Categories: Classic Books for Children Adventure Books for Kids Family My Sweet Orange Tree 4.41 (49,731 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback English By (author) Jose Mauro De Vasconcelos , Translated by Alison Entrekin Meet Zeze - Brazils naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness. When he grows up he wants to be a poet with a bow-tie but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his familys poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood and inventing friends to play with. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change... My Sweet Orange Tree is a worldwide classic of childrens literature - never out of print in Brazil since it was first published in 1968, it has also been translated into an astonishing number of languages and won the hearts of millions of young readers from Korea to Turkey, Poland to Thailand and in many other countries too. Product details Format Paperback | 192 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 20mm | 188g Publication date 29 Aug 2019 Publisher Pushkin Childrens Books Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English 10 1782692452 13 9781782692454 Bestsellers rank 38,909