Really, Pinky?: A Taoist Parable

by Bob Zaslow, Pablo D'Alio (Illustrator)

SAD Pinky! Stuck in a rubber-ball bin squeezed among bunches of rubber balls. But wait! HAPPY Pinky! Someone finally buys him! Uh oh...SAD PINKY! He gets hit onto a passing garbage barge on the East River. Wait! Happy Pinky...the thing is, just when Pinky thinks everything's one way, everything changes! Come and bounce along on Pinky's roller-coaster ride and find out for yourself why this book is called, "Really, Pinky?"

29 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2021

Reviews

[K.L. Bernard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imagine being a bright pink high bounce ball stuck in a bin with other balls and not being noticed by a child for play. After three long months Pinky was finally picked by a boy. Pinky was relieved that he could finally do what he was meant to do, bounce. Unfortunately for Pinky, the boy hit him so hard while playing stickball he flew over a fence and onto a garbage barge. That was when Pinky’s adventure out of the bin had begun. Pinky was found by two men, then a slobbering dog, some more kids, a sewer and an ocean. Do you think Pinky will ever make it back to land and find a forever home?

Author Bob Zaslow better known as “Mr. Z” invites readers to look at the Taoist ideas which means a person can act by changing themselves in order to live in harmony with the universe. In this story the take-away that parents and teachers can discuss with children is that life is full of ups and downs, and they have the power to make the best of a situation. This book can also be used to discuss the emotions of happy and sad.