[pt] Esta dissertação discute três livros: Becos da memória (2017), de Conceição Evaristo; Bom dia, camaradas (2001), de Ondjaki, e O sol na cabeça (2018), de Geovani Martins, com foco nos dois primeiros contos, Rolézim e Espiral. Propõe analisar o que a infância potencializa nessas narrativas, ou seja, como as crianças-protagonistas movimentam suas respectivas obras — questionam o senso comum, as violências, as experiências desconhecidas. Além disso, a pesquisa cria um olhar para as obras literárias em que comparecem saberes da sala de aula da educação básica e do ensino superior a partir da vivência da pesquisadora enquanto professora do ensino fundamental. / [en] This study examines three books: Becos da memória (2017) [Alleys of Memory], by Conceição Evaristo; Bom dia, camaradas (2001) [Good Morning Comrades], by Ondjaki; and O sol na cabeça (2018) [The Sun On My Head], by Geovani Martins, in which I specifically consider the short stories Rolézim and Espiral [Spiral]. The analysis is centered on what meanings are potentialized by childhood in such narratives. In other words, I discuss how, in each of these works, child-protagonists dispute taken-for-granted assumptions, call violence into question, and respond to unknown experiences. The analysis is further informed by my own experience as a teacher in elementary schools, as well as by forms of classroom knowledge associated with Basic and Higher Education.