Have you ever given something to someone that they needed but didn't ask for? How did that feel?.Why was it so difficult for Jeremy to give his shoes to Antonio?.What do you think of Jeremy’s decision to buy the shoes? What would you have done?.Why does Grandma let Jeremy make his own decision about buying the shoes?.Grandma says there is no room for “want,” there is only room for “need.” What do you think she means?.Why does Jeremy want them so badly? How is he feeling?.Have you ever saved money as Grandma did for Jeremy’s new boots? How did it feel to buy the thing you saved up for?.Why did Jeremy want the same shoes as everyone else? Have you ever felt like this about something your friends have?.You can also introduce different genres, authors and illustrators. You can model reading habits and strategies, reading fluency, tone and eye contact. Read aloud sessions are a wonderful way for children to understand the connection between written text and spoken language.

Soon after, the weather changes to snow and Jeremy puts on his new winter boats from his grandma. After some thought, he gives the sneakers to Antonio, who Jeremy realizes needs more than him. His grandmother refuses to buy them, so Jeremy buys them with his own money, even though they hurt his feet.īack at school, Jeremy sees Antonio’s shoes are wrapped in tape.

In the window, Jeremy sees “those shoes”! Excited, he tries them on, but there is just one problem. Jeremy and his Grandma go shoe shopping and visit a thrift store. He is embarrassed when he returns to his class and everyone laughs. When his old shoes fall apart at school, the guidance counselor gives him an unstylish replacement pair from the lost and found. And what you need are new boots for winter.” “There’s no room for ‘want’ around here – just ‘need’. When he tells his grandmother he wants these shoes, her no-nonsense response leaves him wishing he had what his friends have. It’s not fair that all his classmates have a pair, and he doesn’t. Jeremy really wants a pair of the new, trendy black shoes.

Those shoes book