Sharon Brandon
Sharon Brandon was born in Virginia and is the mother of three adult children. Her passion from the time she was able centers around reading and creative writing. Sharon now lives in North Carolina and is continuing her literary passions.
I had the pleasure of living with a Native American family for four years discovering their customs an.... more
Sharon Brandon was born in Virginia and is the mother of three adult children. Her passion from the time she was able centers around reading and creative writing. Sharon now lives in North Carolina and is continuing her literary passions.
I had the pleasure of living with a Native American family for four years discovering their customs and passions for life. While there I interacted with the younger children as well as the young at heart. It was during one such occasion that this book came to life. Lil’ Mary Locklear came into the living room and tried to leap on to the loveseat. She missed. She was about to cry and through her tears, she exclaimed, “I fell down”. In response, I said, “Mommy I Hurt My Rump-A-Doodle” attempting to ward off her tearing. I did not know how successful this would be. She was laughing and crying at the same time. I made several more exclamations ending them with “Mommy I Hurt My Rump-A-Doodle”. Soon she forgot about her fall and I realized this might be something worth capturing. I jotted the things down and put them away for over a year. One morning I got up and the book was born.
It is my hope that schools will integrate this book into the curriculum and that young readers will become young authors and embrace learning with a mixture of creativity and analytical thinking.