New Old Shoes. Written & Illustrated by Charlotte Blessing and Gary R. Phillips

Blessing, Charlotte, and Gary R. Phillips. New Old Shoes Raynham Center, MA: Pleasant St. Press, 2009. Print. 19 pages
Age Group:	6 months-4 years
Book Format:	Picture Book
Annotation:	A picture book story about a pair of shoes progressing from being brand new to traveling to another country providing foot ware for other children.  The story is being told from the point of view of the shoes with illustrations in this “Green View” introduction that will have the young reader thinking about how to help others.
Personal Reaction:	We need more books like this, as children need to learn how to be Green. Understanding how an old pair of shoes or other item can help those in need is so important in our throw away world.  While the basic wording is important, the story can still be told with the illustrations.
Keywords/Tags:	Fiction, Shoes, Recycle, Travel
Early Literacy Skills Enhancements:	Vocabulary Skills ~Promote literacy and the love of language ~Develop and increase emergent literacy skills and vocabulary Print Motivation ~Increase interest in and enjoyment of books Visual Literacy Skills by observing the illustrations. ~Pictures have meanings ~Pictures tell a story Reading Readiness, which includes understanding that ~Stories have structure and development of a sense of story Print Awareness ~Provide a language enrichment environment ~Show the importance of and provide an opportunity for young readers to listen, observe, imitate, and practice language while interacting with books. Narrative Skills ~Young readers will be able to re-tell a story based on the illustrations in Picture Books