I read my children's picture book, The Mutt & the Mustang to an audience of approximately 30 at the Estes Park Museum yesterday. I talked about Raven, the real mustang who is in the book - where he came from, which is the earliest herd of wild horses in Colorado, by the Utah border - his years of neglect while working as a stable horse, how I rescued him, how he became friends with the little mutt, Kody and tho he bucks every person off he lets the dog ride him every day. The illustrator, Pat Greenberg told about meeting my cats, dogs and horses so she could catch their personalities in watercolor pencil illustrations for the hardcover book.
After answering questions from the audience, we showed a video of Kody riding Raven on the museum's big screen. "It looks as if Kody is smiling," laughed one little girl. "He loves to ride."
After the program, the kids colored pages from the book while enjoying cookies and hot chocolate - great fun for all, especially for me to see how much the kid's enjoyed The Mutt & the Mustang. Many people in the audience bought books, which I enjoyed signing- so a very nice day.
Too bad Kody couldn't come but the museum has a no dog policy. On Dec. 11, the Estes Park Cultural Arts Council Gallery has invited Kody to attend a meet and greet the real mutt from The Mutt & the Mustang party -- That will be fun for both Kody and me.
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