Indian Shoes - by Cynthia Leitich Smith

About the Book

"What do Indian shoes look like, anyway? Like beautiful beaded moccasins...or hightops with bright orange shoelaces? Ray Halfmoon prefers hightops, but he gladly trades them for a nice pair of moccasins for his grampa. After all, it's Grampa Halfmoon who's always there to help Ray get in and out of scrapes--like the time they teamed up to pet sit for the whole block during a holiday blizzard!"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

The beloved chapter book by New
York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith about the love and
adventures shared by a Cherokee-Seminole
boy and his Grampa now has brand-new illustrations! A perfect pick for new
readers.

What
do Indian shoes look like, anyway? Like beautiful beaded moccasins... or hightops with
bright orange shoelaces?
Ray Halfmoon prefers
hightops, but he gladly trades them for a nice pair of moccasins for his grampa.
After all, it's Grampa Halfmoon who's always there to help Ray get in and out
of scrapes--like the time they teamed up to pet sit for the whole block during a
holiday blizzard!
Award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith writes with wit and
candor about a boy and his grandfather, sharing all their love, joy, and humor.

In partnership with We Need
Diverse Books

Review Quotes

"A very pleasing first-chapter book from its funny and tender opening salvo to its heartwarming closer."--Kirkus Reviews

"Indian Shoes is about belonging to family and community, helping neighbors, and sometimes feeling different but most times knowing who you are in the world."--Multicultural Review

"Shoes is a good book for any elementary-aged reluctant reader, and a necessity for indigenous children everywhere."--School Library Journal

"The stories' strength lies in their powerful, poignant evocation of a cross-generational bond and in the description of the simple pleasures two charming characters enjoy."--ALA Booklist

"This book ably springs Ray Halfmoon free from the paint-and-feathers representations of American Indians."--Chicago Sunday Tribune

"This is a book so permeated with affection that many readers will just bask in the warmth."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books