The farmer and the vet

A warm story about losing your heart and head and the support of good friends.

- Original and playful story about love between two men
- Starring the animals and characters from The lamb that is a piglet

Rights sold: Frech (North-America), Galician, Spanish, Japanese

Everything goes wrong on the farm. The farmer looks for eggs with the pigs, wants to shear the cow and tries to milk the chicken. The animals are worried. The farmer is out of his mind. He is in love with the veterinarian! But he is afraid to say so, he is too shy. Fortunately, the animals come up with a plan.

Themes: farm, LGBTQ+, love

Reviews:
'After their transgender fairy tale The lamb that is a piglet, the duo Pim Lammers and Milja Praagman once again endear themselves with a colorful and funny picture book about two men who lose their hearts to each other.' (Het Laatste Nieuws, February 2018)

'Homosexuality is not mentioned. It is a book about the 'happy disease' called being in love. It is fun but can also be difficult. And oh yes, it happens to be about two men. Lammers has the right tone and uses the right number of words. Not too many, in other words. The same goes for Praagman who is at her best in these kinds of books. Her somewhat naive style lends itself ideally to the wonder and quest of the farmer and the animals.' (JaapLeest, March 2018)

'The shy character of the hopelessly in love farmer totally charms you. The fine prints also take care of that. They show a rich world of feelings in a naive manner that charms and enthralls. The full-page paintings exude an atmosphere of quiet bliss.' (Pluizuit, April 2018)