Loops
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- Pre-Order
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- Expected Mar 3, 2026
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- $14.99
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- Pre-Order
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
From Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Jashar Awan comes a hilarious and “confidence-boosting” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces!
This big kid is wearing his first pair of big-kid shoes, the kind with laces! Even though they’re a little on the roomy side—shoes to grow into, of course—he knows he can take care of them. Except they keep falling off!
Not to worry, he’ll just tie them up again, because he knows how to tie those loops! But wait a second, where did that darn shoe go?
Nothing is ever truly easy when you’re just starting something new; but, just like with any stage in childhood, whether it’s making your first steps, or going down the really big slide, with persistence, doing anything scary or overwhelming quickly becomes a piece of cake! And before you know it, you’re a BIG KID!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Via artwork that evokes the peppy boldness of vintage screen-printed posters and a horizontal format that turns "learning to be a big kid!" into a full stage-show, Awan (Every Monday Mabel) zeroes in on a common milestone on the wobbly path to maturation. A determined child, sporting a teal hoodie that frames their orange skin and black hair, navigates the pride and peril of wearing their first pair of "big-kid shoes"—red sneakers with laces. Trouble is, those laces keep coming undone, and bought with "room to grow," the untied kicks are inclined to slip off. But the young narrator refuses to dwell on frustration, breaking the fourth wall with indomitable enthusiasm to demonstrate lace-tying and offer steadiness in the face of setbacks: "It's okay—I'm still learning." Memories of earlier victories—managing to swing without a push, conquering the tall slide, tackling the merry-go-round with ease—bolster the child's self-assurance in this confidence-boosting work about the monumental nature of early accomplishments. Ages 4–8.
