Reviewed by Joy H. for Readers Favorite


Today is Nora’s Birthday and her dad wants to buy her new boots to replace her old ones. The only problem is that Nora doesn’t want new boots, and no matter how hard her dad tries to change her mind by showing her pretty new shoes and boots, she doesn't agree. She is keeping her old smelly pink boots no matter what he says! But there is a reason Nora wants to keep these boots. You see, her mommy gave these boots to her and that makes them so very important to her because she remembers things she and her mommy did together while she was wearing these boots.

This is an adorable and precious book, and as I read it I couldn’t help crying over Nora’s situation with her boots. It was heartwarming just to see that she was so adamant about keeping her dirty boots. This is a great book for young children who have a parent or family member with cancer. I love the attitude of Nora’s dad: the love and patience he shows toward Nora and her determination to keep the boots.

I appreciate authors like Matthew Hoggins for writing books like this for children. This book brings the difficult situations down to a child’s level with lots of feelings of love and understanding. The book itself is beautiful with the pink representing Breast Cancer awareness. The illustrations are just perfect to capture a child’s interest. The colors are vivid, bold and bright and the characters illustrated in it are adorable!

I highly recommend this book for children who have a parent or loved one that has cancer or some other life threatening illness. This book might be something that will calm their fears and help understand the difficulties they are facing.