Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say "No" to Drugs [Hardcover]

Sylvia Scott Gibson (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Vantage Pr (May 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0533091020
• ISBN-13: 978-0533091027
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,558,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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276 of 285 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic Tale of Life, Sisterhood and Death, May 5, 2007

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judolphin (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say "No" to Drugs (Hardcover)

This is the tale of three African American horses (Latawnya, Latoya and Daisy), who leave the stable and get drugs from four white horses (Connie, Chrystal, Jackie and Angie). It is a timely and poignant tale that will leave you laughing, crying, and making scary noises.

It starkly and accurately presents the real dangers horses in black neighborhoods face from Caucasian equine drug pushers; when one of the horses died of a drug overdose, this reviewer wept openly. This is a lesson all children, foals, calves, chicks and cubs must learn before it is too late.

A classic of our time. Get it while you still can.

100 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cats can learn from naughty horses., June 13, 2007

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H. Duffin "I learned it from watching you!" (High Point, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say "No" to Drugs (Hardcover)

I can't express how grateful I am that my friend sent me this book! The timing of it is a godsend! You see, last night I came home to find my cats molesting my Ugly Doll. I freaked out, then regained my composure and had a heart-to-heart with them. Turns out THEY were smoking drugs and drinking booze! This shocked me, as I had no idea how they got those drugs, yet alone how they managed to carry the drugs or the booze in their tiny, little paws. When I asked where they learned this, they meowed, "I learned it from watching YOU!" I don't get this since I quit smoking the drugs a long time ago, way before I got them.

Anyways, I realized I should have spoken with them about these dangers a long time ago. I wasn't sure how to handle this situation when I got home tonight, but now I do. I'm going to read them this book! I know Latawnya is a horse and they are cats, but we are all creatures of God, or so the homeless man on the corner screams.

181 of 190 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A horse of a different collar..., May 16, 2007

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Jocelyn Widdershins "Silverfish" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latawnya, the Naughty Horse, Learns to Say "No" to Drugs (Hardcover)

A solid read right out of the gait! While most reviewers may feel as if they were mercilessly pommeled by the message of this book (adapted from the Canter-bury Tales), I found the story a great starting point for discussion. Sure to stirrup controversy, 'Latawnya' has her blinders removed by the harsher truths of life. Neighsayers, doubtlessly, feel it may be too 'adult' for youngsters, however, parents saddled with the responsibility of educating their kids may disagree. The unbridled truths revealed herein can only serve to corral the impetuous spirits of today's youth by presenting the dangers of today's world as they are. Stable homes are built on open relationships created thusly. Ms. Gibson doesn't trot around the moral to be learned, and, as such the reader is not reined in by obfuscations. I can only hope that others help to make this spread like Wildfire, the more the farrier. It behooves you to buy this book!