A Seal Named Sunshine

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>It's Saturday on the coast of Maine. Nothing seems unusual on this side of the seawall. Making the most of a winter thaw we set out for our morning walk. As we cut across the rocky shore we spot something extraordinary...</em></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Dexxy the gray seal pup came ashore in Cape Elizabeth Maine during a winter storm in 2023 a Facebook post shared by the local police garnered him national and international attention. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A Seal Named Sunshine</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> tells the story of the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>other</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> less-famous gray seal pup that was released along with Dexxy three months later. She is named fittingly Sunshine.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this firsthand account with hand-drawn illustrations Terry Perkins Mitman tells Sunshine's</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>story from her quiet discovery just beyond the seawall in the author's front yard through her rescue and rehabilitation under round-the-clock care from Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME) to her eventual release back to the sea. This uplifting tale also offers vital information about stranded seal care-especially what to do and what </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>not</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> to do. The story concludes with a photo gallery of Sunshine and informational pages about MMoME.  </span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A Seal Named Sunshine</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a reminder of the delicate balance gritty resilience and deep joy to be found and nurtured in the world we all share.</span></p>