Silvia can’t wait to try on her present from Tia Rosita: new shoes as red as the inside of a watermelon. The shoes are too big for Silvia to wear, and she waits for her feet to grow. The excitement of the new shoes and the formidable task of waiting to grow into them are both conveyed beautifully through the story and the art.

Related: Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

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• ISBN: 9780688052867
• Author: Hurwitz, Johanna
• Illustrator: Pinkney, Jerry
• Published: 1993, HarperCollins
• Themes: Gift, growth, Shoes, waiting
• Descriptors: Latin America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 32