Put Yourself in My Shoes - by Susanna Isern (Hardcover)

About the Book

Cricket doesn't seem to care about his friends' problems. What will happen when he has a problem? Will anyone care?

Book Synopsis

When Cricket goes for a walk, he finds Ladybug searching for something in her garden. She's lost one of her spots! Since Cricket doesn't have any spots, he doesn't think they're important. Bee has a problem too: her wing is all tangled up! Spider is running low on silk and Centipede doesn't have enough shoes... But Cricket doesn't think any of those things are that important. But what will Cricket do when he faces a problem? También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Review Quotes

"Put Yourself in My Shoes" is a charmingly entertaining picture book for children ages 4-8 years on the importance and value of empathy for others. Extraordinary and original, it is very highly recommended, especially for family, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for young readers.----Midwest Book Review

Shows children how we need others and others need us. I can see this being a valuable resource for classrooms, special education classes and families wanting to impart the importance of empathy into their children.Oregon Coast Youth Book Review

At first, I was not wild about the illustrations in this book, but they grew on me as the book continued. I loved the sweet messages this book had. It shows how we can sometimes be selfish and only see the world from our points of view. It didn't feel preachy, which I always appreciate. A delightful book that teaches good lessons in an easy-to-understand way.--NetGalley Reviewer

This is a cute book about cricket, who doesn't help his friends with things because he doesn't think what they need help with is important. There's a great lesson from this story about helping out your friends when they need help, even if you think what they need help with is unimportant.---NetGalley-Librarian

A tale of what it means to be a friend. Compassion and empathy is learned in this tale. What a friend looks like and what happens when we forget to put ourselves in other shoes. Many lessons to be learned with this one.---NetGalley-Reviewer / Sudnay Gatherings Blog

It would be easy to slide into a predictable, pedantic conclusion, but Isern instead chooses an earnest, heartwarming turn. Rigaudie's close-up look at this pastel insect world makes lesson-learning all the more inviting. Tiny details delight: not just the insects' many shoes, but puffs of steam emanating from cups of tea and Ladybug's tiny clothespins ----Kirkus