Book release at Miúda Bookstore of my first solo book, the silent book Azul de lá , published by Abacatte. I had previously held a release in Santos, my hometown, and now in São Paulo. At the same event, there was also the release of the book No meio do quintal, a piscina , by Rita das Fitas and André Luis Oliveira, illustrated by Ana Laura Alvarenga. It was a lovely afternoon of conversation and gathering with people who love and make books.

"Azul de Lá is a poetic challenge that goes beyond the eyes. The eye will need to fly with both desire and fear. Simone Matias knows how to weave narratives out of the substance of wind. There is much impulse in these invisible words. There is a silence that screams through the metal bars of the cage. Everything in Azul de Lá is a surprise, and yet we are the bird, we are the cage, we are the sky. The life contained within these limits is made of choices that are not expected

Book release of A avó que sabia das coisas (The Grandmother Who Knew Things), by Nana Toledo and Simone Matias, and O sapo que não queria ser príncipe (The Frog Who Didn’t Want to Be a Prince), by Rezende Jr. and Catarina Bessel. Both published by Gato Leitor. It was a beautiful opportunity to meet everyone in person!