The Shiny New Shoes is a story about a young boy who needs new shoes. His mother really cannot afford the shoes. Out of another boy's generosity, the young boy is given the shoes he has always wanted.

It's time to buy a new pair of shoes. There's footwear for every occasion, but which ones should we buy? Driven by a powerful, rhythmic and rhyming text, this book celebrates the excitement of a shopping trip, and encourages discussion of the many choices available.

Excited about her new blue shoes, a little girl walks through the city to her school while she pretends her shoes are taking her on great adventures.

Why do I write? I write because it brings me great joy and God gives me the ability to pen words to paper In the midst of my pain I write In sorrow I write In the midst of my totally devastating journey through illness I write Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I write For all the days I wanted to sing and was not allowed to I write When I look in to the pain in my daughters eyes I then write Through long suffering I write In the midst of my lifes storms I write In the good times I write and happy times I write From a child when I needed to get away Id write I write because it makes me happy Why do I write? My heart sings out the words from my mind In this my lifes writings there will be expressions of love, thoughts, hope, dreams and emotions So as you look into the corner you will find Pieces of my heart pen to paper From the corners of my mind I write.

Margaret Lerner-divorcee, sheltered and obsessive-compulsive- lives a relatively simple life, that is, until she meets Native American spiritual guide Chickahominy Grits, who advises her to take a journey through Virginia and New Hampshire, and "Pay attention to the signs." Running parallel to Maggie's mysterious, and enlightening, travels is another puzzle to be solved: her father's potential involvement in the murder of two policemen in a church basement in 1964. Follow journeywoman Maggie on her unforgettable adventures as she discovers that the world outside is not the protected cocoon she thought.

Intended as a literary study guide with activities designed for group and individual projects. Includes a book summary, author information, vocabulary builders, comprehension and discussion questions and cross-curricular activities. Some pages are reproducible for classroom use.