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With a degree in Elementary Education, Cheryl taught kindergarten through fifth grade for over ten years, during which time she was recognized as “Teacher of the Year.” She also owned a pre-school for three years. As an educator and mother, Cheryl has long recognized the importance of getting children interested in reading at a very young age and has always had a great appreciation for good children’s stories that engage a child’s mind as well as their imagination.
Over twenty years ago, Cheryl began the process of developing characters for a series of children’s book with her husband’s uncle who had a love for writing and a wonderful, creative imagination. While the characters had their beginning back then, life got in the way and the stories were set aside. Uncle Jim passed away and Cheryl made a pledge to herself to bring these delightful characters to life in books that would enthrall and delight children of all ages.
Her first children’s book, Darling the Curly Tailed Reindoe was published in September of 2010, and its sequel, Darling Saves Christmas – The Continuing Adventures of Darling the Curly Tailed Reindoe is slated for release in October of 2010. Cheryl is in the process of completing several more stories that will introduce the world to other adorable characters. To Cheryl, these stories are a fulfillment of a promise and an act of love for an uncle who has passed.
Born and raised in Chicago, Cheryl has been married to her high school sweetheart for over 41 year
Reviewed by Kristie Ingerto for Readers' Favorite
Cheryl Campbell's Darling Saves Christmas is a must for anyone's Christmas collection! The mix of Campbell's words and Steve McGinnis' illustrations create a must-read for children! Raindoe Darling's curly tail turns out to be useful and saves the day when she is wandering around with a pail on her tail. Santa spots the light from Darling's pail and realizes this is the solution to his worry about the planes in the sky not seeing him and his sleigh on Christmas Eve. Darling joins the adventure of delivering gifts on Christmas Eve and learns that she is helping.
Written in rhyme, Campbell's story is cute and shares a good message to the readers: sometimes solutions to problems are right in front of us, that our hidden talents may enable us to help in unusual ways. This book is written on a fourth through sixth grade reading level; however, younger children will enjoy having this book read to them and will be able to understand the story. I read this book to my three-year-old daughter three times on the day I received it, and now she "reads" the book to herself. This is a great addition to our Christmas collection.
