Menino Maluquinho's Birthday

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Menino Maluquinho (The Nutty Boy) is a children's book Brazilian of 1980 created by artist and cartoonist mining of Caratinga known Ziraldo.

Presents the stories and inventions of a lively and impish child, "Silly." Cartoons and activities that are lyrically describe the taste of childhood.

The book became a success, having sold up to December 2006 over two and a half million copies, and is known for countless children, serving as inspiration for a piece of theater , movies , comic books and a series of TV of the same name. It is also used by some schools to encourage reading.

On October 24, 2010, the character turns 30, the same day as the birthday of its creator, Ziraldo.