Silver Shoes

by Caroline Binch

Molly loves to dance and she desperately wants some silver shoes to wear to her first dance class. But her mum says she has to wait and see if she likes the classes first. Nearly all the other girls are wearing silver shoes. To make things worse, Molly's best friend is one of them!

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2001

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. The illustrations are gorgeous and the story is well-meaning.

[Emily Pinnick · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book a lot. It teaches a lesson that just because you do not have the best shoes or everything that you want, it won't stop you from having fun. I loved that the little girl initially loved dancing becasue of the shoes that she associated with it, but then was able to develop a love for dancing simply because it was dancing. It shows that enjoying something isn't about material things, but about what joy you get out of it.

[Shannon Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Molly is beginning to take dance classes, and more than anything she wants a pair of silver dance shoes. Although being bi-racial is not mentioned throughout the book, the illustrations depict Molly as a beautiful African American girl and her grandmother as Caucasian. Overall, this is a cute picture book, one many younger children, especially girls, will enjoy.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting. I enjoyed reading it. I loved the way the author incorporated white and african American children into the story and illustrations. The main character had to face adversity and learn that she doesn't always get everything that she wants right away, but if she works hard she may earn it. I think that it a great lesson to learn and teach my future students.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The content of this book is completely fine and out of the ordinary. What I really like about this book is the illustrations. If you didn't see the pictures when someone read this book to you, you would have no idea that the family is biracial. Great for storytimes.

[Maggie Mattmiller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sweet idea about learning to enjoy the dancing (or whatever it is you're doing) and not worry about the shoes (or other such material things.) I think the writing feels a bit disjointed at times, and it's completely predictable. Added bonus of a multi-racial family. It's a nice book.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Story about a little girl who wanted silver shoes to dance in like her grandmas

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