Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

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Web ID: 15625906

"In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid's-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy's grandma says they don't have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren't much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has — warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend — are worth more than the things he wants.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - 5-8 Years
    • Format - Paperback
    • Product dimensions - 10.1" W x 9.6" H x 0.2" D
    • Genre - Picture Book
    • Publisher - Candlewick Press, Publication date - 06-09-2009
    • Page count - 40
    • ISBN - 9780763642846

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4 years ago
from New York

5 Star Book

Have you ever wanted something so bad and everybody else had it? That is what the book "Those Shoes", by Maribeth Boelts is about. I think it is a really good book because it shows how the main character, Jeremy, cares about his friend, Antonio, more than what he wanted for himself. The story is all about a boy who wanted something everyone else had. He didn't get what he what he wanted and everyone at school laughed at him, but not his friend. Another reason I love this book is because the boy and his friend are happy at the end because they both have something really cool to wear. I also read "Ruby The Copycat" by Peggy Rathmann and it is very similar because the main character also wanted to wear what others were wearing at school. I still think "Those Shoes" is a better book and I hope you read it so you can love it too!

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