Books with author Kimberley Gross

Every one of Princess Twinkle Toes’ family members can bust a move, except for HER! With two left feet, she finds herself lacking the confidence to dance from the heart. That is, until she gets a pair of magic sneakers that help her dance morning, noon and night! What will happen when her shoes go missing just before the big school dance? Will she be too afraid to dance in the spotlight or find out that the will to dance was inside her all along? This children’s picture book is filled with playful rhymes and aims to encourage young girls that confidence and believing in themselves are key. Follow Princess Twinkle Toes as she dances her way to facing her fears.

Whether read aloud or as a bedtime story, this story encourages young children to start thinking about their future at an early age. From a teacher to the next president of the United States, the dynamic illustrations in this book bring the various occupations in this story to life. From cover to cover, “Little One, Change the World,” harnesses the power to inspire generations to come. At the end of this book, ask your young reader, what are you going to do that changes the world?

Whether read aloud or as a bedtime story, this story encourages young children to start thinking about their future at an early age. From a teacher to the next president of the United States, the dynamic illustrations in this book bring the various occupations in this story to life. From cover to cover, “Little One, Change the World,” harnesses the power to inspire generations to come. At the end of this book, ask your young reader, what are you going to do that changes the world?

Not all princesses live in big castles on the hill and wear sparkly crowns. In fact, not all princesses are born into royal style. Yuri is a young girl who has always wondered what it would be like to be a real princess. Her royal fantasies just may come true after she sees a sign that reads “Princess for Hire.” She knows she has all the great qualities, but with so many other girls with the same dream as her, will she get her chance to prove herself to the king and queen? By the end of this rhyming picture book, Yuri learns that becoming the princess means more to her than she could ever imagine. When she’s adopted by the royal family she gets what she always wanted deep down inside, a family to call her own. This imaginative story will teach young girls that princesses come in all kinds, and if you dream big enough, dreams really do come true.

Not all princesses live in big castles on the hill and wear sparkly crowns. In fact, not all princesses are born into royal style. Yuri is a young girl who has always wondered what it would be like to be a real princess. Her royal fantasies just may come true after she sees a sign that reads “Princess for Hire.” She knows she has all the great qualities, but with so many other girls with the same dream as her, will she get her chance to prove herself to the king and queen?By the end of this rhyming picture book, Yuri learns that becoming the princess means more to her than she could ever imagine. When she’s adopted by the royal family she gets what she always wanted deep down inside, a family to call her own. This imaginative story will teach young girls that princesses come in all kinds, and if you dream big enough, dreams really do come true.

I guess the first thing I want you to understand is that it never felt like ‘magic’ to me. Everything that was happening in my life, it was just my normal life. That’s how it is for everyone, right? Don’t we all start off thinking that everyone’s life is just like ours?When I was little, my Grandma used to say I was ‘wise beyond my years.’ Mom’s version of that went more like ‘too smart for my own good.’ By the time I was 7 or 8, I kinda started to understand that maybe my ‘normal’ wasn’t the same as everyone else’s, that I could do stuff that other people couldn’t do. But, hey, my best friend could do a perfect cartwheel and I fell on my head every time I tried. People are good at different stuff, right? The last couple of years, though, some things have been happening that—well, even I have to admit—if it’s not ‘magic,’ it’s a level of ‘normal’ that doesn’t seem to happen to most people.Then, on the first day of school in the 8th grade, I met a boy who looks just like me. Figuring out how that coulda happened led me, at first, to more questions. But then came some magic I couldn't deny and answers to questions I didn’t even know to ask.That’s the story I wanna tell you.

Michaela Calynda Scott: WarriorShe doesn’t look the part. She’s petite and pretty and prone to tears.But Kayla could barely remember a time when she wasn’t doing battle.The experiences of her childhood might not have caused the disorder that invaded her brain at adolescence, but the two combined to lead her into some very bad decisions. Those decisions, in turn, set off a chain of events that left her orphaned and pregnant at 17.Now she’s a single young mother making her first tentative steps into adulthood, struggling to find real and solid ground under the shifting realities of her own brain. It wouldn’t be possible without the love and support of her remaining family. Building a life near them is the best possible choice she could make for herself and her son. But that means staying in the small town where the barely hidden secrets of her past may rise up, at any moment, to bury her in shame.A year ago, a mysterious legacy had been passed to Kayla and her aunt and her cousins. Along with the legacy came the knowledge that her illness was part and parcel of the mantle of magic that settled around Kayla’s shoulders. It had been hers for centuries.The legacy foretold a challenge ahead, the full nature of which was yet unknown. The message to Kayla, however, was quite clear: the fate of her loved ones—the destinies, even, of their spirits—would depend on her willingness to face down her fears and find the pulse of power that beat at the heart of her weakness.

Every one of Princess Twinkle Toes’ family members can bust a move, except for HER! With two left feet, she finds herself lacking the confidence to dance from the heart. That is, until she gets a pair of magic sneakers that help her dance morning, noon and night! What will happen when her shoes go missing just before the big school dance? Will she be too afraid to dance in the spotlight or find out that the will to dance was inside her all along? This children’s picture book is filled with playful rhymes and aims to encourage young girls that confidence and believing in themselves are key. Follow Princess Twinkle Toes as she dances her way to facing her fears.

Tatiana Octavia Brown is not looking forward to the book fair. Her Mom's insistence that she choose a book that teaches a valuable lesson could keep her from getting what she really wants: The Ultimate Sticker Album. Tatiana finds a way to make her Mom happy, but will the sadness of a classmate keep her from getting what she really wants? Find out in Tatiana Octavia Brown & The Book Fair.

“The child who remains a child in her heart, who retains the sweet purity of spirit that only a child can possess, also retains a stronger connection to the other place. She shines with its light. Her reach into that bright place will give her an understanding none can fathom, will give her a knowledge she cannot begin to share until she speaks. Then she will be your oracle. Her voice will lead you along the way to the lost one, and her light will be the beacon that brings our sister home again.” My 4-year old daughter wrote those words over a hundred years ago—about herself as it turns out.It’s humbling, to say the least, to raise an ancient priestess disguised as a very small child with a speech impediment. It’s also an astonishing gift, a blessing more extraordinary than any dream I ever dared to dream for my life.In these sweetest years of her early childhood, Maebelle has taught us quite a lot. She’s been reconnecting us to our heritage and ‘helping our brightness grow’, as she promised—preparing us to welcome our lost sister home.Even our little priestess does not yet know what sort of challenges we’ll face when the lost soul finds her way back to us. We last knew her as baby Anna, a child stolen from her bed 150 years ago. And somewhere inside me I’ve known, all along, that she’d return to us burdened by the sorrows of several lifetimes.What I didn’t know was that some of the sorrows she carried would be our own.Oh, baby girl, this is not gonna be good.‘Who toed you it wud be good? I dint.’

How can a love so sweet and simple suddenly go so crazy and wrong? How can this love that frightens me feel so right and true?**AUTHOR’S NOTE: This Young Adult novel examines intimate partner abuse in ways that may be unexpected. While the content is not especially graphic, some of it is very ‘dark’ and may be difficult for people who have suffered any sort of abuse.