Feather

Courgeon, R. (2017) Feather. (C.Z. Bedrick, Trans.) Brooklyn, New York: Enchanted Lion Books. 36 Pages, Grades PreK-4, Picture Book/Biography, ISBN: 978-1592702107

Paulina, the youngest and smallest girl in the family between her three older brothers and her father. Even though her name was Paulina they always called her Feather. Feather, love to play the piano ad being a girl. However, even though she was the only girl she always ended up doing all the chores of the house. One day after cooking dinner for the family her father noticed she had a black eye. Feather refused to reveal but at the end confessed she was quitting piano and was taking boxing. After several months of training the day came where Feather will have her first fight against a rough girl, Samira. When the fight finished Feather was not longer called Feather, she was Paulina. As the time passed Paulina never used her fighting gloves again. When people will ask her why she said, "Fists should be opened and fingers should fly."

Feather is a great book. The book has great illustrations and the story is very well explained. This book can be used for several topics in Social Studies. Identity, self-confidence, and gender equality are some of the topics that can be taught with this book. My favorite part of the book is that has a strong feminist message. The story can cause a big impact in our children by letting them know that men and women are the same and both have strong potential.