Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! (All Aboard Reading) [Paperback]

Susan Hood (Author), Amy Wummer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 22, 2002 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: All Aboard Reading

This little girl loves shoes! And now she's learning how to tie them. In addition to an adorable and easy-to-read story, this title includes detailed illustrated instructions that show how to tie a shoe. Level 1 readers will be off and tying their own shoes in no time!

Illustrated by Amy Wummer.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 1-A little girl loves all kinds of shoes-high-tops, flip-flops, jellies, wellies-all but the ones with laces, since she cannot tie them. So Mom shows her how, with the aid of step-by-step, numbered illustrations of a shoe with eyelets and two colored ties. The rhyming text is simple, with only a few words per page. Colorful, descriptive pictures add to the story, particularly the clear instructions for tying a bow. This book is a good addition to beginning-reader collections, and it is wonderful to have a shoelace-tying lesson as well.
Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (July 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448426765
• ISBN-13: 978-0448426761
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,052,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After many years working as an editor and writer for Scholastic,
Sesame Workshop and Nick Jr. Magazine, Susan is now writing
children's picture books. Three new titles hit the shelves
this summer and fall:

JUST SAY BOO! (HarperCollins)

SPIKE, THE MIXED-UP MONSTER (Paula Wiseman/Simon & Schuster)

THE TOOTH MOUSE (Kids Can Press)

Two more books are in the works with Hyperion. For more information,
check Susan's brand-new website, susanhoodbooks.com, coming in
March, 2012.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't Worth it for Me, August 26, 2006

By 

L. Wilsey (Rockford IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! (All Aboard Reading) (Paperback)

While this book was easy for my son to read, it did nothing to help him learn to tie his shoes.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment and Frustration, July 19, 2008

By 

smiles... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! (All Aboard Reading) (Paperback)

The previous reviewer was too kind.

I thought my precocious 5-year-old granddaughter would have great fun with this. Her favorite things are shoes and problem solving puzzles.

When she and I could not make heads or tails of the illustrations, I thought it was just that we were distracting each other and I left her to figure it out on her own with a big shoe.

Eventually she threw the book aside in defeat and allowed as how she'll keep on with her bunny ears technique.

Later, I sat with the book (and shoe) myself and tried my darnedest to end up with tied shoelaces based on the steps (1-7) given.

No helpful instructions appear, just illustrations by a person who color codes the laces and then reverses the colors for step 7, by which time it really doesn't matter.

This book should be taken off the market.

Tying shoes is a milestone for a child's sense of accomplishment and competence.

Causing readers to surrender to hopelessness and to doubt their capabilities instead is outrageous.

1.0 out of 5 stars Just as confusing to me, January 6, 2012

By 

Jalbert - See all my reviews

This review is from: Look! I Can Tie My Shoes! (All Aboard Reading) (Paperback)

This book was incredibly confusing to me.....and I know how to tie my shoes. My seven year old looked at it and was instantly turned off. Not at all worth it.