About Full of Grace
 Anna Hansen-Pridgen Author/Creator |
Meet the Creator and Coauthor of "The Adventures of Sam the Shark" series! Anna Hansen Pridgen! Mrs. Anna has been involved in Early Childhood Education since 1991. She is enthusiastic about Child Development and her enthusiasm is contagious! She has a Bachelors Degree in Child development from East Carolina University. Since 1997, Mrs. Anna has taught Pre-k, Pre-k Early Intervention, Pre-k ESE, Kindergarten and owned and operated her own large family child care home. In 1997, Mrs. Anna bought her first puppet and since then she has done character education puppet shows for schools, puppet shows incorporating reading for bookstores and shows for churches, parties and camps. After writing and performing puppet shows, Mrs. Anna decided to turn her beloved puppet shows into children's books. That is how "The Adventures of Sam the Shark" began. Mrs. Anna found that the best way to teach any concept is to use a story and a puppet then reinforce the concept taught with a song. So, with the help of her husband, David Pridgen, Mrs. Anna put the songs she had written over the years on her newly released CD titled “The Puppet Lady”. Mrs. Anna has also written and directed many children plays at Abba Dabba Drama Camp. One of her real passions started in 2001 when she began training other Early Childhood Educators. She loves passing on her passion for puppets and love for working with children! Her main career goal is to instill in children and adults a love for learning. |
 Terri Hansen-Tomedolskey CoAuthor |
Former nanny and now mother of two, Terri has always enjoyed reading and interacting with children. Terri graduated from Appalachian State University with a BS in Art Education certifying her to teach Art Kindergarten - 12th grade. She then went on to receive an I.M.A. in Art from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Following her husband's career as a golf professional, Terri had to be flexible. She has served school systems in many different capacities from teaching math, 5th grade, business education, physical education, and even working long term as a guidance counselor. She has completed Effective Teacher Training, as well as taught Young Artists Workshops in local communities. |
 Trevor Barlow Illustrator |
Trevor is a talented award
winning Teacher as well as an incredible Designer and Illustrator.
He was born in Sheffield, England in 1966. He first trained as a
3-Dimensional Designer at Hallem University from 1986 to
1990, winning several Design awards for his table ware and jewelry
designs. While at the University, he also diversified into the wider
Design field, developing wheel chairs for handicapped children,
electronic games for blind children and Graphic Design for National
magazine advertisements.
Trevor is also a certified teacher of Design and Technology and was awarded the title 'Super Teacher' in 1998 teaching across the Design range from Digital electronics to Engineering and Photography. Three years ago Trevor moved to the States and currently teaches Commercial Graphic Design for Hernando County Schools where he was awarded Teacher of the Year in 2005. He also spends time working as a Graphics Consultant for local companies. Trevor says "My wife , Nicola is my true inspiration and am blessed with a son, daughter and a MAC computer--They are the four loves of my life!" |
|
Christine
Cheesman Storyboard Artist |
BIO |