My Friend PATCHES Lost and Found Explores Sacrifice Faith and Growing Responsibility
Children’s picture book about Gracie, her lost horse Patches, and a compassionate choice that reveals faith, responsibility, and community.
Author David G. Toussaint announces the release of “My Friend PATCHES: Lost and Found,” a children’s picture book illustrated by Livya Howe and Leanna Weihold. The story follows Gracie, a young girl who shares a deep bond with her horse Patches. After a stormy night leads to Patches’s disappearance, Gracie and her family search for months without success. When a later visit to friends reveals a horse resembling Patches in the care of a local farmer, the family learns that the animal, renamed Isabella, has become integral to the farmer’s household.
Rather than presenting a simple reunion, the book frames a series of moral decisions. Gracie is initially...
