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Mama's Shoes

A Picture Book with Tear-Out Cards for Mom

Caron Levis author Vanessa Brantley-Newton illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Abrams

Publishing:24th Apr '25

£4.99

This title is due to be published on 24th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Mama's Shoes cover

This loving tribute to the bond between mother and child is a soothing picture book for any toddlers experiencing separation anxiety, with tear-out cards to give to Mom in the back

This heartwarming story from bestselling illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton and award-winning author Caron Levis is a celebration of hard-working moms everywhere—and the children who love them.

Perry knows all of Mama’s shoes. She knows that the zip-zup shoes are for skipping and swinging in the park. She knows that the pat-put shoes are for splishing and splashing in the rain. And she knows that no-shoes are for bath time and bedtime.

But one morning Mama puts on click-clack shoes, and Perry wonders what these new shoes are for. When Mama drops Perry at Nan’s house, and the click-clack shoes take Mama away for the whole day, Perry decides she hates these shoes!

Perry later hides the click-clack shoes . . . and all of Mama’s shoes, just in case. Mama then explains that the click-clack shoes bring her to work in the morning, and they will also bring her home to Perry every single evening—clickety-clack fast!

"Levis' concept of associating specific shoes with specific bonding activities is charming...Dynamic and colorful." * Kirkus Reviews *
"A clever approach to the common experience of separation anxiety." * Booklist *

ISBN: 9781419779831

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

32 pages