Those Shoes

A beautiful quiet story about what matters. Actually made me tear up.

This book is amazing for the classroom! It's a great way to teach about not all families having alot of money! This book is a 10 out of 10 and you'll regret not buying it.

Gift for my daughter's classroom!

My 8 year old granddaughter liked the book

Fourth graders loved this book. Great to use as a model for a "baby literary" essay.

My sons are 5 and 7 and this book was just right for them. It addresses privilege, giving to others, and being appreciative of what you have. In the story the main character cannot afford the latest shoes that all the kids at school are wearing. Spoiler alert- The main character finds the exact shoes he wants at the thrift store but they're a size too small. In the end he gives them to another boy who also can't afford new shoes. Very heartwarming. The main character also decides to be appreciative of the new boots his grandma was able to buy for him.

I am a school social worker for an elementary school. The kids love this book. They can relate to it. I use it to teach them to be considerate and mindful about the economic situations of others that may not be as fortunate. It also has a very powerful message at the end that teaches children about selflessly giving to others.

I really like this book and so does my son. It shares a message of giving to the less fortunate and realizing and being thankful for our own relative good luck. But listen, my kid is 17 months and he doesn’t understand any of that yet—so for his purposes, it has nice colors and illustrations and the occasional dinosaur (it’s key in the enjoyment of any book).Please don’t let critical reviews dissuade you from getting this for your kid if you were considering it. These reviewers are dead set on being offended by something because it proves that they’re woke. They have no chill.Please have some chill. And buy the book.

This is a wonderful story to read to children because it really gets into their world. It reflects the fact that children desperately want to fit in, and so often this can get expressed as a fixation on getting 'the latest thing'. I could barely read it towards the end because I had to hold back the tears. A gorgeous book!

I bought this for my kids to add some more diversity in to their book collection and I can't be sure which part of the story it is they love, but all three of them (4, 5 and 7 years) LOVE this book and we read so often, even after having it a year!And it's a great one to open up a number of interesting conversations about various social issues.

Extremely well written and illustrated... Teaches but not preaches.... Empathy, compassion, kindness are depicted along with a peek into the reality of a small boy

This book is great to read to kids

A must read for all the kids