Red Dancing Shoes

Patrick, Denise Lewis

ISBN 10: 0688103936 / ISBN 13: 9780688103934

Published by Tambourine (edition ), 1645

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 0688103936-8-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Red Dancing Shoes
• Publisher: Tambourine (edition )
• Publication Date: 1645
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688103936
• ISBN 13: 9780688103934
• Binding: Library Binding
• Illustrator: Ransome, James E.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Delighted with her shiny new red shoes, a little girl dances through town to show them off to everyone she knows

From Publishers Weekly

Returning from a trip, Grandmama brings presents for her family. "But my present was the most special. It was a pair of the finest, reddest, shiniest shoes that anyone had ever seen," declares the likable African American girl who narrates this unassuming yet agreeable story. Impatient to try out--and show off--her gift, the child takes a walk with her older sister. But when she starts running toward her great-aunt Nen's house, she takes a tumble, which leaves her shoes "sticky and blotchy and muddy." The child is devastated until Nen, predictably, restores them to their pristine condition. Patrick's narrative gets a big boost from Ransome's ( How Many Stars in the Sky? ; All the Lights in the Night ) expressive oil paintings, which convincingly impart the joy, fleeting disappointment and gratitude this youngster experiences during an eventful afternoon. The full page, bordered illustrations are complemented by smaller spot art beneath each page of text--a pitcher of lemonade promises relief, a squirrel observes the narrator's perambulations. Ages 4-up.
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