Fred Flips: How One Gymnast Realized That Differences Can Become Strengths - Hardcover

Richard, Frederick

 
9781638192299: Fred Flips: How One Gymnast Realized That Differences Can Become Strengths
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1638192294 ISBN 13: 9781638192299
Verlag: Bushel & Peck Books, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

The first picture book from Olympic Gymnast Fred Richard featuring the story of how he overcame racism, bullying, and more to win one of his first competitions.

“Charismatic, athletic Olympic medalist Frederick Richard tells how he was born with ‘gymnastics in his bones!’ Illustrations show him flipping in his crib, off the couch, and eventually in the gym….A hot take on a great athlete.”—School Library Journal

Even before he could talk, Fred was flipping in his crib, giggling as his parents watched in awe. He was born to be a gymnast! But when Fred started training with other kids, he began to feel . . . different. Most of the gymnasts were girls. Fred was a boy—and not just any boy. He was a Black boy with skin so dark that even his friends joked, “Where’s Fred? He’s disappeared into the dark!” How could Fred learn to compete when he felt so different from everyone else?

In his first book, Olympic and World Championship medalist Fred Richard tells how he overcame bullying and learned to stand tall and stand out in his quest to become one of America's most famous male gymnasts. Boys and girls alike will be inspired by Fred's grit, determination, and a piece of advice from his father that changed everything: "Why just fit in when you can shine?"

  • First book by Olympic Medalist and star of the Paris Olympics, Fred Richard
  • Released in time for the NCAA Championships in April 2025
  • Pre-sales promotions during Olympians on Tour in Fall 2024
  • Picture book about overcoming racism, bullying and more to reach for your dreams
  • Features a story of overcoming obstacles as a kid to reach early gymnastics achievements

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Olympic Gymnast Fred Richard is a World All-Around Bronze Medalist and reigning NCAA Men's All-Around Champion and took the world by storm at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a native of Stoughton, Massachussetts.


Ryan G. Van Cleave is the author of dozens of books for both children and adults. He earned a PhD in American literature with an emphasis in poetry and has taught writing at numerous colleges and universities. As the Picture Book Doctor, Ryan helps celebrities create stories for kids and bring them to life on the page, stage, and screen.


Darcie Olley is an illustrator based in the east of England. She graduated with a B.A. in Textiles in 2018. Her final collection at University, based on a series of weird and wonderful extinct animals, was selected by Sir Paul Smith to receive the Nicole Abbott Award. Darcie spent some time working in the textile design industry, before deciding that illustration is where her heart lies. She uses a mixture of acrylic, watercolour, gouache, pencil, and digital techniques in her work, to create illustrations full of vibrancy, humour, and joy. Darcie’s work is often inspired by her Indian heritage, her love for animals (you can often find her trying to make friends with the neighbourhood cats), and the funny and simple little things she notices about day-to-day life!

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Verlag
Bushel & Peck Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1638192294
ISBN 13 
9781638192299
Einband
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Zeichner
Olley Darcie
Anzahl der Seiten
32
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