About
I was born and raised in NY, a hard-core Yankee and Giants fan. I have been writing stories since I was 8 years old, my ultimate dream originally writing movies, which I love to go to. Instead, I found that I was better in making people laugh and think via the written word instead.
I am married to my best friend (I know, totally cliche') and have 2 kids, both with special needs.
I don't have a specific genre; if an idea gets into my head to the point that I cannot sleep at night, I write it.
Description
<p>What if you treated others the way you'd like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this "Golden Rule" and what does it mean? Join in the children's quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author's previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children's book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won thirty-six awards for her previous rhyming books and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GMTA Review. She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Now retired, she travels the country with her husband in an RV, going from coast to coast to visit their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/sherrillscannon</p>
Story Behind The Book
I am the father of a special needs child, a wonderful boy named Noah, who has the dual diagnosis of Down Syndrome and Autism. A friend of mine, who always read about my social media posts about the ups and downs of raising him suggested that I write a book about it. I have self-published 4 other books before this, and since my strength was fiction, I didn't think I could write such a thing.
However as soon as I decided to give it a go, it was like therapy for me. I wanted to write something that other parents could relate to, without sugarcoating the hardships raising a son like Noah brings on a daily basis.
I also wanted to help organizations here where I live as well as across the world by donating 25% of my net proceeds to programs and research that help people like my boy. It is my hope that this book entertains, enlightens, and teaches those who may think these kids are a burden (or worse) as well as lift up those who have people like this in their lives, letting them know that they are survivors, and their kids are truly a gift.
