"O Menino Maluquinho" is a wonderful little book written by Brazil's most famous cartoonist, illustrator and writer, Ziraldo Alves Pinto, whose books have sold eight million copies, have been translated to many foreign languages and adapted to the theater and cinema.
O Menino Maluquinho (The Nutty Boy) is a series of comic book and comic strip published in 1980 that became a phenomenon during the 80's and 90's , getting its own movies, plays and TV series.
The stories revolve around the life of Maluquinho, a playful and optimistic 10-year-old boy who likes to stroll around wearing a pot pan on his head. Most of the stories revolve around the Maluquinho antics and friends.
Ok, but how can I practise the Imperfect Past on this book?
The story is told using mostly the imperfect past, that is, the author tells us about the boy's daily routine when he was young, his personality, his habits, his friends, his parents reactions to his naughty moments - all this must be expressed using the Imperfect tense and the book is filled with the most common verbs in a very accessible language.
Below you can see an example of a page from the book, and as you can notice, the Ziraldo makes use of simple and short sentences, ideal for the beginner student of Portuguese language.
The student will also have the chance to learn more about some of the most spoken expressions/idioms in Brazilian Portuguese, such as: what does "ter o olho maior do que a barriga" mean?
We hold 2 copies of this fantastic book in our library (one is a signed copy!) but if you want to start reading it now you can visit the official website and read the book from beginning to end.
If you are student, get in touch if you would like to borrow this book and also for some more ideas on how you can improve your understanding of the Pretérito Imperfeito in Portuguese language.
Enjoy!
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