Silver Shoes by Caroline Binch

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Silver Shoes was published by Quarto Publishing Group UK in 2005 and it has 32 pages. It was written by Caroline Binch. She did the illustrations for Hue Boy, written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, and it won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman. Gregory Cool, which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998.[1]

Summary

The book tells a story about a young black girl named Molly and she loves to dance. She desperately wants some silver shoes to wear to her first dance class. But her mum says she has to wait and see if she likes the classes first. Nearly all the other girls are wearing silver shoes. [2]

Pros

This book teaches a precious lesson that just because one does not have the best shoes or everything that she/he wants, it won't stop them from having fun. The little girl initially loved dancing because of the shoes that she associated with it, but then she was able to develop a love for dancing simply because it was dancing. It shows that enjoying something isn't about material things, but about what joy gets out of it, explained Emily Pinnick who rated this book four stars.

Kayla also had the same opinion as to her, she thought this book deserved four stars because it was very interesting and she enjoyed reading it. She loved the way the author incorporated white and African American children into the story and illustrations. The main character had to face adversity and learn that she doesn't always get everything that she wants right away, but if she works hard she may earn it. It would be a great lesson to teach to the children.[2]

Although being biracial was not mentioned throughout the book, the illustrations depict Molly as a beautiful African American girl and her grandmother as Caucasian. Overall, this is a cute picture book, one many younger children, especially girls, will enjoy it said Mary E. Young, as a verified purchaser.[3]

References

  1. Silver Shoes. Retrieved January 25th, 2021
  2. 2.0 2.1 Silver Shoes. goodreads.com. Retrieved January 25th, 2021
  3. Silver Shoes. amazon.com. Retrieved January 25th, 2021