![]() “Donkeys have a unique presence, a zen-like grounded quality. This is how The Donkey Sanctuary describes its current activity in this area: The Donkey Sanctuary in the United Kingdom reportedly is engaged in some of these kinds of activities, however, there does not appear to be much research published on this. There has been some development of approaches to use donkeys in therapeutic settings. Further, if an effective approach can be developed, implemented, and evaluated to determine effectiveness, this approach could be licensed with training provided to others. These include: self-regulation/self-calming, problem solving, breaking tasks into doable parts while focusing on future goals, and positive acknowledgement of success.ĭonkeys could become very excellent equines to use in therapeutic settings. When a young person or adult has suffered trauma, several key approaches hold promise for remediation. The Way of the Donkey believes that donkeys hold significant promise for use in therapy, especially in the area of addressing trauma disorders. Research backs up the effectiveness of this approach for various populations including disabled youth and adults, “at risk” youth, and adults who have suffered various forms of trauma. ![]() ![]() The video is a fantastic demonstration that the best picture books entertain the whole family, not just the kids,” said Layfield.Horses have been used for equine assisted therapy purposes for many years. “It’s delightful to see the infectious appeal of Wonky Donkey spread around the globe. She has a spirit like Wonky’s.”Īt Hachette, which publishes the book in the UK, group picture book director Emma Layfield said the publisher had already seen a “well-deserved jump in demand” for the book, “especially in Scotland”. I couldn’t be more delighted,” Cowley said, calling Clark “a reminder in life, when all else fails, to fall about laughing. “I am so glad that Wonky’s reputation has finally come to bite him on the bum on this side of the world thanks to ‘Wonky’s Guardian Granny’. “I’ve always wondered why sales had not taken off so much in the UK and US, but that looks like that’s about to change.”Ĭowley said that while The Wonky Donkey has been a household name in Australia and New Zealand since it was first published in 2009, the book had been only “an underground success” in the UK. Watching Janice read and laugh was just delightful, and like many, her infectious laugh had me laughing too,” said Smith. Amazon in the US and the UK has sold out, while used bookseller AbeBooks said that it has sold “hundreds of copies” of The Wonky Donkey in the last week, amid “massive demand” around the world.Īlthough the picture book, which is illustrated by Katz Cowley, had sold more than 1m copies around the world to date, the majority of that was in Australia and New Zealand, said Smith, who hopes it will find a more global readership. Smith told the Guardian that demand had “gone through the roof” for the picture book since the video of Clark took off: in New Zealand, his publisher is “rushing to print another 50,000 copies, with a view for more”, while The Wonky Donkey is now also being reprinted in the UK.
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