Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop

Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop

Here are shoes to skate in, shoes to skip in, shoes to turn a double flip in A sweet and charming rhyming look at a favorite topic for pre-K and kindergarten kids--perfect for anyone helping children learn to tie their shoes.

This book was a Reading Rainbow selection and praised by School Library Journal, which noted: Story hour groups will be checking out each other's footwear after hearing this rollicking rhyming paean to shoes.

The art by William Joyce--whose books include George Shrinks, the Guardians and Dinosaur Bob series, and the #1 New York Times bestselling The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which is also an Academy Award-winning short film--was praised by Booklist as animated, energetic, and warmly colored.

The perfect book to share during units on clothing and getting dressed--and for all teachers and parents helping children learn to tie their shoes.

Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of nearly sixty books for children and adults. The Castle in the Attic, Dumpy La Rue, drawn by Betsy Lewin, and Shoes, illustrated by William Joyce are among her award-winning children's books. Robert Stone chose her short story The Golden Darters for The Best American Short Stories. She wrote the memoir piece Don't Knock Unless You're Bleeding: Growing Up in Cold War Washington under the name Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop. She splits her time between New York City and the Berkshires, as the daughter of political journalist Stewart Alsop. Elizabeth Winthrop's website is www.elizabethwinthrop.com.