Feira Feroz
A picturebook written by Adriana Fernandes and illustrated by Daniel Kondo
Feira Feroz is an inventive word game in which animals and plants merge to create unexpected words, images and meanings. On every page, language is taken apart and reassembled, inviting readers to play with the very act of naming the world.
Designed for shared reading, the book explores humor, visual rhythm and linguistic curiosity, opening up conversations about sounds, images, unlikely combinations and the relationship between word and drawing. It turns reading into an active experience, where imagining and reading happen at the same time.
The book received the Catedra UNESCO de Leitura Seal in the Selection category (2023).
With the quiet wisdom of the MARACORUJÁS, unexpected windows open onto a world we know well, yet that has never seemed so new. I am speaking of the only place in the universe where the rhinoceros is related to the carrot: the world of language.
Sérgio Rodrigues, Brazilian writer, journalist and literary critic
Feira Feroz
Language as Play
By combining words, images and forms in unexpected ways, Feira Feroz offers a playful reflection on how language is constructed. The book takes familiar categories apart and creates points of contact between names, sounds and figures, encouraging readers to see that every word is, first and foremost, an invention.
The game has no single correct answer. Each reading can spark new associations, new words and new images, turning the book into an open space for imagination and experimentation.
Technical Details
Technical Details
• Title: Feira Feroz
• Written by: Adriana Fernandes
• Illustrated by: Daniel Kondo
• Publisher: VR Editora
• Year: 2022
• Format: Picturebook
• Pages: 40
• Suggested age: 4 and up
• ISBN: 9788550703480
• Recognition: Catedra UNESCO de Leitura Seal, Selection 2023
Reading and Creative Engagement
The book invites reading aloud and spontaneous conversations about words, images and unlikely combinations. Each page can become a starting point for new verbal inventions, drawings or games, extending the experience beyond the book itself.