Whose Shoe

A conscientious mouse tries to locate the owner of a single unclaimed shoe.

What do you want to be when you grow up? This book explores various jobs through lots of photographs of different shoes and simple, lively text. People work in many different jobs -- and very often, the right shoes can make a job easier or safer. Would a nurse wear construction boots? Or should a construction worker wear ballet slippers? A terrific book to explore different careers, it also includes a game that invites young readers to guess which shoe matches which job.

Imagine...meeting someone with the same name, the same history, the same family, the same identity as you. Now, imagine meeting another person making the same exact claim. What would that do to you? From the Giller Prize–winning novelist of 419 comes the startling, funny, and heartbreaking story of a psychological experiment gone wrong. Ever since his girlfriend ended their relationship, Thomas Rosanoff’s life has been on a downward spiral. A gifted med student, he has spent his entire adulthood struggling to escape the legacy of his father, an esteemed psychiatrist who used him as a test subject when he was a boy. Thomas lived his entire young life as the “Boy in the Box,” watched by researchers behind two-way glass. But now the tables have turned. Thomas is the researcher, and his subjects are three homeless men, all of whom claim to be messiahs—but no three people can be the one and only saviour of the world. Thomas is determined to “cure” the three men of their delusions, and in so doing save his career—and maybe even his love life. But when Thomas’s father intervenes in the experiment, events spin out of control, and Thomas must confront the voices he hears in the labyrinth of his own mind. The Shoe on the Roof is an explosively imaginative tour de force, a novel that questions our definitions of sanity and madness, while exploring the magical reality that lies just beyond the world of scientific fact.

But all the kids are wearing them! Any child who has ever craved something out of reach will relate to this warm, refreshingly realistic story. Features an audio read-along. "I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes." All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. But Jeremy’s grandma tells him they don’t have room for "want," just "need," and what Jeremy needs are new boots for winter. When Jeremy’s shoes fall apart at school, and the guidance counselor gives him a hand-me-down pair, the boy is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy comes to realize that the things he has -- warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend -- are worth more than the things he wants.

The book is about a host of characters trying to find out who the shoe is for. Someone is missing a shoe, who could it be for? Its a nice and warm story to read. Its orange and blue but who has a clue. Everyone has lost a shoe in their lifetime. WHOSE SHOE IS IT? You have to read to see.

A collection of simple picture books containing little or no text, for very young children.

Guess whose shoe! Ballet dancers, hockey players, clowns, babies, and horses are just some of the people (and animals) who wear distinctive footgear. Babies (and their older siblings) will have a wonderful time figuring out who wears the various shoes -- and why? From head (Whose Hat?) to toe (Whose Shoe?), Margaret Miller's stunning books have something for everyone.