Illustrated by Paul Harvey. Macmillan whole language Big books program.

Ever see a shoe on the side of the road and wonder how it got there or searched your house for a missing shoe never to be found? The Lost Shoe is a heartwarming tale that laces together the adventure of a Right Shoe that gets separated from his owner and Left Shoe. During his journey Right Shoe questions if he will ever be useful again. Experiencing a range of emotions from sadness to pure joy, Right Shoe continues to hope for the best. Feeling like a heel, he remembers there are some things in life that you have no control over so you should relax and go with the flow. Right Shoe learns a priceless life lesson that everybody is unique and each person needs to embrace their distinctive qualities. Everyone can be useful in their own way if given a chance. With the help of a beachcomber, cat, puppy, and nurse, Right Shoe finds an unexpected special new owner, showing that determination can lead to a happy ending. Join Right Shoe in an adventure of miss-steps taking him from the shoe store to a hospital and stops in-between, searching for his real sole and a new purpose in life. Although Right Shoe doesn't find his Left Shoe or former owner, he discovers through invaluable experiences that he can be happy and useful in a whole new way.

Lulu the ladybug is late for school, but she can't find her shoes, so all of her friends get off of the school bus to help her look for them.

An autistic boy named Brett struggles with the questions "who," "what," "when," "where," "why" and "how" when he loses his shoe.

What's a kid to do without his shoe? Dave and his family are ready for a fun trip to get ice cream - until disaster strikes! Dave hops on one foot all over town trying to find his missing shoe, and enlists the help of his friends and neighbors (and even zoo animals!) to locate his lost shoe. After searching high and low, Dave finally discovers that the help he needed all along was with the person he least expected "€" and the last place he looked!

While searching for her one lost shoe, Shanna finds Ducky's lost shoe, Shane's lost shoe, Tiger's lost shoe, and Dinah's lost shoe-everyone but hers! But things soon turn around for our shoe-less heroine when Shane spies something "near not far"-Shanna's missing shoe with "one pink star!"