The Red Shoes [Paperback]

The Red Shoesis now available in paperback! All of the shoes in the shoe store are plain and dull except for one pair: the apple red shoes, just waiting to be picked. The little girl knows that they are the shoes for her, but can she convince her mom? This cheerful tale is matched with charming illustrations that depict the fashions of the 1960s.FromThe Red Shoes, written by Eleri Glass, illustrated by Ashley Spires:

My feet huff, puff
like two tired trains.

So many shoes
squatting on the shelves,
white and brown, lace-ups
and boots.

My eyes hunt,
my toes tingle.
They call me from the corner,
ruby whispers,
shiny silver giggles.

I slip my hands inside
and walk them across the shelf.
Sing a tiny shoe tune.

Mom picks up the lace-ups.
I pull on her hand.
'The Red ones, Mom.' Targeted national print media mailing to: children???s book review media, includingKirkus Reviews,The Horn Book,Publisher???s Weekly, etc; library book review media, includingSchool Library Journal, Booklist, etc; children's book bloggers, includingA Fuse #8 Production,100 Scope Notes,Out of the Box, etc. Display at publisher booths at select industry conferences and international book fairs. Social Media promotion through Facebook (Simply Read Books), Twitter (@simplyreadbooks), and Pinterest (Simply Read Books).Praise for the hardcover edition ofThe Red Shoes:

Spare text and 1960s fashions lend a subtle sophistication of bygone days when shopping trips required white gloves and dresses. Any child who???s ever begged for the least sensible shoes in the store (and later worn them to bed) will definitely relate.
~Publisher's Weekly

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