Maria Eugenia Manrique Boeken

The unforgettable story of a man and his alligator. When Faoro the clockmaker adopts a baby alligator, he has no idea that someday their story will travel far and wide. But the town of San Fernando de Apure would never forget this kind young man and his adoring alligator, who played with the neighborhood children, took part in Faoro’s wedding, and, eventually, mourned his loss. Now their story is being shared with the world. In this delightful picture book first published in Venezuela, the author brings us back to her own childhood in Venezuela, as one of the children who used to visit this famous caiman, to tell the story of a man who loved animals and how his friendship with his alligator sparked a lasting legacy.

El día que Faoro encontró aquel bebé caimán, que cabía en la palma de su mano, lo acaricío suavemente y, sin siquiera pensarlo, lo metío en el bolsillo de su camisa. Como tenía la piel algo oscura, le puso el nombre de Negro, Fue el comienzo de una historia, y de una gran amistad, que todavía hoy se recuerda en las orillas del río Apure.