Charlotte Blessing

I really liked how this book was told in the shoes' point of view. Shoes are like a friend and go through everything that the owner goes through. But they eventually become worn and they don't wear them anymore. That is not the end though. Then they go to a child in Africa and have a whole new life. This book shows children how fortunate they are and how they should be generous to people who do not have all that they do. Even after the shoes are too worn to wear, they are still useful as hands on a scarecrow. I used this book as part of my interactive read-aloud at Gentilly Terrace. The children loved it and they like predicting what was going to come next. They knew all of the vocabulary in it and seemed to follow along intently as I read and asked questions.… (altro)

A story told from the point of view of a pair of red sneakers shares its travels from a pair of feet in the United States to many other pairs of feet in Africa. Yes, in the back there is a letter from Soles4Souls about how they take and share footwear around the world, but I don't think that's a bad thing. It does not read like a campaign for the company, but rather as an educational tale. The focus of the book is to explain to young and old alike how we are a global community and sharing something – recylcling - can not only help the planet, but also our brothers and sisters the world over. It’s made me think, I have a heck of a lot of shoes I could probably pass on.… (altro)