Wednesday, February 22, 2012

From My Bookshelf to Yours: Rubber Shoes: A lesson in gratitude/ Los zapatos de goma



Rubber Shoes: A lesson in gratitude/ Los zapatos de goma is a beautiful story about being grateful for what you have. Gladys gets a new pair of ugly brown rubber shoes. She is very unhappy about this and set about to destroy them, lose them, get rid of them any way she can. Unfortunately they are indestructable. Finally when she grows out of those "ugly" shoes her mother takes her to give the shoes to another little girl. Gladys sees how the other little girl feels about those "ugly" shoes she learns about gratitude.

This book is written in English and Spanish which makes it rich in cultural diversity. The illustrations are very gentle in a beautiful color pallette. You and your child will love this story and its powerful but not overwhelming message. This is one of my new stories that I will use in therapy with my clients.

*A free copy of this book was given to me for  a honest review.  No other compensation was provided for this review.



8 comments:

  1. I think that sounds like an awesome book...I would love to read that to my children....good luck to whomever wins

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  2. I think that sounds like an awesome book...I would love to read that to my children....good luck to whomever wins

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  3. I think that sounds like an awesome book...I would love to read that to my children....good luck to whomever wins

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  4. This book would be a great addition to my classroom resources. We have just started a school-wide character program and this book would be great to share as a part of our new program. The fact that it's in English and Spanish is a huge bonus because all of our students will be able to understand the story. Thank you.

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  5. Thanks for the opportunity! This would be great in the classroom!

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  6. Love the review. Can't wait to share it with my students for a valuable lesson. Good Luck to all!

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  7. Thanks for the chance!

    samke23 at gmail dot com

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  8. Your blog provided us with valuable information to work with. Each & every tips of your post are awesome. Thanks a lot for sharing. Keep blogging.

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