Horse Tale Highlights A Mother’s Lessons

Author and artist Scarlett Lewis of Sandy Hook has been passionate about horses since she was a young girl who drove a pony cart around her neighborhood with her Shetland and its colt trailing behind. Throughout her life she has been involved in all aspects of equine affairs including showing, racing, and breeding.

Now, based on her own mare, Rose, and Rose’s foal, Little Chief, born the day after 9/11, Ms Lewis has crafted a children’s book that integrates life’s most important lessons in a tale about a mother horse and her newborn foal.

Rose’s Foal combines the narrative with photographs of Rose and Little Chief taken by the author.

Parental love exists in all creatures, suggests Ms Lewis. As Little Chief grows, Rose shows him how to keep the flies away and how to eat green grass. Besides the practical lessons about life, Rose also imparts thoughtful lessons, such as how to look for the good in everyone, and how to be brave and truthful. Mother and son may not always live on the same farm, Rose tells the young foal, but she will always love him, no matter where he is.

“Lewis imparts subtle lessons about horses, life, and relationships, in a quiet book infused with a mother’s love … young children and adults alike will delight in this beguiling book, which is intended for everyone, especially anyone who loves horses, ” explains Ellen Tanner Marsh, The New York Times best-selling author.

Rose’s Foal is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.