Summer Feet

This is a sweet picture book about the glories of a summer spent in bare feet. The rhythm of the text is enjoyable, and the illustrations are whimsical and fun. My 3-year-old requested to read it twice in a row, and I know my 1st graders will like it just as much!

Thank you to NetGalley and Nimbus Publishing for providing me with an advance copy! This title will be released on August 14, 2020.

"Summer Feet" by Sheree Fitch is a cute children's tale that tells the story of the adventures that summer time bare feet go on. The pages are wonderfully fun with plenty of adjectives that thoroughly describe all of the kid friendly summer activities like playing in the dirt and making smores. The book did seem a little overly complicated in terms of wording and was somewhat difficult to read aloud. Despite this, our family enjoyed the story and loved the summery fun found inside this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

An adorable book about the beauty of exploring barefoot outside. The illustrations are cute, but I wish there was more diversity in the characters (there is some). I will definitely. be picking up a copy for my classroom to use for descriptive writing lessons. My own children will also love this book for when we are camping.

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This is a beautifully, lyrical , poetic storybook that highlights the best moments and activities of summertime. Through colorful illustrations and artistic prose, the author captures the fun and messiness of summer feet.

I love how this book talks about all of the fun and wonderful activities that remind me of my summers growing up. It made me feel nostalgic, remembering the carefree and innocent days. My kids will love this book. The colorful illustrations were fantastic!

I loved reading Summer Feet, it transported me to a time when I would do many of the activities. The rhythmic pattern of the words added interest for those little ones that might not have had all the experiences described in the book. Would recommend to use in the classroom as an introduction to descriptive writing or to accompany a read aloud on seasons.

I adored this book. It's all about tossing off our shoes and enjoying a barefoot summer. I'll admit, I forget all about folding socks when summer hits and try to go barefoot as much as possible! This is a beautiful, rhyming picture book that remind me of my favourite season of the year! And the illustrations are gorgeous <3

Review will post July 26, 2020 at http://hiddenworldsbooks.blogspot.com/2020/07/sundayreview-summer-feet.html

I thought that this was a great and fun book!

It is a book that really does celebrates all things summer!

It is the idea book to read at this time of the year and I also liked that you could follow the story and make sure that you do as many of the different activities on a summer break too - walking barefoot in grass, sand, over rocks and pebbles, searching for sea glass and, finally, huddled-up cozy at a late-summer bonfire - bliss!

A great way to be interactive!! It is 5 stars from me for this one!!

I love Sheree Fitch's work. She is dubbed as Canada's Dr. Seuss and kids love her books and wonderful sense of humour. Her newest book, "Summer Feet", is a celebration of many things you can experience while toe-trucking through your world. Kids will be delighted to shed their shoes and socks and say...

"Hello toes, our tootsie friends
Hello, summer feet again!"

FREEDOM! Freedom to explore, discover and wander-wild every single day finally letting your piggies go... unleashed! Those bare-naked feet will get tickled as they race through pastures of grass, get mushy and dirty as they sink deep into the mud, twirl and pirouette as they dance in the rain, and wobble-dy-walk to escape the ouch ouch of gravelly rocks, just to name a few.

The rhythmic words and playful scenarios will be a great hit with kids and encourage them to let loose their ten little digits ( at least for the summer season) and de-feet that feeling of being held back before they must re-boot once again as the weather cools down.

The illustrations show a diversity of kids and are colourful and whimsical with text swirling through them. The flavour of the book is bright, happy and summery. I highly recommend this book.

Summer Feet is a perfect picture book to read with children during the Summer, especially when the weather is nice enough to finally get those toes out of shoes/boots. It was an homage to feet and the sensations and activities that come with bare feet. Over the summer you could participate in many of these activities such as walking barefoot in grass, sand, over rocks and pebbles, squish in the mud, dance in the rain or race through a pasture. There is a lot of new vocabulary in this book that is highlighted by the large, colourful illustrations. The text is written with a rhythmic cadence, but it was not the same from page to page. I enjoyed this book with one complaint. It became repetitive and my granddaughter began to lose interest. It was a bit long, so with the younger one, I read it in two sittings. Overall a beautiful book that I will be pulling out again in the late spring when we look forward to going barefoot once again.

I am always sockfree and shoe free. My son is the same. This was such a fun book that I could actually jump feet first into!