Helen needs some special shoes for her aunty's wedding. She tries on all kinds of shoes at home, but some are too big and some are too small - and none of them are special sparkly shoes. So Helen and her mum take a trip to the market to see if they can find the perfect pair of shoes for Helen.

A simple and charming photographic book, introducing a first concept familiar around the world (a first shoe-shopping trip), but in an Ethiopian village setting.

This book is part of a book series called First Experiences .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2011 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Ifeoma Onyefulu was born and brought up in eastern Nigeria. She is a highly acclaimed and innovative author and photographer, who specialises in books set in her native Africa. After completing a business management course in London, she trained as a photographer, contributing to a number of magazines. Ifeoma lives in London with her husband and two young sons.