Tina Tumbles by Danielle Souc

Book info:

Tina Tumbles is an award-winning children's story which inspires confidence,focus, and perseverance. After watching gymnasts flip across the T.V. screen,Tina wants to do nothing but gymnastics at all hours of the day. But Tinalearns that even a cartwheel is not as easy as it looks. She just can't land onher feet. Now it's time for her first gymnastics lesson. Will Tina gain theconfidence she needs to complete the skill without falling? (Also included inthe book is a picture glossary of basic gymnastics shapes).

About the Author:

Danielle Soucy Mills is an award-winning author. Like Tina, she startedgymnastics on the furniture in her home. She has since been involved with thesport for over 20 years, as a competitor and as a coach. At Rhode IslandCollege, Danielle exercised both her writing and gymnastic abilities, beforemoving to California to earn her M.F.A in Creative Writing from Chapman University.She currently resides in San Diego with her husband, where she continues tocoach and write books for children and adults.