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Evan and the skygoats

After his sister passes away, three-year-old Evan struggles to understand his own feelings and the sadness that envelops his family, but when they acquire goats, joy comes back into the their life.

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Main Author: Vassar, Vanessa (Author)
Other Authors: Cornet, Ophelia (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Fe, New Mexico : Leaf Storm Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Goats > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:After his sister passes away, three-year-old Evan struggles to understand his own feelings and the sadness that envelops his family, but when they acquire goats, joy comes back into the their life.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781945652042
1945652047
Author Notes:Vanessa Vassar grew up in California and received degrees in Communication Arts and English. She traveled extensively with her work and lived in New York and Berlin before settling in New Mexico. Her love of storytelling has been the basis of her professional work in journalism, film, music, and photography. Vanessa was inspired to write Evan and the SkyGoats after the passing of her daughter Sky Velvet. In the free fall of grief, Vanessa found her first glimmer of hope visiting a local goat farm. She fell in love with the gentle and playful nature of the goats and eventually brought three baby goats home. Vanessa lives with her family in Albuquerque. Ophelia Cornet was born in Belgium to a family of artists and designers. Her life in the Belgian countryside was juxtaposed with summer visits to New York City, where influential artists were among her family friends. Ophelia went on to study painting and photography and her current work includes oil paintings, tile murals and sculpture. She has been the Lead Art Instructor at the Albuquerque Museum for 19 years. Ophelia lives with her family in an old adobe house in New Mexico and enjoys traveling to theSouth of France, Guatemala and Mexico.

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