Cañon City Public Library

Ask any woman about her favorite pair of shoes, and you're sure to get an answer that goes beyond their material design. In Our Shoes, Our Selves: 40 Women, 40 Stories, 40 Pairs of Shoes, actress Bridget Moynahan and journalist Amanda Benchley ask 40 accomplished women to recount the memories behind their most meaningful pair of shoes. This collection features stories from icons like Bobbi Brown, Danica Patrick, and Misty Copeland to intrepid reporters...

Presents a cumulative story in which a variety of animals follow a kitten who drives around in an old brown shoe.

Ms. Hippo needs new ballet slippers.

As he walks down the street, Pete the cat sings about his brand new white shoes as they change from red to blue to brown to wet.

"Engaging images accompany information about Nike, Inc. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

A little centipede buys shoes to protect his feet but finds that they are a lot of trouble to put on and take off.

The twins' feet haven't "grown up" enough for new shoes, so they get bright red boots instead.

Beth the pig's friends help her find a perfect new pair of boots after her favorites become too small.

"With three older brothers to pass along hand-me-downs, Sadie doesn't have much say in choosing her clothes. Her outfits always look interesting, though (even if some kids at school might not think so). But Sadie is allowed to pick her shoes, so one day she buys the most beautiful shoes ever -- shoes that sparkle in the sun, shoes she wears everywhere. That is, until Sadie and her brothers hop down a creek on an adventure, and one shoe falls off and...

Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers.