Eala: Mother Swan / La Madre Cisne

by Ayn Cates Sullivan, Paige Ozma Ashmore (Illustrations)

“Eala, Mother Swan / La Madre Cisne by Ayn Cates Sullivan is a 32- page-long children’s illustrated book, beautifully crafted in detailed pastel colors. It is a fairy tale written in both English and Spanish simultaneously. A young boy named Hugo goes in search of the Eala, the magical swan his grandmother has told him about. He finds her just as she is preparing to fly between the worlds. Circling back down, Hugo climbs on her back and she takes him between the crack of night and day so he can find the songs and colors of his heart and soul. But the story goes deeper, for we come to understand the child has suffered wounds for ever so long. By taking this ride can he allow his soul to be restored, and learn the importance of being childlike again?

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2021

About the author

Ayn Cates Sullivan, MA, MFA, Ph.D. is an award-winning, bestselling author whose work bridges the worlds of visionary fiction, mythology, and spiritual psychology. She holds a Master's degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, as well as a Master's and Doctorate in Literature from Columbia University and King's College London, a rare academic foundation that informs the depth and richness of her writing.

Ayn's books invite readers of all ages into transformative stories that explore wholeness, illumination, and the human spirit. Her acclaimed works include Tracking the Deer, Consider This, The Windhorse Poems of Illumination, and Three Days in the Light. She is also the creator of the beloved, award-winning Sparkle children's series, Sparkle & The Gift, Sparkle & The Light, Sparkle & The Rainbow Dragon, as well as A Story of Becoming. Her collection of Celtic mythology, Legends of the Grail, is forthcoming in 2017.

When she's not writing, Ayn can be found on her ranch in Santa Ynez, California, where she lives with her husband, two children, and a wonderful array of horses and beloved pets.