The Cobbler's Holiday, or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes, by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

Rating: Very Good
Roaring Brook Press, 2008, $16.95

ISBN: 978-1-59643234-5
Age/Grade Level: Ages 4-8

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Ants need shoes for every foot. Thirty shoes per ant. One day, the shoe cobbler for the ant shoes took a vacation and never returned. The ants were always walking and dancing and wore out their shoes quickly. A red ant changes their minds about wearing shoes. A cute picture book for ages 4-8.

Reviewer: Kim Bell, Orange County Public Library/Cypress Branch