NEW SHOES

by Noel Streatfeild ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 9, 1960

To any adult who recalls with delight Noel Streatfeild's Parson's Nine, many years ago, this juvenile story of a clergyman's family in contemporary London will have special appeal. The four Bell children take a sombre view of their father's decision to move to a city parish. For they find their London suburb neither as friendly nor as community-minded as their old home in St. Mark's. Furthermore, there is a painful dislocation in the beloved routine with the tearing away of the family housekeeper, Mrs. Gage, from the heart of the Bell home. How these four inventive new Londoners integrate with their new surroundings and help their new neighbors cohere into a functioning group makes a lively, cozy story of a household one third mischief, one third ingenuity, and one third love. American children are a devoted claque for Miss Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes, Movie Shoes, etc. This affords a new angle.

Pub Date: March 9, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Random House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1960

Categories: FICTION