The Adventures of Cocoa and Cream-Remarkable Twin Ponies by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne.
Meet Cocoa and Cream, the amazing twin ponies with wild, untamed manes! They are anything but ordinary. Cocoa and Cream have a big dream: to teach little kids how to ride and help them discover their incredible potential. Join Cocoa and Cream, and discover the countless ways these special ponies help kids like you reach their goals!
Awards:
- Literary Titan Gold Medal For Cocoa and Cream
- SpeakUpTalkRadio.com/ Firebird Award for illustrations
- SpeakUpTalkRadio.com/ Firebird Award for interior
- Speak Up Talk Radio.com/ Firebird Award for Juvenile Fiction
Product Details:
Print Length: 60 Pages
ASIN: B0CBQDPFBD
Publisher: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne Books (July 11, 2023)
Mirjana Bubevska (Illustrator)
Author Connections, LLC (Editor)
Language: English
Children’s Horse Books
Review by Sherry Ellis (VINE VOICE): 5.0 out of 5 Stars. A Sweet Story of Two Talented Ponies. Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023. Verified Purchase. Cocoa and Cream are adorable twin ponies who not only perform well but can understand and speak with humans. They are gentle and helpful with children learning how to ride. This is especially important because one of the children in the story is handicapped.
The Adventures of Cocoa and Cream illustrates the value of empathy, patience, and kindness. It’s a wholesome book perfect for young horse lovers.
Review by Virginia Wright (Author of Timothy the Christmas Mouse): 5.0 out of 5 Stars. A fun, creative, horse story for kids…Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2023. Verified Purchase. The Adventures of Cocoa and Cream-Remarkable Twin Ponies by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne is a fun, creative horse story about twin ponies kids will adore. Have you read any of this author’s other books? Deanie’s writing has earned the coveted Mom’s Choice Awards for My Life at Sweetbrier and A Tractor Named Wilbur. Check them out!
Review by Mary Schmidt: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Lovely stories for kids. Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2023. Verified Purchase.This book for children centers around two girls, twin ponies, and a ranch. Okay, nothing big about that, what????? The ponies can speak!! Wow. The ponies and main characters go into different scenes in each chapter, and they read like a new story. I find that to be a clever writing style.
Review by Amazon Customer: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Wonderful Story that puts you right in the Stables! Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023. Wonderfully written by the author who brought me right into the Ryder Family. I loved the bond the two sisters had and how their relationship between them and their dad were woven into the two twin ponies Cocoa and Cream. I found myself rooting for Nancee through her journey back from her journey. Dee was supportive the whole way and that empathy and encouragement was passed on down when a new girl in town Ellie came into the mix. I love how the horses and Fredie could talk but only the kids could hear them. Great story for little girls and great story if you love horses! I felt like I was in the family stables, dinner table, school, and competition venues!
Review by kidztales: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. You Can Do It Too! Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023. This is the story of two talented ponies named Cocoa and Cream. They weren’t ordinary ponies. What made them different? They were twins. It’s very unusual for horses to have twins.
Mr. Ryder bought them one day to help handicapped children learn to ride. He had two young daughters, Dee and Nancee, who were very surprised to hear the ponies talk to them. In fact, Cocoa helped Nancee strengthen her legs and keep her from falling off his back. He did this by gently turning his body.
Cocoa and Cream do a lot more than teach children to ride. They help children get over their fear of horses. Besides that, there are trails to ride and horse shows to enter!
Ms. Humphreys-Dunne has done it again in bringing us this special book. It teaches handicapped children that they can ride horses and maybe enter shows, too!
Review by Theodore J. Cohen: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. A treat for children who love horses and ponies… Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023. Who doesn’t like ponies, much less stories about these small horses? It’s the unusual child, indeed, who can’t remember being taken to the park or, perhaps, a fair or carnival, placed on the back of one of these gentle creatures, and then, walked around the ring while mom and dad waved and took pictures of the event. Memories like these stay with us forever.
