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New Shoes


No. of pages 208

Published: 2018

Great for age 7-10 years

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Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses the finest coconut wood for the soles and wild tiger grass forthe uppers. Best of all, he embroiders the shoes with colorful designs and patterns. One day he receives a very special order - Miss Manatee, calypso queen and Francis's own personal hero, needs a new pair of shoes. But he's all out of tigergrass! To make these shoes, Francis must journey deep into the jungle ... which means leaving his village forthe firsttime. From startalent Sara Varan (Robot Dreams) comes a new favourite. New Shoes introduces young readers to variety of animals to teach a valuable lesson on embracing other people's differences.

 

 

There are 208 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 in 2018 by Roaring Brook Press .

Originally from outside Chicago, Sara Varon now resides in Brooklyn, where she likes to ride her bike, see movies, and hang out with dogs. Her other books include Sweaterweather , Bake Sale, and Chicken and Cat , and she illustrated Odd Duck .

 

"The reader is asked to confront surprisingly sophisticated topics, and the result is a book as charming as it is unexpected."--New York Times

 

 

"Varon (Odd Duck) introduces a rain forest setting most likely new to readers (Guyana, an afterword explains) in a story that brims with creativity and affection."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

 

"The dialogue effortlessly adds humor to the informational snippets in the text; a moment when a jaguar, wild hog, and howler monkey chuckle over their entries in Francis' guidebook is hilarious. A quick, informative, and overall good-hearted graphic tale that will have readers pausing to take in the colorful artistic details."--Kirkus

 

 

"This simple yet fun tale will help newly independent readers make the transition to full-blown graphic novels, stoke curiosity about the jungle ecosystem, and teach about teamwork, respect, and kindness."--School Library Journal

 

 

"Readers of Robot Dreams (BCCB 11/07) or Chicken & Cat (BCCB 3/06) will settle right in to the chipper domesticated menagerie that comprises Varon's graphic novel casts."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

 

 

"This silly and entertaining early-reader graphic novel, in six chapters, is filled with informational matter about the animals of the South American jungles...Expect giggles from the newly independent readers at whom this delightfully odd graphic novel is aimed." --Horn Book