ibj 's review for:

Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts

5.0

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PB 5. This is one of my all time favorite children's books. I had a coworker read this book to her k-2 class over the summer. The kids ate it up. They loved how kind the boy was in the book and all wanted to be his friend. For an activity afterwards they wrote letters to him and told him how much they loved him. I loved the book as well. It almost made me cry. There is so much generosity, so much love. It really makes you think about the power of generosity. It presents a powerful contrast between poverty and the inherent innocence and sweetness in children.