by Elvira Lindo · Santillana USA Pub Co Inc · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420458540
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«Manolito Gafotas» is the children's novel by Elvira Lindo, published by Santillana USA Pub Co Inc in hardback (137 pages, in Spanish).
Manolito Gafotas is a boy from Carabanchel (Madrid) who observes the world with humour and curiosity from his neighbourhood. With his little brother, whom he calls the Imbecile, his grandfather Nicolás and his gang of friends, he turns everyday life into wild adventures, told in his own invented words.
Originally published in 1994, it is the first instalment of the Manolito Gafotas saga, with illustrations by Emilio Urberuaga.
Recommended for young readers aged 9 to 12 and for those who want to rediscover the humour of childhood.
Spanish writer, screenwriter and journalist, author of the children's series Manolito Gafotas and of adult novels such as 'A corazón abierto'. She won the Spanish National Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature in 1998.
