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The Fresh Beat: A Boss Family Groove

Part of Boss Family

Illustrated by Shellene Wright
Hardcover
9.42"W x 9.32"H x 0.34"D   | 12 oz | 32 per carton
On sale May 06, 2025 | 40 Pages | 9781368098298
Age 3-7 years

In this moving and motivating follow-up to TV personality and celeb dancer Allison Holker Boss’ instant best-seller, Keep Dancing Through, Maddox finds that a fresh cut and some family backup helps him find a new groove, all his own.

Maddox feels off beat when nothing seems to turn out right—losing on the basketball court, missed parties, spilled lemonade, an absolutely funky day.

But then Maddox changes the tune. He decides to get a first big boy haircut, helping him discover a new perspective, and a fresh new beat. And with his family grooving alongside him, there’s nothing he can’t do.
Allison Holker Boss is a pro dancer, on-air personality and Emmy-nominated choreographer on Dancing with the Stars. Best known to television audiences for her amazing performances as a competitor, All-Star dancer and choreographer on FOX’s hit dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance, she also hosted Design Star: Next Gen on HGTV. Prior to that, Allison worked alongside her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss as co-host for Disney’s Fairytale Weddings. Holker Boss makes her home in Los Angeles with her children, Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia. Her first picture book, Keep Dancing Through, was an instant bestseller.

Shellene Wright is a Toronto-based illustrator with a passion for illustrating experiences and emotions through the various stages of life. Her characters are often closely tied to personal experience. From the time she was a small child, she was influenced by the art around her, which helped to build her understanding about art and creativity. Illustration and storytelling have been one of the many avenues that she uses to express her own unique ideas.
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About

In this moving and motivating follow-up to TV personality and celeb dancer Allison Holker Boss’ instant best-seller, Keep Dancing Through, Maddox finds that a fresh cut and some family backup helps him find a new groove, all his own.

Maddox feels off beat when nothing seems to turn out right—losing on the basketball court, missed parties, spilled lemonade, an absolutely funky day.

But then Maddox changes the tune. He decides to get a first big boy haircut, helping him discover a new perspective, and a fresh new beat. And with his family grooving alongside him, there’s nothing he can’t do.

Creators

Allison Holker Boss is a pro dancer, on-air personality and Emmy-nominated choreographer on Dancing with the Stars. Best known to television audiences for her amazing performances as a competitor, All-Star dancer and choreographer on FOX’s hit dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance, she also hosted Design Star: Next Gen on HGTV. Prior to that, Allison worked alongside her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss as co-host for Disney’s Fairytale Weddings. Holker Boss makes her home in Los Angeles with her children, Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia. Her first picture book, Keep Dancing Through, was an instant bestseller.

Shellene Wright is a Toronto-based illustrator with a passion for illustrating experiences and emotions through the various stages of life. Her characters are often closely tied to personal experience. From the time she was a small child, she was influenced by the art around her, which helped to build her understanding about art and creativity. Illustration and storytelling have been one of the many avenues that she uses to express her own unique ideas.
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