She's Got This
Hardcover – Picture Book, October 9, 2018
HarperCollins · Hardcover · October 9, 2018
A New York Times bestseller!
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- Who it’s for
- A gymnast’s-eye story finds both lift and nerves in a young dreamer’s first steps.
- Themes
- Pursuing dreams, Perseverance, Self-belief
- Genres
- Gymnastics Stories, Self-Esteem & Resilience, Big Feelings
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A New York Times bestseller! From gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnast and bestselling author Laurie Hernandez comes a picture book about chasing your dreams and never giving up. Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying—and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying.
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But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she thought. Through this heartwarming and inspirational story, featuring vibrant art from #1 New York Times bestselling and Geisel Honor-winning artist Nina Mata, Laurie imparts important lessons she learned on her way to Olympic glory: You always have to get back up and try again, and you always have to believe in yourself.
Dreams Take Practice
A gymnast’s-eye story finds both lift and nerves in a young dreamer’s first steps.
Come here for
- Gymnastics imagined as a kind of flying
- A warm story about falling, trying again, and self-belief
Expect
- Zoe’s first class brings real nerves alongside her big dream
- Vibrant illustrations and an encouraging picture-book tone
Where it sits
| Gymnastics Stories | 90% |
|---|---|
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 61% |
| Big Feelings | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US Biographies
- New Baby Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- U.S. History
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- Authors
- Laurie Hernandez
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 9, 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Pursuing dreams · Perseverance · Self-belief
- Reading lane
- US Biographies