Summer Book Review - Put Your Shoes On

I'm happy today for the opportunity to share a fun and unique yet common book with you today from Candlewick Press - Put Your shoes On by Polly Dunbar - and illustrated by Polly AND her child! Yes, Polly AND her child illustrated this book and this is one of the unique things about Put Your shoes On and one of the things which will cause you and the children you love to love this book!

Favorite Features -

• Illustrations are fantastic! I love the imagination and color shown in Polly's child's drawings! These drawings add fun and imagination to this story.
• The story is about a common situation all parents and grandparents experience when trying to get the young children they love ready to go somewhere.

Candlewick Press says, "In Polly Dunbar’s hands, a familiar—and very funny—tale of leaving-the-house stress takes on a singular charm with her young child’s drawings in the mix.

Josh and Mom are heading out to Aunty Nelly’s birthday party, and it's time for Josh to put on his shoes. But Josh is in his own little world, and the more Mom begs him to put his shoes on, the wilder his imagination becomes. Filled with humor and winsome illustrations, Polly Dunbar’s one-of-a-kind story—brilliantly showcasing her young son’s artwork as clues to what’s going on in Josh’s mind—speaks to the universal struggle around getting ready to leave the house, a scenario both children and caregivers can relate to."

Put Your shoes On is a fun story and one children and the ones who love them will enjoy - and be easily able to relate to the idea behind the story. Fun, colorful, and relatable - Put Your shoes On is a book well worth adding to your own home library!

And, you might try sitting down with the children you love to make a story and illustrate it together - you may find your own "book" becomes a favorite, too! Plus, if you want some help illustrating yoru own book, check out these books all designed for you and/or the children you love to illustrate!