About Sheila Booth-Alberstadt
Sheila Booth-Alberstadt was born in Kristiansund, Norway, raised in Vero Beach, Florida, educated in Massachusetts and now lives in Fairhope, Alabama with her husband, Stephen Alberstadt and children, Signe, Sam, Saxon, Saylor, Payton and Logan.
Sheila started Booth-Alberstadt insurance agency/Farmers Insurance Group in Daphne, Alabama, in 1997. After the birth of her third child, she decided to stay at home and her husband took over the agency. She home-schooled for several years until the birth of her fourth child. She now spends much of her spare time writing books and providing her family a happy home.
Sheila has been a hospice volunteer since 1997, and also recruited her two oldest children to experience the gift of giving. “It’s a beautiful experience to hold the hands of a complete stranger, with hope in providing comfort through emotion, touch or prayer, before making their final journey. Being a hospice volunteer has truly helped me appreciate life.”
Sheila’s favorite interests are capturing memories through photography and writing self-help books geared for both children and adults. “I feel that being a child is more difficult than being an adult. My goal is to create a series of self-help books designed to give encouragement and direction when dealing with our everyday issues in life…and to leave a powerful message of hope.”
Sheila is a member of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA).
Madison Colquette, Marketing Director
Madison has returned to Fairhope from Atlanta where she was a Marketing and Development Intern at Synchronicity Theatre. Madison earned a degree from the University of Montevallo in Theatre with a concentration in Directing. Madison will always call Tennessee home and is most happy when she is riding horses.
Madison’s favorite childhood books were Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, and Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird.
Sheila’s books are so important to Madison because they encourage family, honesty, imagination, and learning. She loves having a job where she can inspire reading and express her creativity.
As the Marketing Director, she encourages others to support SBA’s mission of creating self-help books for children and adults. As an avid reader, she encourages others to always buy books from locally-owned bookstores.
Illustrators
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Norris Hall
Tennessean Norris Hall is one of Middle Tennessee’s most commissioned artists, featuring a kaleidoscope of whimsical characters in the form of animals and other colorful images which have been displayed in galleries, museums and fine craft and gift shops from coast to coast. Norris produces all of the original artwork appearing on websites produced by PedoPages.
The Austin Peay State University graduate began his career in the hills of East Tennessee, where he perfected his form on traditional portraits, caricatures and airbrushed t-shirts while working in Gatlinburg, in the Smoky Mountains. It was at that time Hall developed his brand of artistic vision.
Subsequently, in 1983 Hall was named head of the art department for a school sporstwear and accessories company, where he met his wife Linda. In 1987, they decided to devote themselves full time to the world of art and began churning out all manners of expression. Some of these artworks include paintings, sculpture, prints, murals and clocks along with many other functional home and office accessories that can be seen at NorrisHall.com.
Hall has completed a vast number of public and private commissioned pieces, among which includes a project for Disneyland Paris where Hall designed and painted three 25 foot “Nashville Cats” sculptures that were installed atop Thunder Mountain roller coaster ride.
Also, Hall was commissioned by the state of Tennessee to design two new automobile license plates. They are available statewide at any county motor vehicle department. The proceeds from the sale of the “Art Tags” benefit Tennessee arts programs.
He has been voted “Best Visual Artist” in the Nashville Scene newspaper readers poll, and “#1 Artist” by the readers poll in Murfreesboro Magazine. He has been featured on most of the local television news and talk shows in Nashville and Chattanooga, as well as Public Television’s Tennessee Crossroads and Tennessee Wild Side. He has made two national television appearances on Home & Garden Television (HGTV).
He recently received recognition as one of America’s “Top Ten Most Intriguing Small Businesses” by UPS.
The children’s book The All Animal Band written by Jim Moore and illustrated by Hall, is available Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com. as well as Target.com & Walmart.com.
He designed the stage sets and costumes for the Nashville Ballet’s production of Peter and the Wolf, has done artwork for Charter Communications, AT&T, Tennessee Performing Arts Center and other major organizations.
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Terry Moss
Terry Moss brought her family to live in Montana twenty five years ago. During this time she has had wonderful opportunities to see through an artist’s eyes the beautiful Flathead valley at its best.
Terry has raised six wonderful children, and now she has six amazing grandchildren. Family is Terry’s first priority, but painting is a passion that allows her the freedom to explore and let her creativity manifest itself.
Terry on Illustration: “It is a very calming and relaxing experience for me. Watercolor is my favorite medium although I love to experiment in oils, acrylic, and pastels. My goal as an artist is to bring joy to others and help them see the beauty around us.”