Sherrill S Cannon's Books
Mar.21.2012
James Alexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully. Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discovered that every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. Jimmy was happy to discover that when he was polite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink. He started practicing his new “Polite Rule” and found out...
Feb.09.2011
"Elisabeth Keys was really quite rude; She pushed into lines and she gobbled her food. She never said, “Thank you,” “Excuse me,” or “Please.” She made fun of people; she’d argue and tease. She took what she wanted whenever she could, Elisabeth’s manners were not very good!"
Thus begins the rhymed story of Elisabeth... Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had...
Apr.09.2010
"In a house in the forest all covered with vines, Lived a very small rabbit who did nothing but whine." Thus begins the rhymed story of Peter and the Whimper-Whineys. Peter's mother warns him that if he cannot stop whining and crying, he'll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. His adventure continues as he later hops into the woods and finds lots of frightening Whimper-...
Nov.03.2009
When Jesus is born, Santa sees the star at the North Pole and travels to see the baby. Since he is a toymaker, he brings his bag of toys - and offers them to the Christ Child, and then to all the people of the town. His birthday gift to Jesus is a promise to bring gifts to all good boys and girls each year on the Christ Child's birthday.
Something is not right in Mother Goose Land, when Old King Cole casts a spell on the characters. Mother Goose wanders through the kingdom finding everything mixed up until she can prevail upon the King to remove his spell.
Mary has brought her lamb to school and now the lamb is lost. Mary, with the help of Mother Goose, meets many storybook friends as she searches for her lost lamb.
I was very impressed with Sherrill Cannon’s expert use of rhyme. Not only does the text flow smoothly and rhythmically, it weaves a story that totally makes sense and stays on target without fail due to forced rhyme. And because it is done so well and is so comfortable and fun to read, the reader and listener will be quite entertained
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—Biblioreads – Children’s Book Reviews
About Sherrill
>I am a former teacher and the author of four rhymed children’s stories, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, Santa’s Birthday Gift and The Magic Word and "Gimme-Jimmy" by Sherrill S. Cannon. Six of my children's plays, Have You Seen My Little Lamb...
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St. Jude's Childrens, Washington National Cathedral, Native American College Fund, Toys for Tots, American Red Cross, ALA of PA, Duke University, National...
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