Review — Feathers

By Sherry Huang, Editorial Production Assistant
BeliefNet — December 16, 2005

"Words, like feathers fly in the wind...," goes the old saying. In Feathers, a European Jewish folk tale takes on new life with Forest's engaging narrative poem and Cutchin's detailed, colorful illustrations of old-world Europe. When the town gossip is accused of ruining a fellow villager's reputation, the rabbi issues a remedy: cut a pillow open and recollect each feather released by the wind. A wonderful book that will teach kids an important lesson— that words hurt and once said, can never be taken back.

Title Details: Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe
Author: Heather Forest
Illustrator: Marcia Cutchin
Interest Level: Gr 2-5

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