New Shoes for Silvia

By Johanna Hurwitz

Book Overview

Silvia can't wait to try on her present from Tia Rosita: new shoes as red as the inside of a watermelon. The shoes are too big for Silvia to wear -- but that doesn't stop her from dinfing lots of ways to enjoy them while she waits for her feet to grow

"The excitement of the new shoes and the formidable task of waiting to grow into them are both conveyed beautifully through the story and the art....Watercolors fill each page with the details of life in Silvia's home and small village....Hurwitz perfectly captures the pleasure of a special gifted the difficulty of waiting."--Horn Book

Speaks universally to the imagination and emotions."--School Library Journal

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068805286X
• ISBN13: 9780688052867
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Endearing story. Beautiful art.

This little story is wonderful. Very universal, very culturally educational. Spectacularly illustrated. I think, in response to the other reviews, that the story of a little girl who wants to fit into her new shiny red shoes is quite appealing and accurate. I think it was a delightful story.

Mira, Mira

Mira, Mira, I enjoyed this mira-culous book about a sweet inventive girl. And best of all, it's about shoes! Kids love shoes!!!