May Irwin’s Home Cooking (1904)

Through all the Garth books, there is a recurring theme. Although Garth, Elizabeth and Van Gogh are special, they manage to fit in quite nicely with their peers and the community. Whether it is Garth and Van Gogh with their genetically altered abilities, or Elizabeth with her natural God-given abilities, you will find their escapades enjoyable and yet important as to relationships with animals and humans alike. In Elizabeth and Equines, there are many parallels drawn. Some are funny, some are sad and others are eye-opening. Whether it is a situation that seems hopeless or an everyday occurrence, the characters and the story play out in circumstances that are related to real life. The horse aspect has many facets to it. When humans interact with an animal that gives back, so many lessons can be learned if only one would take the time to pay attention and listen. The strange, wonderful and fanciful things that occur in the Garth series may not be real; however, that should never stop the reader from dreaming the impossible. Dreams and ideas are what have given us our wonderful modern way of life. To stop the dream would be to imprison the mind.