Louise the Big Cheese and the La-di-da Shoes [Hardcover]

Elise Primavera (Author), Diane Goode (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Louise the Big Cheese

There’s nothing like a pair of sparkly, shiny, and pretty la-di-da shoes to bring out the Big Cheese in a girl. But Louise’s mother doesn’t quite see it that way. Instead Louise has to wear the dull and drab brown tie shoes she has worn for years. They are practical, Louise’s mother says. They are better in the rain, the shoe salesman says. It doesn’t matter that Louise doesn’t see it that way. Then Louise’s best friend Fern comes to school with shiny new patent leather shoes from Paris with sparkles on the toes! Are the bonds of friendship greater than shoe envy? Only Louise can say…

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About the Author

Elise Primavera has illustrated more than twenty books for children, several of which she also wrote, including the New York Times bestselling Auntie Claus as well as Auntie Claus and the Key to Christmas and Auntie Claus Home for the Holidays. Other titles include Plantpet, a Parents Magazine Best Book and she illustrated Raising Dragons by Jerdine Nolen which received a 1999 Christopher Award, the 1999 Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature from the Bank Street College of Education, and an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. Newsweek, Sesame Street Parent's magazine, and Smithsonian Magazine selected the book as one of the best of 1998.  Most recently Ms. Primavera has authored Louise the Big Cheese: Divine Diva and Louise the Big Cheese and the La Di Da Shoes both illustrated by Diane Goode.  Elise Primavera lives in New Jersey.  Visit her at eliseprimavera.com.

Diane Goode is the illustrator of more than fifty beloved and critically acclaimed picture books including When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, a Caldecott Honor Book. She is also the illustrator of President Pennybaker and My Mom is Trying to Ruin My Life both by Kate Feiffer and Louise the Big Cheese: Divine Diva,  Louise the Big Cheese and the La Di Da Shoes and Louise the Big Cheese and the Back-to-School Smarty Pants by Elise Primavera.  She lives and works in Watchung, NJ with her husband, David, and their two dogs, Jack and Daisy. Visit her at www.dianegoode.com

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (February 23, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416971815
• ISBN-13: 978-1416971818
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elise Primavera has been writing and illustrating children's books for more than twenty-five years. She has received numerous awards for her work and in 2004 she was asked to illustrate the Christmas Brochure for the White House. Her bestselling book AUNTIE CLAUS has sold over half a million copies. Elise wrote her first novel the popular SECRET ORDER OF THE GUMM STREET GIRLS in 2006. Her latest book LIBBY OF HI HOPES is an illustrated novel due to arrive 2012. For more information visit www.eliseprimavera.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children, November 11, 2010

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This review is from: Louise the Big Cheese and the La-di-da Shoes (Hardcover)

Although Louise Cheese lived in a modest house and had unpretentious parents, she wanted desperately to look like a big cheese. The ticket to success, she figured, was to replace her boring brown laced shoes wear a pair of shiny patent leather pumps with sparkles on the toes. A shopping expedition with mom certainly raised Louise's hopes, but Mrs. Cheese was far too practical and simply purchased a new pair of brown laced shoes. Imagine Louise's displeasure when the next day her best friend Fern skipped up the street in the very shoes Louise had desired. Could their friendship stand the test of the green eyed monster?

Cleverly intertwined in this humorous story is a basic economics lesson about wants versus needs, a lesson that children can appreciate at an early age. A feisty lead character and comical illustrations work well to engage young readers while they consider what it really means to act like a big cheese.