Category: Marta Moran Bishop

An Adoption Story
By Sammy Sutton Author
Told in the honest spirit of sharing, DINKY THE NURSE MARE’S FOAL is a glimpse into a hidden side in the life of a beautiful creature. Through Dinky a precious emotional story emerges; one that left this reader laughing and crying. Most of all, it opened my eyes to an alarming practice in the business of horses.I am embarrassed to say, I had never thought about what happened to the nurse mare’s babies, and was naive enough to assume rescue stables and similar facilities were staffed and ran by well trained and educated people.

On the one hand, Dinky’s story exposes the cruel reality of suffering imposed upon the helpless by a rich industry. On the other hand, it is a beautiful story about adoption, and adaption, as Dinky learns to find his place within his new horse family and of course, his people family. Dinky’s journey reminds me of my family’s experience with two adopted children. There are precious, beautiful moments, yet there are times when the memories of the past cannot be subdued, and a perfect storm erupts. In my opinion, Dinky’s life is as much an accurate portrayal of adoption as it is about abuse, but more significantly it is about overcoming the odds.

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A Treat for the KidsThere’s immensely significant role quality literature plays in making the personality of the children. It gives them the ability to dream, ability to love and ability to hope in the world which is largely unmoved by their existence. It helps them cherish the beauty of life. It is important for parents to realize that children poetry is more than absurd rhyming words. They need to give new eyes to the child to observe the world with. That is precisely what this book does. It became a daily staple of my five year old and I just recollected that I have not reviewed this. This is an amazing book and it so delicately introduces the child to the beauty of literature, of beauty, of life. Do pick up, it will lighten up those nights when your little one snuggles on to you.