Jackson, MS | Self Published (5/24/2021)

Paperback. Signed.

If you've ever given your heart to an animal, especially a rescued animal, this book will speak to you. This is the story of Angela Thumbelina, a tiny elder Yorkie rescued from a hoarding situation. Told through her eyes and heart and the eyes and heart of her adopted family, you will feel her pain and her joy. Adopted at the age of 12-ish, Angela has shown the resilience and strength of a rescue. From her life as a puppy producer in a house of hoarding horrors, to rescue, recovery in foster care, and eventual adoption, readers learn of opportunities to help other animals in need. This book is the story of a single little bitty dog and how the compassion of offering your heart to foster (and maybe even adopt) any animal is to care 'for even the least of these'. Prepare to have your heart explode with love. After all, it's all about kindness.

Janne P. Swearengen has had many jobs, but only two vocations. As a junior high teacher in Hartsville, Tennessee, she adored teaching and learned more from her students than they ever learned from her. Her second vocation evolved she joined the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis and Long Term Care Institute for a rewarding experience helping nursing facilities across the country assess the quality of their care delivery. After retiring in 2012, Janne reinvented herself; became a passionate vegan, publishes a daily vlog titled The Chronicles of Pondlandia, and lives in Madison MS with a few rescued animals as well as her long-suffering husband, Larry, affectionately known as ‘Big Solid’.