One Little Goat goes deep down a rabbit hole, but with a singular purpose: that of discovering the history, meaning and origin of Passover.  Through 160 detailed pages of his trademarked mega-level mark-making, Theo Ellsworth brings Dara Horn’s script vividly to life in such a way that the inherent psychological energy of each scene is released into the reader’s consciousness in a series of brain blasts!

It all begins around a contemporary Passover dinner table, where family dynamics take center stage and problems arise – until someone has to take the fall… cue arrival of the (scape)goat, who can take the blame.

Then, once the titular goat has arrived on the scene, look out, things takes one turn after another each riffing on an aspect of the Passover tradition as its history, significance and, finally, origin, until ultimately looping back into the present Passover to bring the story to a close.

This is an all-ages work, published by the Norton Young Reader’s imprint, but adult readers will find it entertaining as well.  And you don’t have to be at all familiar with Passover to savor and appreciate this work.  In fact, it might even be the most fun for readers totally unfamiliar.  Intriguingly, the structure and epic nature of the story arc is not entirely dissimilar from that of an inter-dimensional, star-spanning Marvel comic featuring, say the Silver Surfer or Dr. Strange, but of a pedagogical bent.

The primary appeal for Copacetic customers is, of course, the art of Theo Ellsworth, and One Little Goat provides a heaping helping.  Enjoy!