Will I love Terrible Things?

This classic is about the need to speak up when someone sees something wrong. The story mirrors what many seemingly good people did not do during the WWII Holocaust. This story is told about different groups of animals, which is easier for young readers to understand. When the Terrible Things come to take away one group, the others feel relief. But one by one the Terrible Things take away another group. During this time no one speaks against what’s happening. They are just happy their time hasn’t come. By the time the Terrible Things come for the last group, there… show more.

When the Terrible Things come looking for “every creature with feathers,” the other forest animals are nervous and thankful they don’t have feathers. The unfeathered even find reasons to believe the feathered had it coming and the forest may actually be better off without them. The Terrible Things come back, again and again, leaving one remaining little rabbit thinking, “if only we creatures had stuck together, it could have been different.” Everyone who loves freedom should read this book and take it to heart. Freedom is fragile. I am moved by Bunting’s powerful reminder that every one of us must… show more.