{"product_id":"9780823452293","title":"Saudade: Our Longing for Brazil","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf your heart has ever ached remembering a place or a person, a smell or a taste, then you’ve felt saudade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaudade is a Portuguese and Galician word with no perfect translation to English; it’s a strong, melancholy longing for something you once had. Hiking in the hills, a little girl and her Brazilian immigrant mother contemplate what makes them feel saudade. A cool salty breeze miles from the ocean; the smell of Mamãe's perfume; memories of playing with cousins under trees or waterfalls, riding waves with grandparents who are now stuck in the square of a video call. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough deeply woven through Brazilian music and literature, saudade is a familiar companion to us all. Readers who live far from loved ones or have adopted new homes will especially connect with this exploration of nostalgia and yearning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn endnote offers author Ana Crespo’s personal story of saudade as a Brazilian immigrant, and a glossary covers other Portuguese words the mother and daughter use. Andre Ceolin’s vivid illustrations, twining with daydreamy wisps of haze, set the perfect mood for this bittersweet, profoundly human story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46356396572844,"sku":"9780823452293","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/6626\/7820\/files\/4477943482481.jpg?v=1781637683","url":"https:\/\/giftshop.carlemuseum.org\/products\/9780823452293","provider":"The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}