The Little Giant
An inspiring tale of a man, his dog and their quest
He might be small, but Atticus has a mighty spirit – one that helped him climb nearly 200 of New Hampshire’s tallest mountains in the winter (!), survive a brutal attack by another dog and endure a period of total blindness.
Oh, and his owner and companion on his ventures, Tom Ryan, is pretty amazing, too. Ryan wouldn’t mind that Atticus gets the high praise – he’s used to it. Ever since he adopted the dog he calls “The Little Giant” – and sometimes, when they are contemplating life together on the summit of a mountain, “The Little Buddha” – Atticus was the center of attention. And deservedly so.
In his book, “Following Atticus” [William Morrow] , Ryan skillfully tells the tale of the duo’s quest to climb all of the state’s 4,000 footers twice in just one winter, for charity and themselves. It’s a wonderful story of courage, endurance, discovery, deepening, anguish and joy.
I highly recommend it, and hope that some movie producer will see its potential for the big screen. The story would appeal to kids as a great adventure and to adults as a demonstration of how to live life to the fullest. –Barbara Coles
Speaking of turning this into a movie, who would you want to portray you in the movie version of this? I'm thinking if Tom Berenger weren't so old he bears a striking resemblance. :P
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it's always been difficult to tell the difference between Denzel Washington and myself. As for Atticus, a Newburyport friend long ago suggested that Danny DaVito play his role.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha. That's cute. Denzel and Danny. Wouldn't that be a hoot.
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