A very cute book for toddlers and children under six about different kinds of shoes. This book was featured on Reading Rainbow.
-- School Library Journal
"A rollicking rhyming paean to shoes."
-- ALA Booklist
"Joyce's pictures are animated, energetic, and warmly colored."
Book Description
Here are shoes to skate in, shoes to skip in, shoes to turn a double flip in . . . all worn by four tousle-headed active young children. Illustrations keep all the action with the skippers, divers, and doers. Story hour groups will be checking out each others footwear after hearing this rollicking rhyming paean to shoes. SLJ.
A Reading Rainbow Selection
Children's Books of 1986 (Library of Congress)
About the Author
Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in New York, NY.
William Joyce is the illustrator of Some of the Adventures of Rhode Island Red (see page 76) by Stephen Manes. He is also the author/illustrator of a George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, and Bently & egg. He lives in Shreveport, LA.
"A rollicking rhyming paean to shoes."
-- ALA Booklist
"Joyce's pictures are animated, energetic, and warmly colored."
Book Description
Here are shoes to skate in, shoes to skip in, shoes to turn a double flip in . . . all worn by four tousle-headed active young children. Illustrations keep all the action with the skippers, divers, and doers. Story hour groups will be checking out each others footwear after hearing this rollicking rhyming paean to shoes. SLJ.
A Reading Rainbow Selection
Children's Books of 1986 (Library of Congress)
About the Author
Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of numerous books for young readers. She lives in New York, NY.
William Joyce is the illustrator of Some of the Adventures of Rhode Island Red (see page 76) by Stephen Manes. He is also the author/illustrator of a George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo, and Bently & egg. He lives in Shreveport, LA.
