Blueberry Shoe

By Ann Dixon, Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator)

A lost shoe becomes a woodland mystery as animals play, nest, and plan to eat it.

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32 pages· 704 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

On Ptarmigan Mountain, Baby's lost shoe embarks on an unexpected adventure. A vole nests in it, a fox plays with it, and a bear sniffs it, each creature adding to the shoe's journey. As the shoe is lost and found, the mystery deepens. What will become of it? Only another summer and a return to the mountain will reveal the surprise hidden inside. Dive into this whimsical tale of curiosity and discovery, where each turn of the page brings a new twist in the shoe's fate.

From the publisher

Ann Dixon’s delightful story, illustrated with enchanting, colorful linocuts by Evon Zerbetz, presents a playful look at the secret world of woodland creatures. In tender and playful detail, Blueberry Shoe describes the sequence of creatures who sleep in, play with, and plan to eat Baby’s lost shoe. First vole curls insid ethe shoe and makes a cozy nest of it. After vole slips away, a fox mother finds the shoe and tosses it, thinking it will be a fine plaything for her kits. And finally, a bear sniffs the lost shoe and expects it will yield a tasty morsel.As the shoe is lost and found several times, young readers will wonder just what will happen to Baby’s shoe. But it will take the arrival of another summer and another blueberry-picking trip up Ptarmigan Mountain to reveal the answer. Through lilting words and the bright, inspired linocut illustrations, children are sure to find this a memorable, memorizable story.

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