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Boot & Shoe
by
Marla Frazee
Two adorably floppy dogs confront unexpected change in this endearing picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee.Boot and Shoe were born into the same litter, and now they live in the same house. They eat out of the same bowl, pee on the same tree, and sleep in the same bed. But they spend their days apart—Boot on the back porch because he’s a back po...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 2nd 2012
by Beach Lane Books
(first published October 1st 2012)
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Very funny, especially for dog lovers. The squirrel who gets "all up in the dogs' business" is hilarious. My only complaint is that I thought the dogs were cats at first from the illustrations.
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I love Marla Frazee's books, but I didn't think this came up to standard, especially if the standard is Caldecott Honor bookA Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, or even Roller Coaster. I am not the first person to notice that Boot and Shoe look like cats, specifically a Persian and Siamese mix. I'm not sure what breed Boot and Shoe are (maybe some Yorkshire and Pomeranian?), but wouldn't dogs named Boot and Shoe look, I don't know, tougher?
But that's not my main objection: I thought the sto...more
But that's not my main objection: I thought the sto...more
Humorous with a Warm and Fuzzy Message …
This book was reviewed as part of Amazon's Vine program.
BOOT & SHOE is a simple story about two dogs from the same litter that complacently live separate lives in the same house (one on the front porch and one on the back porch). Without thought, the dogs go about their daily routine apart from one-another with the exception of eating, sleeping and using the same “latrine tree”. One day, the dogs’ mundane world is rudely flipped upside-down by a visit...more
This book was reviewed as part of Amazon's Vine program.
BOOT & SHOE is a simple story about two dogs from the same litter that complacently live separate lives in the same house (one on the front porch and one on the back porch). Without thought, the dogs go about their daily routine apart from one-another with the exception of eating, sleeping and using the same “latrine tree”. One day, the dogs’ mundane world is rudely flipped upside-down by a visit...more
Jan 04, 2013
Tatiana
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Grades K-2
Shelves:
childrens-picture-books
I've become a fan of Marla Frazee as an illustrator (All the World & Stars). This is the first work I've read from her as an author/illustrator. Boot & Shoe has her signature, two-time Caldecott Honor medalist artwork; her sketches of nighttime scenes are especially lovely.
The story is cute, centering around two dogs, Boot and Shoe (who look like cats, to be honest) whose predictable existence on the back porch and front porch, respectively, is thrown into disarray by a mischievous squi...more
The story is cute, centering around two dogs, Boot and Shoe (who look like cats, to be honest) whose predictable existence on the back porch and front porch, respectively, is thrown into disarray by a mischievous squi...more
Age: Preschool-1st grade
I truly love Marla Frazee--she is one of my favorite artists--so automatic three stars. The fourth star is for the devout friendship Boot and Shoe have for each other--and the squirrel chase scene.
As Boot and Shoe chase the squirrel around the house, the illustrations show duplicate images of dog chasing squirrel over every inch of the exterior. That is until squirrel got bored and walked away. With all the commotion of the scene, Frazee places the ending line "And walked...more
I truly love Marla Frazee--she is one of my favorite artists--so automatic three stars. The fourth star is for the devout friendship Boot and Shoe have for each other--and the squirrel chase scene.
As Boot and Shoe chase the squirrel around the house, the illustrations show duplicate images of dog chasing squirrel over every inch of the exterior. That is until squirrel got bored and walked away. With all the commotion of the scene, Frazee places the ending line "And walked...more
Boot and Shoe are two adorable fuzzy terriers with button noses. They are brothers and best friends. They do everything together, except during the daytime Boot hangs out on the back porch and Shoe hangs out on the front porch. Life is “exactly perfect” for them. Until one day a rascally little squirrel gets all up in the terriers’ business and turns their perfect world upside down. After a raucous chase, Boot ends up on the front porch and Shoe lands on the back porch. They spend a long, painfu...more
This is a sweet and entertaining story about two dogs. The slow, routine life for Boot and Shoe is very soothing and the disruption to that tranquility is humorous and startling. The pencil and gouache illustrations are wonderful, although I have to admit that I did a double-take on the first page trying to decide if the animals were cats or dogs (of course, they are dogs.)
