Have you stepped into somebody else's shoes lately?
Things can look so different!
Authored by Alkisti Halika
Illustrated by Fortini Tikkou
Original Greek edition translated by Konstantine Matsoukas
Published by Lantana Publishing, September 2024
Named an IBBY Honor Book 2022
ISBN: 978-1915244956
Pages: 32
Ages: 4+
Genre: picturebooks
Category: fiction, children's books
Description:
Matou lives in a suburb of Paris. On her way to school, she passes a mosque and can not resist trying on some of the shoes she finds outside. She likes imagining who the owners might be. She waits until people leave the mosque to confirm her guesses. One day, she returns from school earlier, to find her mother is not at home as she promised. Feeling upset and angry, she understands the meaning of stepping into somebody's shoes after her mother explains why she could not keep her promise.
Ideas to work with the story:
-Vocabulary and lexis:
Learn words to describe different types of shoes, material, color and style.
Professions
Shops in the city
-Geography and culture:
Learn about Paris and iconic places.
Learn to give directions
Learn to read a map
-Math:
Notion of miles and kilometers
Notion of pairs and quantities -working with the pairs of shoes on double-page spread-
-Culture:
Talk about other religions, buildings and customs.
-Values:
Talk about ways of dealing with feelings such as frustation and anger.
Talk about the meaning of 'step into somebody's shoes' and how it helps to look at things from another perspective.
I liked the story because of its simplicity with a strong social and emotional learning message though. It highlights the importance of empathy and understanding to foster good relationships. It sends an important message to children about building peace in a world where intolerance seems to rule.
The world needs more people who can look through other's perspective.
About:
Alkisti Halikia is an award-winning author from Greece. Having studied Philosophy and Gallery Studies, she works as a Museum Education Officer designing and performing educational programs for pupils aged 4-12 years old.
Fotini Tikkou graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts and the Luca school of Arts in Brussels. She uses a mixture of traditional and digital techniques enriched with collage elements. She lives in Athens
Konstantine Matsoukas isa Greek author and translator. He has worked as a tutor in Philosophy, an academic researcher, a radio news announcer, and a freelance contributor to mainstream press media and literary magazines.
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