Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe

Name: Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Wallace Edwards
ISBN: 9781459805033

Author: Wallace Edwards

Narrator: David Skulski

Unabridged: 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 03/25/2015

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Nursery Rhymes

Synopsis

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe, inspired by the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built, follows the course of one very unusual shoe as it travels through a fascinating, imaginative world to encounter an assortment of quirky characters. The imaginative text and cumulative story are sure to enthrall young readers, as will the detailed illustrations. Children and adults will delight in finding the whimsical objects and hidden meanings in the layered colorful artwork, reminiscent of Wallace Edwards's first book, Alphabeasts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marilyn

Adhering to the rhythm of "The House That Jack Built". this shows a tiger with a shoe that is the center of the story. On one side of each two page spread is the animal being introduced and the facing page shows an illustration with much to be pored over. The show is the one constant, but there is......more

Goodreads review by Carol

I am not a huge fan of this style of book. However, young children like the repetition of it so they can help tell the story. And it is great to help their memory. I was not a fan of the fanciful text - it just didn't seem to be cohesive and make sense like some of the more traditional "This is the......more