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GOA Kids - Goats of Anarchy: Angel and Her Wonderful Wheels: A true story of a little goat who walked with wheels
Authored by Leanne Lauricella
Illustrated by Jill Howarth
* Ages: 3-6
* Grade Level: PS-1
* Series: GOA Kids - Goats of Anarchy
* Hardcover: 32 pages
* Publisher: Walter Foster Jr.
* Pub. Date: October 2, 2018
Language: English
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Unwrapping the story
This sweet true story stars a loveable little goat named Angel. She is different from her peers because she cannot walk. She is rescued on a cold winter's night from a field where she is left lying alone in the snow. A woman finds her, gathers her up and brings her inside to warm and literally defrost her. Poor baby! The woman notices that the little goat is hurt and has only two front legs. She knows in her heart that this baby goat will need extra love and care to survive.
Luckily the young woman knows of a goat sanctuary where she will be will taken very good care of. The baby goat's "new mother" drives a long distance to retrieve her new charge. It is love at first sight when she lays eyes on the helpless, injured, and handicapped baby goat. She names her Angel the name of the very kind woman that saved the baby goat's life.
The fortunate little goat finds a loving and accepting home where her caregivers give her plenty of love and attention. Piny, a sweet and friendly pig, befriends the little goat and they become inseparable. Angel is fitted with a cute pink cart that helps her learn not only to walk but to run and play with the other animals. She is spunky, active and happy now that she has found her forever home.
The story is heartwarming and the illustrations are expressive and filled with happy faces. The author has added a segment at the end of the book where she documents photos and antics of the real Angel as she interacts with the humans and animals around her. Kids will love seeing the real Angel who inspired this story.
The book shares themes of acceptance, confidence, and compassion. I highly recommend this book and the whole series.
Storywraps Rating - 5+++ HUGS!!!!!
Meet the author
Leanne Lauricella knew nothing about animal sanctuary life when she left New York City for the wilds of New Jersey. She started her Instagram account @goatsofanarchy in 2014, shortly after getting her first two goats, Jax and Opie. Over 570,000 Instagram followers and three Webby Awards later, Goats of Anarchy has evolved into a non-profit organization that teaches acceptance and inclusion and provides special-needs goats a happy and loving forever home. Today, Leanne somehow finds time to write about everyday life at her sanctuary while caring for her goat family. She shares with the world her goats' inspiring stories in the books Goats of Anarchy and Peace, Love, Goats of Anarchy and the children’s books Polly and Her Duck Costume, The Goat with Many Coats, Piney the Goat Nanny, and Angel and Her Wonderful Wheels. Goats of Anarchy wall calendars provide a daily reminder of these inspiring stories.
www.goatsofanarchy.com
Instagram: @goatsofanarchy
Facebook: @thegoatsofanarchy
About the illustrator
Born in a tiny town in the hills of Pennsylvania, Jill Howarth always wanted to be an artist. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in graphic design and entered the corporate design world. As a senior designer and then art director at Hasbro Toys, she occasionally embellished product packaging with fun little drawings. More requests for these illustrations came her way and before she knew it, she was doing more drawing and less layout design. After leaving corporate life to start a family, she began freelancing, pursuing her passion for hand lettering and illustrating for the children's market with clients such as American Greetings, Hallmark, Klutz, Penguin, Pottery Barn Teen, Scholastic, and more. Presently, she lives just west of Boston.
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