Friends of a Feather: One of Life's Little Fables

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic Fable with Personal Lesson for Each of Us
Review: I absolutely loved this book on many, many levels.

The illustrations are colorful and at the same time incredible simple AND incredibly complex.

I love that Bill Cosby and his daughter, Erika, collaborated on it.

And then secondarily, reading the reviews from the others, I also see the richness of the whole concept of "Fables" as well. Each reviewer has taken away a special - and different - nugget from the book.

Here is what especially intrigued me:

Hog compared the "raves and applause" that Feathers received
to what he received.... nothing. He craved what Feathers received.
He judged himself unfavorably and risked his life to
have the applause, like Feathers.

Feathers didn't care about the applause. He was just doing what
he loved to do, which included being an excellent friend of
Hog.

The most inspiring moment for them came when they flew out
of the "applause range" and could simply enjoy flying and being
together.

It would be fascinating to read this as a family or a group of friends and see what they people walk away with... my guess is that each would walk away with something inspiring, something different, and some significant unique message especially for them.

Read it to hear your significant message.

Rating:
Summary: FRIENDSHIP
Review: This is a great story about what being a real friend means.
Feather is beautiful and hog admires the attention Feather garners when he flies. What hog didn't understand was that just because he wasn't as beautiful, didn't mean he's not just as good. (or maybe better)
Friends of a feather reminds everyone about being yourself and supporting friends.
The story is written in a playful style that engages the reader in moments of humor and a bit of drama while telling an effective story that I'm sure most will enjoy.

Rating:
Summary: Presents avian characters as if they were paper shapes
Review: Written by comedian and humanitarian Bill Cosby, Friends Of A Feather: One Of Life's Little Fables is a children's storybook with an underlying moral about the importance of having the courage to be oneself. The eye-catching, brilliant style of color illustration by Erika Cosby (Bill Cosby's daugther), present avian characters as if they were paper shapes, in this original story of a pair of stunt-flying comrades faced with choices about how much value to put on the limelight versus one's own goals. Friends Of A Feather is recommended for grade school and community library picturebook collections for young readers.