Pub Date: July 3, 2018
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2017004123
Lexile Code: 0480
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 10.60" L x 9.60" W ( 1.00 lbs) 40 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience | School and Education | Emotions and Feelings | Clothing Dress and Hair | Imagination and Play
Description: Lena is excited about starting kindergarten but her favorite shoes are not! Debut author Calabrese and Pura BelprZ Award winner Medina share a sweet, universal story about a clever little girl whose shoes are nervous about the first day of school. Full color. 1/2.
Brief description: Keith Calabrese lives in Los Angeles with his wife, kids, and a dog who thinks he's a mountain goat. Lena's Shoes Are Nervous is his first children's book.
Review Quotes: "Lena projects her nervousness about the first day of school onto her shoes, but how does one reach détente with footwear? [The] illustrations use flat, solid colors in bright hues against brilliant backgrounds . . . appealing whimsy. . . . A novel . . . look at first-day jitters."--Kirkus Reviews