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Manolito Gafotas

by Elvira Lindo · 1994

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Recounts the exploits of the irrepressible Manolito as he navigates the world of his small Madrid neighborhood, along with his grandpa, his little brother, and his school friends.

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Elvira Lindo's series about the adventures of Manolito Four-Eyes is a children's classic in Spain, where it has inspired feature films and a TV series, and is also widely popular in other European countries. She has received Spain's National Children's Book Award, and her books are regularly translated into some twenty languages.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thissagasagaMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of thisMadridMadridMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
short · 167 pages

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