Ann Dixon's delightful story, illustrated with enchanting, colorful linocuts by Evon Zerbetz, presents a playful look at the secret world of woodland creatures.
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From Publishers Weekly
A baby's lost shoe occasions a simple story about the cycle of life. Baby loses his red tennis shoe during a blueberry-picking expedition on Ptarmigan Mountain with his family. A search turns up nothing, and the family consigns the shoe to the wilderness. But the shoe is not really lost, at least not to the vole that makes a nest in it or a voracious foraging bear that unknowingly turns the shoe into a planter for a blueberry seed. The following summer, the family returns to the mountain, and Baby, now a toddler, discovers his sprouting shoe and proudly takes it home. "And the next year," concludes Dixon (The Sleeping Lady), in singsong prose typeset on the page like blank verse, "he was the first to pick a single ripe berry, a very sweet ripe berry, from his beautiful blueberry shoe." Zerbetz's (Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears) linocuts in soft blues and raspberry colors play off of the gentle tone of the text, which is superimposed over a patterned background of leaves and flowers. As comforting as a serving of warm blueberry cobbler. Ages 3-up. (Sept.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-In this cumulative tale, Baby loses his shoe while his family picks berries on Ptarmigan Mountain and the adventure begins...for the shoe. The family searches for it in vain; however, a variety of animals discover the little red sneaker throughout the year and use it for a nest, a plaything, and a snack. The tale comes full cycle the next year when the family is berry picking again and finds the shoe, now home to a young blueberry plant. The exuberant linocut illustrations of the family and mountain wildlife are exceptional. Leaf impressions serve as borders around the colorful, folk-style pictures. Together, the words and art capture the joyous family outing and the excitement of each animal's discovery. This book can be used for patterning; repetition; discussion of seasons, plants, and the food chain; and, of course, Alaskan flora and fauna. This delightful, versatile picture book will warm the hearts of readers again and again.
Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: Blueberry Shoe (Hardcover)
My 2 - 1/2 year old and I both love this book! The drawings are beautiful and the story is great! I especially love the way it reads out loud. It doesn't rhyme, but is very poetic in a way. An absolute joy to read to my child over and over again. We took it out of the library a week ago and have already read it a few dozen times. On a car ride tonight my daughter started reciting lines from the book about the mama fox and her kits, and the ptarmigan and then started telling us the story! So now we're going to buy a copy for ourselves because neither of us can bear to give it up!
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My kindergarten class loves to hear this story about the shoe's adventures out blueberry picking since they are all blueberry pickers themselves. Great illustrations with vivid color and lots of action. The story is even more special to them because it includes the animals that they see every day out on the tundra. Thanks Ann and Evon from the Bristol Bay School Kindergarten Class!
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Ann Dixon is a gifted children's book author. All young children should have the opportunity to read or hear this book. As a parent I never grew tired of reading the book to my child. I hope Ann writes more of this type of book for youngsters.
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- Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy by Marjorie R. Nelsen on page 15, and Back Matter
- Educators as Writers by Carol Smallwood in Back Matter
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