Tale of the Flying Forest — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- ReligionCentralJewish
- Race & cultureBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
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- Profanity
- Climate
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
After her mother passes away and her father retreats into his grief, 11-year-old Anne Applebaum is afraid the only happy endings she'll ever have are in The World to Come, a collection of fairy tales about the flying forest of Bei Ilai. In its pages, children outsmart demons, girls train as knights, and songs come to life. But even these stories can't stop Anne from feeling alone. So when a raven tells her that she has a long-lost twin brother named Rainer, she sets out to find him. Anne soon learns that Bei Ilai is a real place--and she must step through the door into this magical realm to seek her brother.
But the dangers in the flying forest are just as real as its beauty. To overcome the challenges and monsters she faces, Anne must lean into the magic contained within her and her Jewish faith--especially when she discovers Rainer is locked away by a being more frightening than any dragon.
Because the most terrifying villain of all is one who used to be a hero.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tale of the Flying Forest appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Anne and her companions face evil beings and monsters in fantasy peril, and a villain holds her brother captive, but reviewers describe the violence as light with no lasting harm. Anne faces monsters, witches and a frightening villain on her quest, with danger and terror, in a story told in a warm, fairy-tale narrator's voice.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have violence?
Found (Supporting): Anne and her companions face evil beings and monsters in fantasy peril, and a villain holds her brother captive, but reviewers describe the violence as light with no lasting harm.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Anne faces monsters, witches and a frightening villain on her quest, with danger and terror, in a story told in a warm, fairy-tale narrator's voice.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have religion?
Found (Central, Jewish): Anne's Jewish faith is part of how she meets the story's dangers, and the text includes Torah quotes, prayers and Jewish traditions throughout.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have race & culture?
Found (Brief): Anne is Jewish and the story draws heavily on Jewish folklore and culture; the sources describe no discrimination.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): Girls and women take the lead in the story, including girls training as knights, and one reviewer notes that most male characters are weak or villains.
Does Tale of the Flying Forest have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
