DIRK'S WOODEN SHOES

by Ilona Fennema ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 4, 1970

In a mixup that seems utter blindness on his father's part, Dirk's promised ""magic shoes"" (clogs with an unusual dark curl in the wood) are sold to a tourist for her grandson--who'd hoped for red shoes like the ones foisted on Dirk. Ingenuous Dirk thinks Iris little old lace-capped granny can get them back but it's the up-to-date grandma who effects the exchange; businesslike, she returns the one pair and asks for the other. Dirk's satisfaction--""the magic in (his) shoes has put it all right""--stems from a credulity that few children will buy any more than the original error. To say nothing of the fact that neither weeping boy is much of a bargain.

Pub Date: March 4, 1970

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1970

Categories: CHILDREN'S