Description: CONDITION: NEW 2008 Neal Porter/Roaring Brook Press hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Adorable nd fun color illustrations by Eugene Yelchin. CONTENT: This droll fable tells how stylish ants once needed many pairs of beautiful shoes for their busy lives and favorite dance. Because the Tick-Toe-Hip-Clog-Tock-Hop requires a pair of ants to make 36 hundred steps, the cobbler ant works around the clock and becomes very rich. When he accidentally bites his foot, he decides he is working too hard and leaves town. Unable to buy new shoes or have their old ones repaired, the fashionable ants despair. One evening, Red Ant arrives at the party without shoes—or clothes—and dances gracefully. Soon all of the ants discard their shoes. Since then, all of these tiny creatures walk barefoot. Smartly dressed ants with large heads and expressive eyes are set against stark white backgrounds. Their elegant clothes are reminiscent of Russian fashion at the turn of the last century. Rich colors and interesting details are lavished on both shoes and clothes. No comment is made about the ants giving up their clothes as well as their shoes; however, smiling faces indicate they are pleased to be rid of both. k-3. Shipping via USPS media mail within 2 days of order. All books cleaned before shipment. Questions welcome & answered.
Price: 12.89 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Custom Bundle: No
Personalize: No
Inscribed: No
Type: Hardcover
Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin color illus.
Features: 1st Edition, First Printing, Dust Jacket in mylar cover, Color illustrations, Dust Jacket
Vintage: No
Original Language: English
Book Series: Children's fables
Personalized: No
ISBN-10: 1596432349
Publication Name: Roaring Brook Press
Intended Audience: Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12
Signed: No
Edition: First Edition
Literary Movement: Children's Fairy Tales
Book Title: Cobbler's Holiday : or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes
Item Length: 10.9in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 9.2in.
Author: Musharraf Farooqi, Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Animals / Insects, Spiders, Etc., Art & Architecture, General, Clothing & Dress
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
