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Sherry Ellis

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Sherry Ellis is an award-winning children's author and freelance writer. Her published books include Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China, Bubba and Squirt's Mayan Adventure, Bubba and Squirt's City of Bones, Bubba and Squirt's Shield of Athena, Bubba and Squirt's the Legend of the Lost Pearls, That Baby Woke Me Up AGAIN, That Mama is a Grouch, Ten Zany Birds, Don't Feed the Elephant, and Happy Birthday to US! She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

In addition to being a writer, Sherry is also a professional musician who plays and teaches violin, viola, and piano. She also enjoys hiking and exploring the world. ...more

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	Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China 4.76 avg rating — 113 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Birthday to Us! 4.63 avg rating — 38 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Mama is a Grouch by Sherry Ellis (Goodreads Author), Don Berry (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Feed the Elephant! by Sherry Ellis (Goodreads Author), Md. Anwar (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubba and Squirt's Mayan Adventure 4.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Zany Birds 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubba and Squirt's City of Bones 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubba and Squirt's Shield of Athena 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bubba and Squirt’s Legend of the Lost Pearls 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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As I mentioned in my last blog post, I lost my son, Greg Ellis in a motorcycle accident on February 2, 2025. I have decided to leave this blog as a tribute to him. You can read through many of the stories of his childhood where he is known as Bubba. Since I won't be posting here anymore, I wanted to let you know where we can still connect in the blog world. You can find me on my gardening blo

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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing Matthew's Twin: The spirit of medieval vengeance made flesh (Belfast Ghosts) by Leilanie Stewart (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Matthew's Twin is a horror story about vengeance and reincarnation. The root of it all is in medieval Scotland with a feud between the English and Scottish people. A young girl's father is burned alive and she vows revenge. 708 years later, a young 3 ...more
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Kitty Le Kat Learns His Name is a heartwarming story of a stray kitten without a name. As the story opens, he is spending his days in a park where he meets nice people. One very kind person befriends him. But then winter comes and the nice person isn ...more
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Windsoar, the Flying Car: The Island is the second book of the Windsoar picture book series. Like the first, it is a delightful story about a flying car. Siblings, Emma and Liam ask their neighbor, Captain Shaw if they can ride in it again. After get ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing Jennifer's Dimes by Barbara L. Acker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Author, Barbara Acker shares her story of how finding dimes helps her cope with the death of her daughter. She begins with a background of her personal life and then transitions to the point where her thirty-year-old daughter passed. Dimes were somet ...more
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Malcolm the Astronaut is the story of a young boy, Malcolm, who explores the planets of our solar system. He shares bite-sized, memorable tidbits of information about each one in a fun, personable way. The large-font text and kid-friendly illustratio ...more
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The Midwife of Parramatta River is a short story about a young man living on the Australian Frontier. He seeks a wife to ease his loneliness. His family in England soon finds a bride who is knowledgeable in delivering babies and sends her across the ...more
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The Afterlife Frequency offers hope that there's more to life than this human physical experience. Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It only changes form. That's the science behind the afterlife. There's also quantum entanglement that connects ...more
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My Fairy is a short story about a romance between a fairy and a human. The two meet in the Amazon rainforest while the forest is being destroyed. The young man finds the petite fairy who was knocked out by a crashing tree and nurses her to health. He ...more
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When spinster, Muriel Finch discovers a man passed out in her front-yard bushes, she finds herself caught up in a mystery involving a missing key. She's a quirky, pushy individual who isn't afraid to get in the thick of things. Her detective skills t ...more
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In a world where we often say, "Hey Siri," to get information, Always Connected reminds us that we should say, "Hey Spirit," to get guidance from our higher self and the spirit guides who surround us. The book is written in two parts. The first is ca ...more
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“It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.”
― Nancy Thayer

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

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