New Shoes, Red Shoes

A young boy has outgrown his shoes, and it’s time to go shopping. He is very aware of shoes, so he notices all the different kinds of shoes he sees on the way—skipping shoes, hopping shoes, riding on the bus shoes, high shoes, low shoes, strong shoes, tough shoes. Once they get to the store, there are all kinds of shoes to see. Twinkly shoes, lace-up shoes, Mary Jane and boating shoes. Green shoes, purple shoes, red, blue, or yellow shoes.

Susan Rollings released an earlier version of this terrific book twenty years ago, but this new version has new art and a more diverse set of characters. This is a great book to help youngsters learn opposites (up and down, high and low, warm and soft), colors, patterns, rhyming, and more. The text is fun and sweet, and it will engage little ones immediately. The illustrations by Becky Baur are full of fun details that will keep children’s eyes on the pages searching for all those things. This is the kind of book the kiddies will ask to be read over and over.