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Sherry Ellis

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in Parma, The United States

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Children's Books, Parenting & Families, Children's

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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, That Baby Woke Me Up AGAIN, That Mama is a Grouch, Ten Zany Birds, and Don't Feed the Elephant. 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, bike riding, and SCUBA diving. ...more

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	Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China 4.78 avg rating — 128 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
	Voyagers: The Third Ghost by Yvonne Ventresca (Goodreads Author), Sherry Ellis (Goodreads Author), Bish Denham (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Don't Feed the Elephant! by Sherry Ellis (Goodreads Author), Md. Anwar (Illustrator) 4.57 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
	That Mama is a Grouch by Sherry Ellis (Goodreads Author), Don Berry (Illustrator) 4.54 avg rating — 28 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
	Bubba and Squirt's Mayan Adventure 4.72 avg rating — 25 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 4.76 avg rating — 21 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 4.85 avg rating — 13 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 4.82 avg rating — 11 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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Tribute to Greg Ellis

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 really liked it The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (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
The Instrumentalist is the story of an orphan, abandoned by her prostitute mother in 18th century Venice, and raised by the nuns at the Pieta. With her sound-color-synesthesia, she immediately gravitates toward her musical studies, falling in love wi ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing How You Made Us A Family by Jen Cooper	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
How You Made Us a Family is a lovely story about how a child becomes part of a family. It covers every possible way of being conceived and born, and every possible way to become part of a family, whether it's through being born into a family, adopted ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing Mountain Miles: A Memoir of Section Hiking the Southern Appalachian Trail by Mark Clegg (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
Mountain Miles is author, Mark Clegg's memoir of his experiences hiking southern sections of the Appalachian Trail. It feels like he is taking the reader with him, sharing what he sees and who he meets along the way. It's a fascinating, easy-to-read ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book really liked it Flames of Wrath by J.L. Campbell (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
A young woman, Alexa is brutally raped while on spring break in Jamaica. Furious, her mother, a cyber-security expert, takes matters into her own hands to deliver justice. Flames of Wrath is definitely a page-turner. Readers will wonder what horrible ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing The Awakened Way: Making the Shift to a Divinely Guided Life by Suzanne Giesemann (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
The Awakened Way is a book that reminds us that we are more than our human bodies. We are souls connected by love. Written in easy-to-understand language, it provides tools and insights to help readers connect with this truth. The Awakened Way is a m ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing The Plain Little Unicorn by Jessica D. Adams (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
The Plain Little Unicorn is a lovely story about accepting yourself just the way you are. Plain Unicorn isn't fancy like the other colorful toy unicorns. She worries nobody will want to take her home. She finds out soon enough that she's loveable jus ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing Forever Ripley by McCall Hoyle (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
Forever Ripley is a heart-wrenching story of a loyal German Shepherd who doesn't have long to live. Told from the dog's point of view, it's the tale of a special bond between a child and her dog. The young girl in the story has already gone through t ...more
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Serenity is an outgoing young girl who makes friends easily. She's kind, positive, and friendly. At school, she meets Amelia, a shy girl who likes a lot of the same things. Although the girls are physically different, they find their similarities and ...more
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Sherry Ellis rated a book it was amazing Zekes Quest For Courage by Shymara Medina	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
Zeke is stressing about his school test coming up. He's studying hard but is afraid he won't do well. His parents gently assure him that all that hard work has prepared him for the test, and he'll do well. Zekes's Quest for Courage addresses a common ...more
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Navy Seal, Brodi is living in a time not far into our future. He's sent on a military mission to go back in time to test coordinates found on an ancient scroll. He finds himself in ancient Troy on the brink of war. As the story progresses, he falls i ...more
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Sherry’s Quotes

“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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