So Many Shoes!

We celebrated PA One Book during story times this week. (For more information about PA One Book, go to www.paonebook.org)

We started by reading the story Whose Shoes?by Stephen R. Swinburne, this year’s PA One Book selection. The children did a great job matching the people to their jobs by looking at the shoes they were wearing.  We also read Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley. What a story!

 

I went to a workshop in Erie in March and was fortunate to come back with several free books. Dog in Boots was the one I picked first, hoping no one would get to it before I could.

A sweet puppy reads Puss in Boots and decides he needs his own pair of splendid boots. The adventure then begins as his splendid boots look lovely but aren’t good for digging. He returns them for rain boots, great for digging but awful for swimming…and so the story continues. The puppy learns a very important lesson, just before reading a wonderful story about a girl with a beautiful red hood! I hope there is a sequel…

 

Then the real fun began! The children and parents moved around the room playing with all the activities from the traveling trunk. There were memory games where children flipped over cards trying to match the different shoes. They could dress Bob with magnetic cowboy, fireman, policeman, and other outfits. A large alphabet puzzle that also showed people in their occupations took up space on the floor. There were also books to read and shoes to lace …even flippers to try on.

Each child took home a book and stickers and a bookmark. It was a delightful time!

Books:

Whose Shoes? by Stephen R. Swinburne

Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley