"TOOOOTHY COW!"
And so begins the second book of the Wingfeather's epic adventure! You no longer need to learn what a Fang of Dang is, nor that the enemy is Gnag the nameless, who has no name, or even what a Toothy Cow is. Book 2 jumps right into the action, no slow starts here, and the overall feel of the book is more mature. Each book has its quotable lines, and the opening line for this book gets used weekly at my house, say for example, when the whine of the school bus is a half-block away and my two middle-schoolers are dragging their feet to get out the door, you're very likely to hear me put on my best Podo impression in bellowing, "TOOOOTHY COW!"
The first chapter is titled "The Lone Fendril", and I wonder where Mr. Peterson got the idea for such an enigmatic creature. Any ideas on creature inspirations for the Lone Fendril, Toothy Cows, Fazzle Doves, and the like?
Lost in the woods and weary he looked into the night sky and a voice spoke to him, "As long as the moon shines, I will be with you. The day the moon no longer shines, you will be with Me."
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Posted : May 30, 2025 1:38 pm
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I adore this book. When I reread I tend to think it’s my favorite (though I also think the same thing of the last book so take that with a grain of salt. 
) It feels like the adventure proper has begun now that the kids know who they are and who they’re meant to become.
I love the story’s stronger thread of leaving your old life (comfortable and familiar) behind, with all the difficulty that entails, in favor of a new and better one. A physical journey that mirrors their spiritual journeys.
also I love The Florid Sword, (my favorite line is something like “thy numbers are full of bigness and I must needs flee!”) and the beginning of Maraly’s arc (which fits the same theme as that of the Wingfeathers’ even if it differs at first glance) and how overall the Fangs seem to show an externalized sin nature though other events
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like Janner’s time in the Fork!Factory! And the actions of the Stranders in general
It seems like at one point I saw something that talked about AP’s inspiration for the Toothy Cows and the Lone Fendril, but I can’t remember where.
Posted : June 25, 2025 7:29 pm