Softcover Book

32 pages in full color

Author:  Ann Dixon

8.5 x 10 inches

ISBN 9780882405193

Published by Alaska Northwest Books, 1999

 

One summer, somewhere between the top of Ptarmagin Mountain and the bottom, Baby lost his shoe. First vole turns the small red sneaker into a nest, then a mother fox plays with it, and finally a bear suspects it may be a tasty morsel. Each animal alters the shoe, then loses it, with a simple refrain tying the losses together. The following summer, the shoe returns full circle to its original owner with a surprise ending.

"Not since the classic Blueberries for Sal has there been such a charming picture book about blueberries. Zerbetz's linocuts are fascinating, bold and colorful with unusual wit and charm." —Tampa Tribune-Times

 

"The artwork is delicious." —Bookviews

 

National Outdoor Book Award 2000 - Children's Category Bookbuilders West 2000 Award - Juvenile Book Interiors

 

"As comforting as a warm blueberry cobbler." —Publishers Weekly

 

"An elegant picture book." —Kirkus Reviews