Color Me Creative: Unlock Your Imagination

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my wonderful followers—the people who have taken the time out of their day to leave comments full of kindness and support, those who have endlessly encouraged me and made me feel loved. Not to mention everyone who has helped me discover my purpose in this world. You have all changed my life more than you could ever imagine. You’ve made my dreams come true, and I know that it is because of you guys that you are reading these very words on this very page. Thank you—I simply can’t say it enough.

In all honesty, I wish I could jump through this page and give you a massive bear hug to show you just how thankful I am. Unfortunately, technology isn’t quite at that stage . . . plus it’d probably give you a huge fright and freak you out, which wouldn’t be the best start to this book! Love you all and hope you enjoy!

Contents

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Unbound App

Unlock exclusive, never-before-seen videos from Kristina. . . . This book features multimedia content beyond the printed page. Some of the pages in this edition of Color Me Creative feature a special icon you can use to activate and discover additional content on your smartphone, mobile device, or tablet device.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1.Visit www.harpercollinsunbound.com to download the free app for your iOS or Android device.

2.When you see this icon on pages throughout the book, open the app on your device and scan the page.

3.The app will do the rest, bringing multimedia and interactive content that relates to the page you’re reading right onto your device.

A Little Bit About Me

My story begins in the very small yet beautiful country of New Zealand. I was born on September 8, 1995, in the city of Tauranga. My entrance into the world didn’t go all that smoothly. According to my mom, it took a little while for me to figure out how to breathe, and within seconds I was turning a lovely shade of blue, which is always a great start to life! The nurses rushed off to fix me and I was returned to my mother shortly after, no longer resembling a blueberry. Apparently, I cried so much at the hospital that my mom ended up getting her own private room for the entire week, which she really appreciated (you’re welcome, Mom).

After a wonderful week in that private hospital room I was taken home to meet my very energetic three-year-old sister, Rochelle, to start my role in life as her new toy.

Tauranga

Baby Kristina

Prior to me being born, my parents had purchased Rochelle a very realistic baby doll, but no, that just wouldn’t do. She wanted the real thing and did NOT like to share!

Real thing!

Baby doll

Thankfully, Rochelle had some very strict rules with this new toy of hers. She was only allowed to hold me if she was sitting down and being supervised. However, being the little troublemaker that she was, a short