war

Just like the virus sweeping the world.

Story (verse):

War whispers, tearing apart day and night like a rapidly spreading disease.

War does not hear, does not see, does not feel.

War always knows where fear and waiting lie.

War forces fear into all its shapes.

War eats hatred, ambition and bitterness.

War invades the peaceful sleep of innocent people.

War forces people to wear its evil mask.

War cannot tell stories.

War makes people sad, broken and speechless.

War is a machine of pain, a factory of all kinds of evil evil.

War forges children of steel and shadow.

The dream of war is to burn with glory.

War brings our suffering to destiny.

War loves to rule over ruins.

War is death's ultimate hiding place.

War is roar and chaos.

War is silence.

Features of this book

War has no arms, no legs, no wings. War has no parents, no home, and no emotions. War is so sad and ugly and old and crazy a lot. War didn’t know how to tell a story, and he never remembered a poem from his heart. Yet war can tear open craters larger than the surface of the moon. In this world full of traps, José Jorge Letria, the author of "War" reminds us through this poem: war always appears softly and secretly. The author of the illustration, André Letria, uses pictures to show the silent war invading the world, making people tremble, uneasy, fearful, and confused. "War" is the second collaboration between the father and son team after the best-selling picture book "If I Were a Book" (Se Eu Fosse Um Livro).