The Boy With Only One Shoe

This book is a must-read, a real page-turner, accompanied by wartime photographs. Ninety-five-year-old Bomber Command veteran Meller describes what it was like to live through the wartime years.

But all the kids are wearing them! Any child who has ever craved something out of reach will relate to this warm, refreshingly realistic story. Features an audio read-along. "I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes." All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. But Jeremy’s grandma tells him they don’t have room for "want," just "need," and what Jeremy needs are new boots for winter. When Jeremy’s shoes fall apart at school, and the guidance counselor gives him a hand-me-down pair, the boy 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 comes to realize 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.

The Amazing Adventures of Boogie One Shoe and Munch the Mouse is the first in a series of children's books about an elegant left shoe and a rapping mouse! Giorgio, a left shoe, gets separated from his right shoe sister Giorgia when he falls from Roma, a great ship bound for Italy. He manages to swim ashore to the coast of France where he meets up with Munch, a cheese-loving rapper. After seeing Giorgio dance, Munch renames him Boogie One Shoe. The two set off on a great adventure through Europe to try to catch up with Giorgia when the good ship Roma pays a brief visit to Genoa. On route they meet up with a host of exciting characters. They include the fat, dirty, and potentially dangerous Mr. Smelfutodor, Sergio the giant Salami, Beardo--a singing goat--and a mystical boy who appears on top of a mountain.

Meet four girls who love shoes: SHOE-LA-LA!"Shoes with zippers, Shoes with straps,Shoes with buckles, Shoes with taps."Prance from page to page in search of the perfect pair of party shoes. Girls of all ages will love to go on a shoe shopping expedition with these four friends, from "fuzzy boots for when it snows" to "ballerinas on our toes." The girls try on every shoe in the store, but "eeny, meeny, my, oh, my [they] just don't know which shoes to buy." With some feathers and glitter, a little bit of glue, and a LOT of imagination, the girls come up with the best shoes of all!

A mysterious stranger commissions a single, valuable shoe from a humble cobbler, changing the cobbler's life and the life of his young apprentice forever.

A story of hope, despite disability. This story of a young village boy, injured by a landmine, is definitely inspirational. Elias not only inspires his own family, but his entire village .... and hopefully you too. Explore this story of freedom, fun and challenges, despite what bad things may happen. It's how we look at a situation that matters - it's about our attitude. Use your life for great things. Make people smile!

This detailed account of Rose's journey to America highlights her hopes, dreams, fears and realities. She is so grateful for all those her who helped her especially when she arrived in the United States as a young lady and showing her the beauty of living in San Francisco. In this book, Rose Rinaldi describes growing up in the small town of Verbicaro in southern Italy and her journey to the United States. She thanks her parents and family and friends for helping along the way and with their support, love and guidance to become the person she is today.

In this seventh installment in the internationally bestselling, universally beloved series, there is considerable excitement at the shared premises of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors. A cobra has been found in Precious Ramotswe’s office. Then a nurse from a local medical clinic reveals to Mma Ramotswe that faulty blood-pressure readings are being recorded there. And it looks as though Aunty Emang, the advice columnist in the local newspaper, may not be what she seems. It all means a lot of work for Mma Ramotswe and her inestimable assistant, Grace Makutsi, and they are, of course, up to the challenge. But there’s trouble brewing in Mma Makutsi’s own life. Her greedy uncles are demanding an extra-large bride price from her well-to-do fiancé, a man of substance, Phuti Radiphuti, and though money may buy her that fashionably narrow (and uncomfortable) pair of blue shoes, it won’t buy her the happiness that Mma Ramotswe promises her she’ll find in simpler things – in contentment with the world and enough tea to smooth over the occasional bumps in the road.

In this delightful picture book, Minnow seems to be the only one of King Neptune's fifty mermaid daughters who has no particular skill or accomplishments. That is, except for her persistence in asking many, many questions. But one day, as Minnow is drifting in the ocean all alone, a single red woman's shoe floats toward her seemingly from out of nowhere. Never having seen a shoe before, Willow becomes intrigued by what it might be. When no one in the kingdom can tell her, she sets off on a quest to find out and, along the way, uncovers answers to many of the things that have been vexing her, including what her true purpose is!