Publicity from Page & Palette signing

Article from Emily Bell, Publicist (Page & Palette)

Sheila had a wonderful signing at Page & Palette!
Everything about that day was terrific. There was a line
waiting to have books signed at the start and we sold
over 90 copies of Maggie McNair Has Spiders in Her Hair
in just a couple of hours! We have not seen a turn‐out
like this since Winston Groom (Author, Forrest Gump).  It was a real treat for our staff to see so many families
come out on a Saturday to our bookstore.  Page &
Palette is thrilled to support local authors, especially
those who write for children.  Thanks to Sheila for
creating this clever book that very well may keep those
readers coming back for years to come.

Sheila’s Murfreesboro Book Signing Article in DAILY NEWS JOURNAL

The author and illustrator of a recently released children’s book have spent the week visiting schools around the county to promote a book signing event.

Murfreesboro resident Norris Hall is the illustrator of Shelia Booth-Alberstadt’s “Maggie McNair has Spiders in her Hair.” Though many students at Cedar Hall School in Christiana hadn’t read the book, they were familiar with the style of artwork, having seen it in local doctor’s offices and hospitals.

“I’ve done so much work I don’t know where most of it is now,” Hall said.

The two connected through a mutual friend who knew Booth-Alberstadt had written a book. He suggested she contact Hall to have him draw the cover of the book, based on the day her daughter, Saxon, got her hair in tangles, known as “spiders,” trying to get a ladybug out of her hair.

“She was 4 years old then. I sent him the picture and he sent back the sketch and I knew that I wanted to work on the Maggie McNair books,” Booth-Alberstadt said.
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