THE MAKING OF…GUESS WHO? MAMA POOH!
THE MAKING OF “GUESS WHO? MAMA POOH!”
ONE DAY…THE LITTLE GIRL NICKNAMED “MAMA POOH,” DECIDED NOT TO LISTEN TO THE DOCTORS WHO TOLD HER SHE WOULD NOT LIVE LONG, WHICH MADE HER SAY “WHY BOTHER?” WHEN IT CAME TO HER ATTEMPTING TO SET GOALS AND DECIDED TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE…SHE STUDIED HARD
“MAMA POOH,” WAS TOLD AS A CHILD BY HER MOM THAT KIDS WITH SICKLE CELL ARE NOT ABLE TO GROW UP AND HAVE KIDS.
MOTHER HAD BAD INFORMATION…MAMA POOH
EVENTUALLY GREW UP…AND BECAME A MOM
ADULT POOH WAS SO HAPPY WHEN THE ENVELOPE CAME IN THE MAIL WITH THE DIPLOMA
FROM
THE GREAT BIG UNIVERSITY
MAMA POOH AS A LITTLE GIRL WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINE THAT LIFE WOULD BE SO GRAND!
SHE HAD SO MUCH FUN IN COLLEGE
TOUGH TIMES CAME WHEN SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FIGHTING SICKLE CELL DISEASE
VICTORY CAME IN THE END!
WHO KNEW?
THAT MAMA POOH WOULD GROW UP TO BECOME A WRITER AND EVEN COVER SOME IMPORTANT STORIES
EVEN STORIES DEALING WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
SHE WOULD EVEN ATTEND A PRESS EVENT ANNOUNCING A NEW U.S. POSTAL STAMP FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
AFTER WORKING AT A MAGAZINE, INTERNING AT THE ONE AND ONLY MSNBC “LIVE TELEVISION STUDIO,”
IN BETWEEN TIME POOH DECIDED TO TRAVEL THE WORLD A BIT
WHILE IN MEXICO POOH WENT INTO A SICKLE CELL CRISIS
IT WAS REALLY SCARY
HER MOM WASN’T THERE TO HELP HER
THANKFULLY THE DOCTOR CAME TO THE HOTEL ROOM WITH MEDICINE AND SHE WAS WELL AGAIN
FINALLY ONE DAY POOH DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AND GROW HER FAMILY
NOW THE LITTLE GIRL WHO ONCE THOUGHT SHE’D NEVER BE A MOM IS HAPPY WITH A HUSBAND AND IS RAISING TWO BOYS
MY BOYS
WHAT’S NEXT FOR POOH?
ADVOCACY WORK FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
POOH WOULD TAKE ON THE MISSION OF LETTING ALL PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT SICKLE CELL DISEASE IS KNOW ABOUT IT!
WITH HER DEGREE IN CREATIVE JOURNALISM…
POOH WOULD WRITE TWO CHILDREN BOOKS
ONE BOOK WOULD BE ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL NAMED
“MAMA POOH!”
Bonus Trivia Question Answer: Mama Pooh – aka- Stacey Sottile author of “Guess Who? Mama Pooh! -A Day In Elmsville Park,” Childhood Idol (MAYA ANGELOU) coincidentally passed away the same day Sottille finished writing the first story to the “GWMP,” brand.
THE ANSWER IS…
MAMA POOH!
AFTER MEETING AND EXPLAINING THE IDEA FOR “GWMP,” WITH SEVERAL ARTISTS
(INCLUDING A LATE NIGHT TRIP TO THE BRONX TO LOOK AT DRAWINGS FROM A POTENTIAL ARTIST, WHICH REQUIRED TRAVELING THROUGH A HUGE DARK SCARY ALLEY LEADING TO THE ART STUDIO…GLADLY…I BROUGHT MY MINISTER ALONG ON THE JOURNEY…
RULE OF THUMB!
ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH PRAYING PEOPLE…
AND WITH CONSTANT PRAYER & DETERMINATION…
AND A GOOD REFERRAL
FROM A DUDE NAMED “CARL,”
I
FINALLY
FOUND
THE
RIGHT
ILLUSTRATOR
FOR
“GUESS WHO? MAMA POOH! – A DAY IN ELMSVILLE PARK”
WRITTEN BY…STACEY SOTTILE
ILLUSTRATED BY…REBECCA REMBERT
After the meeting of the minds with Rebecca (Artist/Painter/Illustrator) and her husband Henry (Graphic Artist/Strategic Marketer/Brand Development Consultant) for this project, Rebecca began drafting some sketches of the Mama Pooh character, the characters in the story and the book cover.
CREATING MAMA POOH
POOH IN THE MAKING
2ND ROUND OF SKETCHES FOR MAMA POOH
WORKING OUT THE DETAILS
GRADUALLY MAMA POOH
HERE’S…MAMA POOH!
WITH A QUESTION?
THE ANSWER IS…MAMA POOH!
STAY TUNED FOR THE MAKING OF THE CHARACTERS, NEIGHBORHOOD, BOOK COVER AND THE ENTIRE WORLD OF
MAY GOD BLESS ALL MY SUPPORTERS AND
SICKLE CELL WARRIORS EVERY WHERE!
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