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Candlewick Press (MA), 2009-09-06

Those Shoes

Those Shoes

Maribeth Boelts, Author

Noah Z Jones, Illustrator

Paperback

9780763642846

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Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. But Jeremy's grandma says he needs new boots for winter. Soon Jeremy realizes that the things he has are worth more than the things he wants. Full color.
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Jeremy wants what everyone else has, but what he really needs isn’t something he can buy. This quietly powerful story encourages reflection on generosity, belonging, and the difference between wants and needs—offering young readers a meaningful perspective shift wrapped in real-life choices.

Keywords and Themes: African American & Black • Clothing • Compassion • Contentment • Dress & Hair • Emotions & Feelings • Empathy • Friendship • Generosity • Integrity • Juvenile Fiction • Kindness • Peer Pressure • Perspective • Selflessness • Social Themes • Values • Values & Virtues

Readability • 3.1

Age Range • 5-8

Pages • 40

Subjects • Shoes • Grandmothers • Poverty • Generosity

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Values & Virtues • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Peer Pressure • Juvenile Fiction | Clothing, Dress & Hair • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black

"In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid's-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy's grandma says they don't have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren't much fun, and Jeremy soon sees that the things he has -- warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend -- are worth more than the things he wants.

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