replacements.
I sent it to you!
Wow, I’m so impressed!
Well, don’t be. It might not be any good!
Oh, man.
Would that I could.
It sounds fab!!!
Fab? Or mad out of my mind?
The Brazilian market is not very big, so my impression is that there’s hardly room for me, but I would love to publish here too, so this contest was one of those things I thought I ought to give a whirl. It’s been fun. Not sure how pb-y my pb is, but we’ll see!
You are definitely fab!
Woo hoo for you! Is it a rhyming text? Hope it’s a great experience.
Now *that* would be something!
Rhyming text? Umm, no. I’d love to write a rhyming text in Portuguese. In fact, I’ve tried before. The most I’ve ever done is a few lines of poetry. In English I don’t rely on my rhyming dictionary too much, but I definitely use it. And I don’t think there is such a thing as a rhyming dictionary in Portuguese. Maybe one day!