Overall, we enjoyed reading this book together and we laughed heartily at the squirrel chase illustration in the middle of...more
Overall, we enjoyed reading this book together and we laughed heartily at the squirrel chase illustration in the middle of...more
Boot and Shoe are two dogs who do almost everything together. They eat, sleep, and go outside together, but Boot prefers lounging on the back porch while Shoe enjoys the front porch. One day a squirrel upsets their world and both dogs chase it until they end up on different porches confused and concerned that each other are missing. It becomes a series of missed opportunites as each dog goes without dinner and sleep waiting for the return of the other. When the need to use the bathroom overwhelm...more
Love this book! Marla Frazee's as talented in writing as in illustrating. Charming story about two dog siblings living in the same house who live somewhat independent lives. Yet through a humorous episode in which each mistakenly believes that the other is missing, their deep affection for each other is revealed. Then they go to sleep on opposite sides of the bed as usual :)...true-to-life ending. Beautifully illustrated in white, black, pale lemon and green..great balance between detail and sof...more
Brynja really liked this one, but it was repetitive. You are basicaly reading each page twice... Here's an example of what I mean:
"When Boot opened his eyes, he saw that he was on the front porch. He looked around for Shoe. Shoe should be here. But he wasn't. Oh no.
...When Shoe opened his eyes, he saw that he was on the back porch. He looked around for Boot. Boot should be here. But he wasn't. Oh no."
Aside from that it is a nice story. I changed the words around a little (ie read the first one a...more
"When Boot opened his eyes, he saw that he was on the front porch. He looked around for Shoe. Shoe should be here. But he wasn't. Oh no.
...When Shoe opened his eyes, he saw that he was on the back porch. He looked around for Boot. Boot should be here. But he wasn't. Oh no."
Aside from that it is a nice story. I changed the words around a little (ie read the first one a...more
Oct 18, 2012
Melissa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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lost-and-found,
preschool-storytime,
elem,
family-storytime,
fave-2012,
friends,
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same-and-different,
to-buy
It's pretty essential to my peace of mind that Marla Frazee commits herself to about 50 more years of a picture book career, because each of her books is such a joy to me.
I love how much space she has between the text and the illustrations, inviting the children in and giving them room to discover what Boot and Shoe don't know and feel so smart about it.
I like that the side of the house shows the circuit breaker box and the hose and spigot, details kids might see on the houses in their lives b...more
I love how much space she has between the text and the illustrations, inviting the children in and giving them room to discover what Boot and Shoe don't know and feel so smart about it.
I like that the side of the house shows the circuit breaker box and the hose and spigot, details kids might see on the houses in their lives b...more
Boot and Shoe were born in the same litter and now live together in the same house. They eat out of the same bowl, pee on the same tree, and sleep in the same bed. They do spend their days apart though, one on the front porch and one on the back porch. Everything was blissful until a squirrel started messing with them one day. After a ferocious chasing around the house, Shoe found himself on the back porch, where Boot should be, and Boot was on the front porch with no Shoe in sight. The two wait...more
I bought this book for my niece and nephew for Christmas. I wanted to read it first before I sent it.
Boot & Shoe is about two dogs (I know, they kind of look like cats) from the same litter that lull themselves into a routine, which then a squirrel upsets.
It was really, really cute. I honestly laughed out loud at one point (I suppose blew air out through my nose louder than usual is probably more correct, but y'know). The drawings are nice and I like the way the story was set up on each page...more
Boot & Shoe is about two dogs (I know, they kind of look like cats) from the same litter that lull themselves into a routine, which then a squirrel upsets.
It was really, really cute. I honestly laughed out loud at one point (I suppose blew air out through my nose louder than usual is probably more correct, but y'know). The drawings are nice and I like the way the story was set up on each page...more
The peeing tree as rendezvous--who knew? Frazee's compositions and hand-lettering almost make me want to call this a graphic novel. The illustration style has something about Virginia Lee Burton wrapped up in it. I enjoyed the restraint on point of view, leaving everything in the dog's world even though the narrator is omniscient. The illustration on the last spread is the one where she nails this down--ensuring we don't see this as the 'my dog is so cute' owner as the narrator.
It's always super cool and fun to get books ahead of their publication date. It's usually the advance review copies which sometimes contain mistakes or ultimately come out with different covers or different titles! This year before I went to NYC for the Day of Dialog and BEA, I asked for and received an invite to the first Children's Librarian's Dinner. (Apparently there has been one for adult services librarians for years featuring writers of popular fiction and non-fiction.) So not only did we...more
"Marla Frazee, twice the winner of the Caldecott Honor medal (2009 for her book, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever-Harcourt and 2010 for a title written by Liz Garton Scanlon, All The World-Beach Lane Books) has a new book, Boot & Shoe (Beach Lane Books) released less than two weeks ago. Rest assured these two fit the pooch portrait to a tee. They give new meaning to following in one's paw prints."
My full review:
http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...
My full review:
http://librariansquest.blogspot.com/2...
Boot & Shoe is a very humorous yet simple story about two dogs (brothers from the same litter) that do many things together, yet spend most of their lives on separate porches (one on the front porch and one on the back). One day a pesky squirrel comes and turns their calm porch sitting day upside down and the brothers loose each other. Kids will love this entertaining tale and silly fun illustrations. A great read aloud for sure!
