Melchior, the Bestest

The boy Melchior wasn’t the worst, but either the best – in soccer, in dance floors, in ping pong. Until one day he finds an amazing genius inside a ping pong ball and gets the chance to fulfill his biggest dream: being better than the best, that is, being the “bestest”. This is the motto of the first children’s book by the artist Vik Muniz, with delightful illustrations by singer and songwriter Adriana Calcanhotto.

About the author
Vik Muniz was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1961. He lives and works in New York City and Rio de Janeiro. He research the most diverse materials to compose the pictures and landscapes of his photographs – scrap, sugar, chocolate, diamonds and more. His works are in important collections such as Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, Paris, France; Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; Huis Marseille Museum for Photography, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea, Brumadinho, MG, Brazil; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Museo de Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan; Rooseum, Malmo, Sweden; S.M.A.K. – Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent, Belgium; The Tate Gallery, London, UK and The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.

About the illustrator
Adriana Calcanhotto is a songwriter and singer. She was born in Porto Alegre, in 1965, lives in Rio de Janeiro, but travels all the time to do shows. When she sings to children, she is Partimpim. In 2004, she won the Latin Grammy of best childrens show. She has also won four times the Latin Grammy of Best Lyric in Portuguese.

Specifications
Author Vik Muniz
Illustrator Adriana Calcanhotto
Language Portuguese
Page count 64
ISBN 9788560965182
Format Hardcover
Size 20 x 20 cm
Year 2011