The Adventures of Flippity Flip Girl
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There once was a girl who loved to Flip. Her name was Flippity Flip Girl. All she ever did was flip. She flipped in the morning, she flipped at night. She flipped all day!She flipped out of bed,she flipped to the bathroom to brush her teeth,she flipped down the stairs and into the kitchen to eat her breakfast!Anytime her mommy and daddy asked her to do something, she flipped along the way. She
drove her parents, brothers, and sister crazy! They said to her, "All you ever do is flip!"Flippity Flip Girl was so happy! She was confident and strong. She knew she was good at flipping and she was so happy doing what she loved! ... Meanwile, a few blocks away, living in a different house, there was a girl who loved to skip. Her name was Skippity Skip Girl. All she ever did was skip. She skipped in the morning, she skipped at night. She skipped all day!
She skipped out of bed,
she skipped to the bathroom to brush her teeth,
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she skipped down the stairs and into the kitchen to eat her breakfast!
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Anytime her mommy or daddy asked her to do something, she skipped along the way. She drove her parents and sisters crazy! They said to her, "All you ever do is skip!"
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Skippity Skip Girl was so happy! She was confident and strong. She knew she was good at skipping and she was so happy doing what she loved!
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One day, their mommies decided to take them to
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the park, and they were all there at the same time!
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They were each enjoying their special talents, flipping and climbing and twirling and skipping all day long! They met each other and were so excited to show the other what they could do. "Let me show you how I can flip." "Let me show you how I can climb." "Let me show you how I can twirl." "Let me show you how I can skip." They flipped and climbed and twirled and skipped. ... On the walk home, Flippity Flip Girl looked sad. When her mommy asked her why, she said, "I will never be able to climb like Climbity Climb Girl or skip like Skippity Skip Girl or twirl like Twirlity Twirl Girl. Climbing, Twirling, and skipping are more fun than flipping." ... For days and days and days all across town, there was no flipping no climbing no skipping np twirling. The girls had forgotten who they were and what they were good at. Most of all, they had forgotten what made them happy. ... The next week, as promised, all the mommies took the girls back to the park. All of the girls were there but no one was flipping or climbing or twirling or skipping. "I don't want to be at the park today." Flippity Flip Girl said.
"Your friends are here. Go play! You 'll have fun!"
Flippity Flip Girl slowly walked over to the swings.No one said anything. They just sat on the swings and looked sadly at the ground.
Just then, the girls heard a cat meowing. "Is that a cat?" asked Flippity Flip Girl. "It sounds scared." Twirlity Twirl Girl said. "Where is it?" Climbity Climb Girl asked. Meeeooowww!!!
Flippity Flip Girl looked around and pointed to a tall tree at the edge of the park. "Look!" she shouted.
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About the Book
This is a story that captures the spirit of girls.
It is about believing in yourself, being grateful for your talents and gifts, it is about collaboration and sharing and accepting our differences.
About the Author
Imani Angela-Ruth Jones is Flippity Flip Girl. She recently flipped out of kindergarten and flipped into first grade. She likes to flip onto her scooter, flip into the pool to swim, flip to the park to climb trees, flip to the ice-rink to ice-skate. She flips on the bed while watching her favorite mermaid show. She flips while hanging out with her brothers and flips from country to country while visiting her sister in Europe. This is Imani’s first children’s book.
Christina Jones is a psychotherapist in private practice in Chicago. She is a consultant, author, and speaker. She is a Helpity Help Girl. She helps individuals, couples and families who are going through difficult times. She helps her husband run their household and their blended family of five children. She helps family and friends when they need support, and she helps her clients, colleagues, and students through her writings and talks. This is Christina’s first children’s book.