Title: Flightless Goose Author: Eric D. Goodman
Gilbert the Goose is very much like the other geese of his pond, until one day, he is hit by a car, and ends up ice skating instead of flying South for the winter. This book uses an original story and beautiful watercolors to teach an important lesson.
"The Flightless Goose is a beautiful tale along the lines of the old favorite The Ugly Duckling. The illustrations by Eric's wife, Nataliya, are classically done and remind me of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. This book will be one my own children will cherish and it will be passed down for many generations."
--Kristin Groulx, YA Author
The Ghost of Colby Drive
"... Flightless Goose is appropriately simple without being simplistic, and its lessons--that challenges can be overcome, that being different doesn't mean being less of a person, and that everyone has something they are good at--are important ones...The story is told in a way that is likely to be appealing and exciting to younger children without being condescending to older ones."
--The Potomac
"Brave goose lives on in colorful childrens book...delightful story. Your children can be entertained as they learn lessons about overcoming challenges, accepting different people and focusing on positive strengths."
--Towson Times
Gilbert was very much like the other young geese in his flock. He liked to swim...and run...and fly.
He loved to play with the other geese.
One day, when Gilbert was playing with his friends, there was a terrible accident. Gilbert fell into the street and a car hit him! The driver tried to stop, but it was too late.
Eric D. Goodman is a full-time writer and editor. National Public Radio's WYPR called him "a regular on the Baltimore literary scene." His work has been published in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Review, Writers
Weekly, The Potomac, Pen in Hand, Scribble, Grub Street, The Arabesques Review, and New Lines from the Old Line State: an Anthology of Maryland Writers. He took third place in the Maryland Writers Association 2007 Short Fiction Contest and won an Honorable Mention from The Baltimore Review. He received the Newsletter on Newsletters' Gold Award for superior editorial content; and is a two-time finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's
Film Project, founded by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
Artist Nataliya A. Goodman is a teacher of math and science, but she has always loved art. She began drawing and painting when she was six years old. She decided to use watercolors to illustrate the beautiful pictures for Flightless Goose. She lived in Russia before moving to the United States. She and Eric have been married for 12 years, have two children, and live in Maryland.
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