{"product_id":"a-penny-for-your-thoughts-sherrill-s-cannon-9781946540577","title":"A Penny for Your Thoughts: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you ever loved, been loved, been confused about love, or suffered from loss of love? All these feelings have been captured and shared in the words of heartfelt poems, compiled over many years by a former teacher and award-winning author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherrill S. Cannon now shares her thoughts in this book of feelings. \"As a teacher, I used poetry to help counsel many troubled teens and friends, and have continued this pattern throughout the years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are three sections in her book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love \u0026amp; Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets. Some poems are simply plays on words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sign\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the depths of my winter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI heard a small bird -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBraving the cold, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing the word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe gave my heart hope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs I heard him sing -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree little notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePromising spring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of 10, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's stories that have received 48 national and international book awards between 2011 and 2017. Also a playwright with seven published plays for elementary school children, her works have been performed internationally in over 20 countries. Most of her children's books try to teach something, such as good manners and caring for others. Married for 57 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's website: \u003c\/strong\u003e http: \/\/sbprabooks.com\/SherrillSCannon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherrill S. Cannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1946540579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946540577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Sherrill S. Cannon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44125692690687,"sku":"9781946540577","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff531eaf-3c40-44e2-9acd-b2b1af10bd82.jpg?v=1687444133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-penny-for-your-thoughts-sherrill-s-cannon-9781946540577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}