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Today, we're getting our fashion on with a Middle Grade Fiction title on tour now with Rockstar Book Tours. It's a wild, zany, pitfall-filled adventure in Shoe-town, and proves that there is no end to the heights that some will go for the perfect fit...and in this case, that means one WEDGE-ful woman that desires a particular GOLDEN award. Sound curious? Great! Then lets make haste as we SNEAKer between the pages of today's title in the SHOElight...
Author: Liz Pichon
Pub. Date: March
2, 2021
Publisher: Scholastic
Press
Formats: Hardcover,
eBook
Pages: 448
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Readers who have devoured Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the works of Raina Telgemeier will love the high-energy, hilarious antics of the Foot family from one of the largest names in the UK.
Step up to the challenge . . . win or shoes! Meet Ruby and Bear. Their dad has just invented the most amazing thing ever -- flying shoes! But his horrible boss Wendy Wedge knows that entering flying shoes will guarantee the Golden Shoe Award, and she will do anything to win the trophy. Ruby and Bear must outwit a bully, infiltrate a shady company, and rescue their dad all while keeping the shoes hidden. This can only mean one thing. It's . . . shoe wars! The brand new, laugh-out-loud, spectacular stand-alone story from multi-million copy bestselling author and illustrator Liz Pichon.
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Praise for Liz Pichon’s SHOE
WARS:
THE SUNDAY TIMES ‘Book of the Year’ Selection
‘Jokey text does [SHOE WARS] fancy
footwork on every illustrated page. Reluctant
readers will march through it. – THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘Every page here is dynamic and
attention-grabbing, packed with cartoons and typeface trickery’ –FT
“An original and outrageous storyline
gives plenty of scope for absurd inventions, loathsome baddies and heroic deeds
from underequipped underdogs. This is a tale oozing creativity and
packed with pen and ink illustrations, exciting and expressive typography
and visual jokes.”
–BOOKTRUST
“Bursting with imagination and fabulous
gadgets, SHOE WARS is full of Pichon’s characteristic warmth, humor and quirky
illustrations.” –THE BOOKSELLER
“SHOE WARS is an exciting story with
lively characters that offer plenty of laughs […] Like Pichon’s other books, it
can be enjoyed as a funny, action-packed page-turner, but also as a
comic book of cartoons so that children can keep returning to their favorite
bits again and again.”–BOOKS FOR KEEPS
THE IRISH TIMES ‘Best Books
for Christmas’ Selection
THE SUN Christmas
Gift Guide’ Selection
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Strictly speaking, this story was more fun than finding your FAVORITE shoes on sale in every color of the rainbow in EXACTLY your size!
There are characters you won't soon forget, plots that are so devious you'll question giving the benefit of the doubt to everyone, creativity that will boggle your mind, and so many laughs and guffaws to be had, you'll end up with a showbox size tummy ache by book's end. Ruby and Bear are a great duo and seriously have each other's backs. Their father was some adult readers could also relate to, as was Betty, because he cared about his family and friends so much, he was willing to put his dreams and aspirations to the side to provide for them. Even with the loss of their mother (most mysteriously!), he picked up the pieces of his heart's loss and provided a good life...despite wedge shaped black hole in it. Speaking of wedges (and I'm sorry, but I definitely don't find them comfortable!), Wendy Wedge was a seriously unexpectedly dastardly baddie, and TOE-tally deserves everything she has coming...the spoils of which I shall not reveal, but trust me when I say, you'll be in awe of how far the perceived mighty fall.
One thing, I found surprising, but refreshing all the same as that the author doesn't pull any punches! There are no mysterious happy endings, no escaping by the skin of their teeth moments, and no unbelievable outcomes to some truly cringe worthy situations. If they get into trouble, in trouble they stay until they work their way out of it. If they are being followed by Mr. Creeper, then they are being followed and most definitely aren't able to shrug him off their trail (though Shoo - the cat - seriously manages some astounding feats!). If they are trying to hide something they shouldn't know, do, or have, then like most secrets...it gets out. If they are suppose to be listening to their father and staying out of trouble, then they are probably getting into it like most kids will do. The point is...as FUNtastic and punny as the story is, it still feels REAL. Sure, every page is littered with shoe puns of every sort, from images to story, names to places, heck, even the chapters aren't chapters...they're SIZES...but everyone was written with such heart, that ultimately you have a great time, while still feeling like you're stepping into some mighty powerful shoes.
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About the author...
When Liz Pichon was
little, she loved to draw, paint and make things. Her mum used to say she was
very good at making a mess (which is still true today!). She kept drawing and
went to art school, where she earned a degree in graphic design. She worked as
a designer and art director in the music industry, and her freelance work has
appeared on a wide variety of products. Liz is the author-illustrator of
several picture books. Tom Gates is the first series of books she has written
and illustrated for older children. They have won several prestigious awards,
including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize,
and the Blue Peter Book Award. The books have been translated into 43 languages
worldwide. Visit her at lizpichon.com.
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Tour
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