Snake's Shoes - by Gideon Sterer (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

For fans of Giraffes Can't Dance and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, a creative snake insists that a shoe can be anything--and anyone can wear them!

It's Snake's birthday, and he's excited to buy himself a gift--and what a marvelous gift he finds! But what is it? A planter? A bowl? A helmet?

The shopkeeper and customers try to explain that it's a shoe, and furthermore, that shoes are not for someone like him. But Snake carefully, calmly, and confidently disagrees. Will the other animals be able to change their thinking? Perhaps a birthday party full of surprising objects and ideas--and a ton of dancing--is just what everyone needs to celebrate their new perspective.

Written by a New York Times bestselling author and illustrated with colorful cut-paper art by a Caldecott Honor winner, this story about wearing whatever you want (however you want) will delight and encourage young readers to think for themselves.

About the Author

Gideon Sterer is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Owl and the indie bestseller Treehouse Town, as well as I Will Read to You, and The Midnight Fair, and many other books. Gideon grew up in upstate New York, where his parents owned a little zoo in which he would run around after hours and let the animals out. He now lives in New York City and invites you to visit him online at gideonsterer.com.

Drew Beckmeyer is the author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honor-winning picture book Stalactite & Stalagmite, as well as I Am a Tornado, The First Week of School, and The Long Island. He is also an elementary school teacher based in Los Angeles, and he invites you to visit him online at drewbeckmeyer.com.