Translated from the original German into English.

"Original edition published under the title Onkel Flores"--Page facing title page.

"Triangle Square books for young readers"--Book jacket flap.

Uncle Flores is the best tailor in the town of Pinbau�e in Brazil. He used to make colourful costumes for the carnival, but nowadays he only makes grey uniforms for the factory workers. The houses are covered with dust from the factory, the river water is murky, and everything is drab. Edinho, his nephew, comes by every day after school to help cut and iron the cloth and listen to his uncle's stories. But when the factory tells Uncle Flores they don't need his uniforms anymore, Edinho comes up with an ingenious idea to get his uncle back to work and make everyone in town happier...