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Red Shoes Hardcover – Picture Book, September 15, 2020

by Karen English (Author), Ebony Glenn (Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 130 ratings
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Red shoes glowing--Perched on a pedestal in the shop windowas if on a throne."I want those, Nana," Malika says, as they pass the shop."We'll see," Nana says with a wink. "Looks like you could use a new pair."

Malika is delighted when Nana surprises her with a beautiful new pair of red shoes! And with a click-clack-click and a swish, swish, swish, Malika wears her wonderful new shoes everywhere she goes. But one day, the shoes begin to pinch Malika's toes. And alas, they don't let her forget that her feet have grown! Soon Malika and Nana are off to the Rare Finds Resale Shop, where the shoes can be resold -- so somebody else can enjoy them!Who will be the next to wear the red shoes?Malika wonders.Then Inna Ziya buys the shoes, and readers follow the shoes all the way across the world to Ghana in Africa, where Amina, another little girl, who has fasted her first time for Ramadan is about to get an amazing gift!Karen English and Ebony Glenn have crafted a satisfying and heartwarming story about a pair of shoes, two girls, and a connection they share across continents.
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - Kindergarten
  5. Lexile measure
    AD620L
  6. Dimensions
    10.16 x 10.16 x 0.09 inches
  7. Publisher
    Scholastic Inc.
  8. Publication date
    September 15, 2020
  9. ISBN-10
    1338114603
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1338114607
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About the Author

Karen English is the author of the Coretta Scott King honor novel, Francie, and It All Comes Down to This, a Kirkus Prize finalist. She is also the author of the Nikki and Deja and The Carver Chronicles series, and the picture book Hot Day on Abbott Avenue, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her family.
Ebony Glenn is an Atlanta-based illustrator who enjoys bringing stories to life with whimsical illustrations. With a passion for the arts and great storytelling, she aims to create art that brings more joy and magic into people’s lives. Ebony is the illustrator of Mommy’s Khimar, selected as a best book of the year by NPR, Not Quite Snow White, by Ashley Franklin, Beacon to Freedom: The Story of a Conductor on the Underground Railroad, by Jenna Glatzer, and the upcoming picture book biography Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins by Michelle Meadows. You can visit her online at ebonyglenn.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc. (September 15, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1338114603
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338114607
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD620L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - Kindergarten
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.87 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.16 x 10.16 x 0.09 inches
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ElleOfTheIsle
5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable!
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023
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I bought this for my best friend’s 18 month old, and red shoes to match. The book is well written & illustrated, and the message is very sweet.
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erin Brumbley
5.0 out of 5 stars my 2yo daughter loves this book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2021
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My daughter loves shoes, so i bought her this book. it is a beautiful story and she loves it! she asks me to read it again and again. i highly recommend it and enjoy reading it to her as well. a must-read for any young child. it encourages them to think of what happens when they may outgrow their favorite shoes. could also be great to read to understand if they are upset about having to donate/give away something else they no longer need/use/fit. it will be sad for them, but make someone else very happy!! and your shoes can travel across the world like in the story!
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C Leffall Rog
5.0 out of 5 stars Read to any child is having trouble parting with belongings
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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My daughter and I very much enjoyed this book. She’s five now and is growing like a weed so she has to pass down a lot of her clothing to her friends and Family friends. For the items she loves so much she doesn’t want to part with them this book helped her understand that the shoes continue making other people happy, so she felt like the shoes were going to be loved again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2020
The story is darling and it has diverse characters!
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Stephen Maina
2.0 out of 5 stars Please understand……
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023
I want to first start off by saying I picked up this book to read with my 4 year old girl because I often pick up picture books with diverse characters. I deeply appreciate a great living book. The illustrations in this book were absolutely amazing. We are a multi-cultural home, Latina/East African and it’s always nice seeing colored characters. We thought it started out well and it was so cute seeing Malika and her Nana, but I was honestly so shocked about what would happen next. I was absolutely not expecting the Red Shoes to go to Africa the way they did. Honestly, this story line is low key offensive with its depiction of Halima as a poor African girl who inherits used red shoes. This story unfortunately and honestly even maybe accidentally… continues to spread the harmful narrative and stereotypes in America that Africans are mostly poor and can’t afford to get their own shoes. I never want my daughter to view Africans as poor, needy, and inferior to an American. I would never want my daughter to view the people from her Fathers home this way or her father especially being we go so often. The author could have left it as a donation, but again, I feel it was a poor choice to use an African girl as the recipient. Please understand this is just my opinion and I just feel saddened by this book because we had high hopes. I get what the author was trying to do, but, I would not personally recommend to anyone.
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