Age: 1st - 3rd grade

"In the midst of a fearsome blizzard, a weary traveler seeks refuge from the cold." Each old gentleman he asks for a room, he is sent to their father. Meant as a storytale, Seven Fathers loses its clarity and intent. The author explains that "we are all connected to the ones who came before us and the spiritual origins that underpin our entire existence." But the story ends too mysteriously without character development. Perhaps in the story told aloud, characters are given in voice but there is nothing to indicate itself in this picture book. Earthy, darker pictures also fail to reveal much characterization. Unfortunately, the author fails to give alternate titles that may lead to other tellings.