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Self publishing author Mary Ellen Sherlock

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About Author

Mary Ellen Sherlock was born and raised on Long Island, New York with a loud, loving family of seven children and a gaggle of rescue dogs. As a child, she wrote adventures and plays which she cajoled her siblings into performing with her. During high school and college, she continued her hobby by writing children’s stories. After college, while teaching kindergarten, Mary Ellen accepted a temporary summer assignment at a finance firm in NYC. The firm offered her a full-time position where she enjoyed a wonderful and successful 25-year career. Upon retirement, she reignited her love for creating stories. Her first book, A Rainbow of Colorful Wishes is an excerpt of her commencement speech at The Goddard School of Murray Hill in NYC.

Mary Ellen is a wife and mom of two grown children. She and her husband live in New York City.

My Vision

To create stories that shine light into young hearts — nurturing kindness, compassion, imagination, and meaningful human connection in every child who reads them.

My Mission

To write heartfelt children’s books that celebrate family, resilience, and love, while inspiring young readers to believe in themselves and the power of their own stories.

Growing up, one of my favorite stories was a book called What Mary Jo Shared by Janice May Udry.  It was about a young girl who is encouraged to bring something to share with her classmates. She has a few attempts and ideas but decides against sharing them because she doesn’t believe that her classmates will find them interesting. Mary Jo wants to be unique. Talking with her parents at dinner one night she comes up with  a clever idea.  She decides to the next day for Show and Tell to share her dad with her class.  The book was inspirational for me because most of my ideas are about memories and experiences with loved ones.

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