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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–3—In this original parable, an artist named Roberto seeks greatness by focusing his talent only on what is superficially beautiful and passes by lesser subjects such as ragged children and an old peddler, declaring that great artists paint only "bright and wonderful things." One day, Roberto takes his shoes to the cobbler to fix, and the cobbler lends him an old pair of sandals, telling him that by wearing someone else's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Wearing another man's shoes, in this case mysterious sandals loaned by a cobbler, proves to be a creative turning point for Roberto, a s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More