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April 2011

  • Faith on the High Wire review

    Faith on the High WireApril 25, 2011 Book Review – Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoesby Kathy Vestermark Willie is different. He has slippery feet that require him to have special shoes. He’s a special kid. Yet, he’s worried about how others will perceive him in his new, corrective shoes. This is a window into the…

  • The "Age of Safeness"

    Ah yes, from the “Ice Age(s)” (it is said there were five of those) to the “Stone Age” to the “Age of Enlightenment” and the “Age of Reason” we have moved steadily onward and we, the people of today, are blessed because we are experiencing a whole bunch of “ages” in our own lifetime; the…

  • Proud Book Nerd review

    Proud Book NerdApril 10, 2011Review: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes by Larry Petersonby Heather McBride My Thoughts: This is a great book for children, to help them with accepting ways in which they are different from others. And for helping them to accept others’ differences from the masses, too. The story is very cute, and…

  • Erin O'Riordan's review

    Erin O’RiordanApril 6, 2011 I recommend this book for all kids ages 4-12. The drawings are wonderful, especially the one of Willie’s mom chasing him with a butterfly net to try to get him to put on the shoes. The text is fun, never preachy, yet it still teaches a lesson about respecting people who…

  • virtual tour

    Slippery Willie Wiggles and I left home to go on a virtual book tour on March 1st. Well, we have returned and for me it has been a wondrous journey and for Willie, well, he loves his “stupid, ugly shoes” more than ever. Slippery Willie touched the hearts of many on our journey visiting more…