Don't Fly Away! Lali's Feather by Fahana Zia

LALI FOUND A FEATHER IN THE FIELD. WHOSE FEATHER?

LALI SET OUT TO FIND THE FEATHER A HOME.

The first bird she saw was Crow, but he said "Na!" His feathers give him speed.

"THAT FEATHER IS POKEY!"

Peacock says his feathers are fancier than the one Lali has. Lali points out that the lost feather is good for fanning the fire. Hen is not impressed, saying her feathers are good for keeping her eggs and chicks warm. Duck denies ownership, and Blue Jay says his feathers are admired everywhere for their color, not like that pokey feather.

Lali likes her pokey feather. She tickles her sister's nose and makes her sneeze. She tickles her dad's feet and wakes him up! Her feather is fun!

Lali takes her feather outside to show off all the things it can do, but a whooshy wind carries it away on the breeze.

Lali is sad and begins to sob. All the birds in the barnyard offer her one of their feathers, but she only wants her pokey feather back. So all the fowl set out to find that feather, and soon Lali has her feather back and her feathery friends to play with all day.

AND THE NEXT DAY LALI FOUND--A BLUE BUTTON!

In Fahana Zai's Lali's Feather (Peachtree Publishing, 2020), she creates a "light as a feather" story, portrayed by Stephanie Frazer-Coleman in light and bright illustrations, folkloric art and dialog which adds a touch of the exotic to this barnyard tale of fun and friendship. Says Booklist, "A surprise ending will have readers predicting the sequel to this just-for-fun story.”