The Wandering Feather (FNCR 2026)

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Lisa Frenette is a Mi’kmaw/settler writer and editor with a love for storytelling. August Swinson is an artist and member of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. In this debut picture book a feather from a red-tailed hawk finds its home in a little girl’s dreamcatcher. When a gust of wind blows a feather off a flying red-tailed hawk, it marks the beginning of that feather’s quest to find a new home. The feather ends up in a squirrel’s nest, a woman’s hat, and atop a sandcastle—but none of these spots feel right. Soon, the feather is picked up by a little girl who lovingly takes it home to join two other feathers as part of a special craft project. When the project is complete, the reader discovers that the feather has found its home in a dreamcatcher. Bright illustrations bring young readers along on this lost feather’s search for purpose, and the heartwarming conclusion weaves in a tribute to an Indigenous cultural object. Full colour illustrations throughout. Audience: Ages 4-7. Show more