Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #686396 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-02
• Released on: 2006-05-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From School Library Journal
PreS The only thing more fun than watching Baby get new shoes is seeing him get them dirty. As the story begins, a toddler and his mother are leaving a store with some High-jumping,/fast-running,/fine-looking/shoes! The boy leads his mother on a merry adventure across town where his white footwear gets covered in colored chalk, grass stains, plum juice, and yellow paint. Along the way, Baby and Mama exchange Uh-ohs! and Oh, nos! The story culminates in the diaper-clad youngster resplendent in Those/speckled, spotted,/polka-dotted,/puddle-stomping,/rainbow-romping,/go-go-going shoes, trying to flee his day-end bath. The smooth-flowing text contains wonderful repetitive phrases. The watercolor illustrations are warm and inviting and the expressions on the characters' faces are particularly delightful. A grand choice for one-on-one sharing, as well as for storytime. Linda Zeilstra Sawyer, Skokie Public Library, IL
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* PreS. Gleeful after choosing new white shoes at the store, Baby (actually a toddler) leads his pregnant mama on a merry chase. As they head home, Baby playfully explores the park, where grass, plums, fresh crosswalk paint, and more add their distinctive hues to his increasingly "polka-dotted, / puddle-stomping, / rainbow-romping, / go-go-going shoes." In the text, loping lines of rhymed couplets are interspersed with staccato sections, followed by a refrain that reins in the pace: "Baby says, 'Uh-oh!'/ Mama says, 'Oh, no!' / But those shoes just go, go, go." The verse may at first seem a bit challenging to read aloud, but the changing rhythm creates a pleasing pattern and gives listeners places to chime in. Setting a sunny tone for the excursion, Nakata's airy watercolor artwork sympathetically depicts an increasingly scruffy toddler and his tired but resilient mother. With a buoyant tone in both verse and illustrations, this book will be a fine addition to story hours and, given young children's affinity for shoes, a great conversation starter. Carolyn Phelan
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About the Author
Dashka Slater is the author of the picture book Firefighters in the Dark. She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband and son. Baby Shoes was inspired by her son’s first pair of shoes, which stayed white only a few minutes longer than the ones in this story. www.dashkaslater.com

Hiroe Nakata has illustrated several picture books for children. This is her first book for Bloomsbury. Originally from Japan, she lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Customer Reviews

Adorable
Oh my goodness, this book is adorable! the text is bouncy and the illustrations burst off the page! My 2 year old loves to chime in 'Uh oh' and 'oh no!' during the refrain!

So much fun
We happened upon this book in a vacation home on Martha's Vineyard and my two year old fell in love with it. He speaks the refrain himself. The book has a great rhythm that is fun to read for adults too. My son wants us to recite it from memory when the book is not around. We simply had to buy it when we got home.

Terrific new kids book
Great rhyming text and fabulous illustrations. Toddlers (and parents) can identify with the story and pictures. You can read it the requisite ten thousand times and not want to die. Excellent addition to the bedtime library.