Which is why children will love the new book by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne. It tells the story of twin ponies Cocoa and Cream who come to live with Mr. and Mrs. Ryder and their daughters, Dee and Nancee. Nancee, it turns out, was the victim of an automobile accident, so riding a pony is somewhat difficult for her. That said, learning to ride also is important to her recovery, which is one of the most important lessons of the book: learning to ride and take care of ponies is great therapy for children of all ages (and not too few adults, I might add). This lesson is driven home even more when the riding school run by Mr. and Mrs. Ryder help other students gain confidence in themselves.
Children who are “into” horses and ponies will love the use of terms associated with the care, feeding, training, and showing of these animals. Who knew, for example, that ponies have their legs wrapped to protect them when they are transported by trailer? Or that horses at shows with red ribbons on their tails kick out when you’re too close to them?
This is truly a lovely book for children who love animals. It’s one they will read many times because of both the story and the information it contains.
Finally, a tip-of-the-hat to the illustrator, Mirjana Bubevska, for some of the most charming illustrations I’ve seen anywhere.
Review by J L. Mitchell: 5.0 out of 5 Stars. Great Children’s Book. Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023. Such a cute little children’s book! Who doesn’t love a good motivational story encouraging kids to gain confidence in themselves and spread kindness to others!? Perfect read for those who love ponies and other animals!Check out other exciting books by talented author, Deanie Humphrys-Dunne.
“The power of a young girl’s passion, perseverance, and determination and the effect of a family’s support, love and commitment, are celebrated in this remarkable true story of an extraordinary individual.
Deanie, pursued her dream with tenacity and persistence, and against many odds achieved success in the very demanding world of competitive horse shows.
This wonderfully inspirational story begins with a challenge to young readers that would make it difficult for them to put the book down. Deanie asks ‘Have you ever really wanted to be able to do something, but you came across a roadblock of some kind?’ and goes on to inquire ‘Are you going to follow your dream, or are you going to push it aside without even trying?”
About The Author: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne is a multi-award-winning children’s author of eight books: My Life at Sweetbrier–A Life Changed by Horses, Charlie the Horse, Charlene the Star, Charlene the Star and Hattie’s Heroes, Charlene the Star and Bentley Bulldog, A Tractor Named Wilbur and Un Tractor Llamado Wilbur and Wilbur’s new Home.. Many of her fictional books are beautifully illustrated by Holly Humphrys-Bajaj who also designed the covers for them. Wilbur’s new Home is wonderfully jointly illustrated by Holly Humphrys-Bajaj and Wanda L. Urabazo. The series of Charlene the Star books is told by the animal characters.
Deanie’s writing has earned the coveted Mom’s Choice Awards for My Life at Sweetbrier and A Tractor Named Wilbur. Charlene the Star and Hattie’s Heroes won the Reserve Champion Winnie Award at the Equus Film Festival in Children’s Fiction. In that same contest, My Life at Sweetbrier won the Winnie Award in Equine English Biography. Other accolades include the Titan Review Silver Medals, Readers Favorites silver medals, and New Apple Solo (Gold) Medal, among others.
Deanie believes the message that perseverance is the key to accomplishing amazing things and has made it her mission to share this message, one that can benefit every child. Through her inspiring, real life and fictional works, children learn that anything is possible when they refuse to give up on their dreams. Deanie knows from her own life experience that we can attain much more than we ever imagined possible by never quitting.
Deanie’s stories remind readers that tenacity is the key to success. She shares proof that obstacles can be overcome. With the goal of being a positive role model for generations of children, Deanie loves to write entertaining stories that emphasize values that build self-esteem and confidence in young readers. She works tirelessly to create stories that appeal to children in an engaging manner.
Deanie has been featured on several author websites including TheAuthorsShow.com, and blogtalkradio.com with authors JD Holiday and Annette Rochelle Aben.
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