About
I was born to be a teacher and a writer. I do not dumb down books for children. I bring to readers a rich tapestry of expression and discovery. Rhythm, vibrant and multi-syllable words are intended to instill a love of language and restore it to its higher purpose, the true art of communication.
The love and use of ;real words; is one of the looming casualties of the 21st Century. Making a point as quickly as possible seems to be the only purpose of text-ing, twittering and screen flashing sound bites. Truncated language, acronyms and the loss of the ever friendly vowel is eroding the fabric of communication.
My goal is to acquaint young readers and reinvigorate parents with the beauty and lyrical magic of the written and spoken word. I believe real learning happens when children experience stories read out loud and when they have the tactile experience of the feel and the smell of a real book in their hands. I also believe that real conversations between children and parents are essential for building lasting relationships while helping children develop a well balanced sense of self and of their world. Please visit peekingkitty.com; to see what makes my books different from ordinary picture books.
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 wrote the book as an in-class assignment for a creative writing class. Students were given a word and had 15 minutes to craft a story line. I went out into the hall, it was a night class and the hall was quite except for the sound of the rain outside and the large school clock ticking. Then the janitor came around the corner with a noisy vacuum, and The Sound Snatcher was born. I had the entire story done in those 15 minutes.
My writing is pure inspiration. I get an idea and the story just appears. Frightened by the vacuum myself as a child, this story is full of fun lyrical rhyme that helps children discover and uncover their fears. It makes the vacuum friendly. My little peeking kitty, a signature character in all of my stories appears on every page making it fun to explore in many ways.
This book is dedicated to my Mom and Dad, and represents my true self as a teacher and writer. I also believe that a love and the use of real words is a looming casualty of the 21st Century. It seems all everyone does now is want to make a point as quickly as possible. I believe truncated language, acronyms and loss of the use of “the ever friendly vowel" is eroding the fabric of real communication. It is my intention to create books to help both children and parents discover the magic of language and the power of words.
