Menino Passarinho e o Lobo-guará (The Little Bird Boy and the Maned Wolf) — Illustrated book by Gustavo Floering ✦ TerraTundra
An invisible network begins to form, where everything intertwines and expands.
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A little bird boy dreams of flying, but is born with wings too different to inhabit a world that demands normality. When his voice disappears and his wings are broken, a difficult question arises:
how can one continue to exist without losing oneself?
Withdrawn into his nest, he creates new ways to express himself. Guided by peculiar encounters — such as Art, the Maned Wolf, and other beings of the forest — he travels through inner and outer landscapes, until discovering the invisible threads that connect everything.
A poetic and richly illustrated narrative about childhood, neurodiversity, and belonging. A book for those who feel the world in a unique way.
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1st edition — limited print run
Only 600 copies available for sale.
This project was supported by the National Aldir Blanc Policy (PNAB Paraná 2024), with part of the print run distributed for free to libraries, schools, and other public spaces.
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Mycelium Kit – the expansion of the universe
In this kit, the universe of the book deepens and connects across multiple layers. A magical case that holds secrets, created in collaboration with artist Karen Cássia.
Symbolic, tactile, and visual elements intertwine, creating a more immersive experience, like a living network in constant transformation.
Here, the highlight is the unique Mushroom Being amulet: a small guardian creature to wear in your daily life, as an amulet of connection. The amulets are sculpted by hand, reproduced in eco-resin, painted and finished manually. Created in collaboration with Karen C. Limited edition!
Available in red or as a surprise / blind box edition (let the creature choose you).
Each creation carries its own variations.
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The Mycelium Kit includes:
– 1 illustrated book Menino Passarinho e o Lobo-guará
– 1 Mushroom Being amulet in eco-resin (limited edition and numbered, handmade)
available in: red or blind box (surprise model and color). Includes a pendant box
– 3 surprise prints (limited)
– 5 collectible oracle cards
– 1 bookmark
– 2 Menino Passarinho and Maned Wolf stickers
– 1 booklet The Creative Process
– 1 unique magical case, hand-painted, with moss-green plush interior, in collaboration with Karen C.
– extra surprises
Shipping starts on April 12. A limited number of this kit is available for immediate shipping.
♻️ Material awareness and process
This kit incorporates choices aligned with sustainability:
book paper sourced from responsible forestry (FSC), reusable cases, biodegradable honeycomb kraft wrapping, and the use of eco-resin in the creation of the pieces.
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Technical details:
– 120 illustrated pages
– 150g offset paper
– Hardcover
– Language: Portuguese
– Publication date: March 2026
– Size: 26.5 × 19 cm (27 × 19.5 cm with cover)
– Illustrated endpapers (front and back)
– Independent author work
– ISBN: 978-65-979394-0-4
– Author and illustrator: Gustavo Floering
– Photography: Paola Koenig
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A sensitive story about identity, belonging, and transformation, where the real and the fantastical intertwine.