I love Marla Frazee!! She is one of my favorite picture book authors/illustrators. And what an adorable book Boot & Shoe was. Not only are the illustrations great but there were a few lines in the book that had me chuckle!
In reference to a trouble making squirrel: "And then it got all up in Boot's business."
And my favorite line in the book: "But, even in the worst of times, a dog still needs to pee."
Can't wait to read it in storytime!!
In reference to a trouble making squirrel: "And then it got all up in Boot's business."
And my favorite line in the book: "But, even in the worst of times, a dog still needs to pee."
Can't wait to read it in storytime!!
This story tells of 2 cats who are so similar but at the same time have their difference. I like the storyline about 2 cats who end up mixed up and can't find each other. It really shows the dynamic of the friendship when they won't eat or sleep without each other. This can show a child that friendship is valuable. I even think this could be used in the upper grades to evaluate some friendships.......would your friend do this for you?
I bought this book because I just love Marla Frazee's artwork, and have enjoyed past books of hers. This book did not disappoint. I read it for the first time this morning, and have already shared it with two groups of children who loved it just as much and begged to be able to take the book to their classroom to read. Boot and Shoe are two dogs born from the same litter who end up being adopted by the same family. They do everything together - sleep, eat, pee, but when it comes time to start th...more
Well, when I saw the cover alone I thought this would be about cats but it's about dogs. I'm happy with either ;-) though I think I prefer Frazee's illustrations of humans to those of animals, but they are still very cute. The story itself is fine, it's about two dogs who share a house and are very good friends but one likes to hang out on the front porch and the other on the back porch during the day. It's a nice way to show kids that one can have many similar interests with a friend or family...more
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The New York Times had an article about children's books about dogs, so of course I reserved several of them right away. This story was very cute, the dogs are brothers who love each other very much but also love their own territory; I can see a lot of my own dogs in them. And boy is that trouble-making squirrel a familiar character! It's a simple but sweet story with a dash of humor, I think kids will relate to it.
A cute enough story of two dogs (I thought they were cats until reading the Goodreads summary) who share their day until a squirrel gets everything in a jumble. They then spend a long, lonely night searching for the other. The scene with the squirrel is great. The soft pencil drawings are sweet and show the love between the two. Didn't love it as much as some of her other books, but it has good kid appeal.
Such a simple story of friendship, but it's just right. Boot and Shoe were born in the same litter and live in the same house. They do lots of things together, but Boot is more of a back porch kind of dog and Shoe is more of a front porch kind of dog. When a squirrel makes trouble, getting all up in their business, Boot and Shoe find themselves not quite where they should be - until they finally do.
Boots and Shoe are brothers. They do almost everything together. Once day a squirrel comes and causes some drama in the lives of these two pups.
"Then one day, for no apparent reason, a squirrel started some trouble."
From this line, I was hooked. Such a cute story about two pups with great love and devotion for each other. Any dog lover can relate to this story and to the activities of the day.
"Then one day, for no apparent reason, a squirrel started some trouble."
From this line, I was hooked. Such a cute story about two pups with great love and devotion for each other. Any dog lover can relate to this story and to the activities of the day.
I *totally* thought Boot and Shoe were cats!! (They're not, in case you're under the same delusion by looking at the cover).
Artwork: amazing (as always)
Text: enh. It's not bad, but it's not as good as the illustrations. A sweet story that, in and of itself, is not terribly remarkable.
Favorite page: the squirrel chase, by far (SO funny)
Artwork: amazing (as always)
Text: enh. It's not bad, but it's not as good as the illustrations. A sweet story that, in and of itself, is not terribly remarkable.
Favorite page: the squirrel chase, by far (SO funny)
Boot and Shoe, so alike in so many ways, creatures of habit, content with their days. Until one frisky squirrel creates a mad race around the house and they end up missing each other, waiting, fearing, hoping for the others' return. A necessary habit brings them together, finding each other and returning to their secure and contented life.
Boot and Shoe by Marla Frazee - I was so happy to find this new book by Marla Frazee, she's one of my favorite authors and illustrators! This book didn't disappoint with a cute dog friendship where they show you how it is ok to be friends but enjoy different things but sometimes a miscommunication can lead to challenges along the way...
Nothing like dogs peeing to bring a couple of dog together. There is so much wrong with this book. First the book is large and the pictures are tiny. The words are almost microscopic. The story is a little sad too, and I felt bad for theses dogs. The artwork is nice but not my taste. I wanted to like the books but I just can't!
Marla Frazee’s books are always favorites, and this is no exception. It’s a silly book where reading aloud with someone young would be wonderful. Boot & Shoe, dogs from the same litter, have their daily habits, until a bold squirrel changes everything, and a tough day ensues. I laughed out loud at this one!
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