Whose shoe?

Eve Bunting, 1928-

Book - 2015

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

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Subjects
Genres
Stories in rhyme
Picture books
Published
Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Eve Bunting, 1928- (-)
Other Authors
Sergio Ruzzier (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9780544302105
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Review by Booklist Review

In the third book by the Bunting-Ruzzier team, sweet pastel pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations highlight the tale of a small mouse earnestly searching for the owner of a solitary shoe. Mouse does his best to find whoever lost the handsome, lonesome shoe and politely asks everyone he encounters, including a spider, a bird, a hippo, and an elephant, to no avail. Tiger! I have found a shoe! Who has lost it? Was it you? When he finally locates the shoe's owner, Mouse is surprised to discover why he found it hanging off a stalk of bamboo. The backgrounds on the double-page spreads alternate from empty, pure white to colorful skies filled with fluffy clouds, enhancing the appeal of the pictures' clean lines and soft colors. Rhyming couplets scan perfectly, making this an enjoyable read-aloud, either in a group setting or one-on-one.--Owen, Maryann Copyright 2015 Booklist

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-A solitary shoe and an honest mouse determined to find its owner lend an air of whimsy and humor to this investigative tale. Mouse asks everyone, from Spider, who has eight tiny shoes, to Elephant, who has impossibly high heels, but his inquiries come to naught, until he meets Kangaroo. While delighted that Mouse has been so kind to return the shoe, he admits that it hurt his foot. Mouse enjoys the reward for his earnest search, which "is now complete./The stars are shining overhead../I'm happy in my king-size bed!" Bunting's cheerful rhymes pair perfectly with Ruzzier's pastel and jewel-toned illustrations featuring expressive animals and quirky footwear. VERDICT Ideal for preschoolers, this title will have wide appeal and could surely be used for storytimes or one-on-one sharing.-Jenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

When Mouse finds a shoe, he goes on a quest to find its owner. On his search, he meets several different animals until he finally discovers the (kind and generous) owner. Told in playful rhyming verse supported by Ruzzier's whimsical pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations, readers will delight in this cheery story with a good message about the value of honesty. (c) Copyright 2015. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Bunting and Ruzzier team up for another rollicking, rhyming search (Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?, 2013), this time for the owner of a lone shoe. "There's something in that tall bamboo. // Oh, my goodness! It's a shoe! / Finders keepers? That's not true. / I'll find the owner of this shoe." The shoe, a blue-and-yellow saddle shoe, dwarfs Mouse, but the rodent persists in its search, its polite manners drawing (somewhat didactic) comments from the animals it meets. It's way too small for Tiger, too big for Spider, and useless for a bird that flies. It's not one of Hippo's four pairs, and Elephant only wears heels, for their slimming effect on ankles and legs. Finally, Kangaroo admits to chucking the painful new shoe and offers it to Mouse, who is quite pleased to have itas a bed. The text and illustrations both evoke old-fashioned early readers (the morals and manners may seem old-fashioned to some as well), though their modern-day counterparts lack the challenging vocabulary: dainty, catastrophe, pursue, inquiring, inspiring, decline, astounded, considerate. Ruzzier's pen, ink, and watercolor artwork uses spare details and white space to draw readers' eyes. It's an enjoyable read-aloud, but it feels cast a little too closely in its predecessor's mold and lacks the previous book's freshness. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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