“Rusty” is a story written in poetic form specially for children.  The story begins when, “Farmer Joe likes eggs, so he buys a lot more hens, In a crowded yard Rusty tries to find his friends.” Rusty is worried that he may not be able to take care of so many hens.  “He climbs high on to his fence post to look for Penny , Peg and Sue, When in the corner of the yard he hears Cock a doodle doo!” A younger Rooster has joined the flock. What will Rusty do? Will he be able to keep so many hens safe from Red, the very hungry fox?

Sheryl's stories are inspired by the animals on her hobby farm in Keremeos, BC. As a child, Sheryl loved to listen to mother goose. As a result all of her stories come to her as rhymes. A mother of two girls, Sheryl reads to her children daily. It is important to her that her stories are fun to read because she knows they will be read over and over by parents.

Sheryl's favorite part of book making is the art work. Imagining what the characters look like and bringing them to life completes the story.

“rusty” is Sheryl's first story in print. Look for future titles, “Morning Musical” and “Sue's Cherries” coming soon.