Marla Frazee
Boot & Shoe
Things are exactly perfect for Boot and Shoe until a squirrel causes some serious trouble!
1-4424-2247-6 | Beach Lane Books, Simon & Schuster
Awards
- Starred Reviews in School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly
- A 2012 ABC Best Books for Children Title
- A 2012 Kirkus Best Children’s Book
- New York Public Library Top 100 Children’s Books of 2012
- A 2012 Booklist Editor’s Choice
- A Little Bird Best Book of 2012 Award
- A 2012 Junior Library Guild Selection
Reviews
The New York Times
“A genius at capturing human expression and antics, Frazee seems equally unrivaled at depicting canine behavior and emotion... Expertly drawn, full of humor and affection and beautifully arranged, Boot & Shoe is a jubilant romp from beginning to end.”
School Library Journal ★
“There is genius in this tale’s simplicity and Frazee’s understated text, repetitive language, sentence structure, and perfect comic timing play the heartwarming humor to the hilt... A dog-lover’s delight and tender ode to friendship.”
Booklist ★
“Boot and Shoe, Shoe and Boot—they’re a perfect pair.”
Kirkus ★
“This gem about canine siblings goes from peaceful routine to funny mayhem to erroneous bereavement—and relief... Read unhurried, in a lap, again and again.”
Horn Book
“The sprightly lines of Frazee’s black-pencil and gouache illustrations add to the humor of this nimble tale of misplaced assumptions, which is reminiscent of the physical comedy of a Buster Keaton movie and just as entertaining.”
Nicki Richesin, Daily Candy
“Boot & Shoe is part existential drama, part goofy bromance.”
