Those Shoes

Those ShoesBy: Maribeth Boelts Illustrator: Noah Z. Jones "In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kids 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 Jeremys grandma says they dont have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more

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By: Cari Meister | Illustrator:  Rich Davis | Series: Tiny Today is the parade

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