Shoes Books

What a joy it is to find this book again, first printed in 1958. Books like this truly aren't written anymore, probably because it takes a special writer with the imagination and creative vision to believe that children CAN understand these little stories - and to be enriched by them. Not all of these pieces are immediately understandable, at least on a purely logical level, but they ARE intuitively and emotionally understandable, piecees like: "There was a kitten. And there was a lion. And the lion chased the kitten and the kitten ran. She ran into the woods and dug a hole for the lion to fall in. ...The Indians came and shot arrows in him. And they killed him. Then they shot arrows in all the lions on the world. They killed all the lions in the world...there n3ever were more lions Evermore. But there are still tigers. " Ah, the joy of this book!

Ruth Krauss was the best picture book writer of her generation, narrowly edging out Margaret Wise Brown and her husband, Crockett Johnson. But this early work of hers--one of the first books of Maurice Sendak's career as well--is on an entirely different level yet. These brief, even sudden, "tales from Children" that Krauss selected and edited are startling in the way they combine archaic and conversational language, storybook cliche and fresh imagination, image and substance. Some of them are simply joyful: "A Girl at a Party" gets the biggest laugh, using a twist ending O. Henry would have been proud of. Some are so strange and wonderful you might feel like you're reading Gilgamesh: "The White Boat," while only a page long, seems mythic in conception. I'm writing this from the perspective of an adult, but any child with imagination would have no trouble loving these stories. My daughter (age 6) listened, rapt, and wanted to write her own stories after. Thank you, Linnet Books, for reprinting this work!

everytime i check this out at the library, I end up reading it to my kids about 30 times! It's hillarious.

My kids love this book! They can even quote, "Abandon the beach!!!!" It is so funny, we even took it to school to read aloud. Great for kindergarteners. Enjoy! A great book purchase!

I am so glad that my sister brought this book to me. It is one of the most comforting things that I have read since losing my beautiful 35-year old son a year ago. My heart goes out to this family and all the mothers who have lost children through death, and to the siblings who are left to live with a special loss. The feelings expressed in this book were so real to me as they would be for anyone who has lost a child. May God bless this family and everyone who has to go through this dark trial. Children are a gift from God to us for just awhile. Thank God I was chosen to be Kevin's mother and to love him for such a short time--and thank God for all the lives he touched along the way while he was here. To have loved and known him was a blessing and an adventure. Kevin was a blessing in his own time--God loved him more. ---Elaine Y. Ardis, Sumter SC

THIS WAS THE MOST INSPIRING HEART GRIPPING BOOK I HAVE EVER READ.
THE UNBEARABLE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD EARLY IS UNIMAGINABLE.

I am a dance instructor/choreographer and am also a psychologist. I found this book to capture the young dancers' attention and provided an inspiring message to the aspiring dancer. I highly recommend this book to all young readers. Illustrations are adorable and keep the reader interested to see each page that follows. Makes a terrific gift!

We love the Tappi character and truly appreciate a picture book that is about tap dancing! The story and illustrations are simply adorable! I highly recommend this book for all young dancers!

My son loves this series. He listens to them in the car and in his room. We buy all of his works.

This is one of my favorite books. It is so awesome to listen too. My kids even love it!!!!

Even though I am a Northener, I throughly enjoyed Jim Reese's book. He is really successful at bringing the characters from his Fathers Diner to life. This could have taken place in any small town in America. An exceptionally good read! Kudos to the Author

Travel back to a simpler time and meet the patrons of an old fashioned diner. Well written and moving. Everyone can relate to the true stories told in this humorous look at a by-gone era.

This was my favorite book as a child and hope it will be one for my kids too!!!! This story is so precious.

I am 41 years old and still this book stands out in my memory. I still invision all of the things this tooth fairy does and when my children asked me about the tooth fairy, it was from this book I gave them information about her.

Walk in my Shoes is about a Pakistani refugee family who arrive in Australia after going through a circuitous, arduous and dangerous journey. When they arrive they are full of hope and believe they are finally safe. However, the family is immediately placed in a detention centre out in the desert where they linger for almost two years before being released. The loss of hope, the anguish and pain this family suffers while they try to prove to the Australian government that they are indeed refugees is excrutiating.

The reading age of this book is 9-12 years but is suitable for all age groups and I would recommend it as essential reading not only for school children but for all Australians. It is difficult not to feel deep compassion for those people who have suffered so terribly in their own countries and have come to Australia (even if they have by-passed the legal channels).
It gives another perspective to the refugee debate quite differnet from the government's stance and is likely to produce a public outcry about the way refugees are being treated in Australia. Indeed as the protagonist of the novel points out - why if we weren't refugees would we come to Australia on such dangerous unseaworthy boats? Terrorists are never going to travel this way.

Amazing.
Walk In My Shoes is a touching novel about a girl and her family that lived in Pakistan and have immigrated to Australia. Australia is everything they have ever dreamed of. But after two years in refugee camp, and many unwelcome surprises, it seems they have lost hope.
Touching, amazing and the true side of what is actually happening to Pakistani refugees in Australia. Walk In My Shoes really makes you feel as if you are walking in the shoes of an Pakistani refugee.

This book is just wonderful as there were 50 designs of all types of shoes - new designs and old designs.

Also, you could sew one design as a gift or a few shoes as a sampler.

Definitely would recommend this books

This shoe is great for those folks who cannot wear cleats. It allows for great touch on the ball and traction. I bought 3 pairs