THE COBBLER'S HOLIDAY:
or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes
By Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
ISBN: 978-1596432345
32p, A Neal Porter Book/Roaring Brook Press
Publication date: September 2, 2008.
INTRODUCTION
Have you ever wondered why ants don't wear shoes?
Once, they did.
REVIEWS
Fom Kirkus Reviews: August 15, 2008
"Stylish, sophisticated illustrations appropriately accompany this faux-folktale that purports to explain why ants don’t wear shoes..." more
From Publishers Weekly: September, 2008
"In his first children's book, Farooqi (translator of the Indo-Persian epic The Adventures of Amir Hamza) spins a dainty, droll fable about fashionable insects..." more
From The School Library Journal: September 1, 2008
Reviewed by Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
"This droll fable tells how stylish ants once needed many pairs of beautiful shoes for their busy lives and favorite dance..." more
From Canadian Children's Book News: Winter 2009, Vol. 32, No. 1
"Did you know that ants used to wear shoes? In fact, since each one had 6 feet, an ant required three pairs of shoes for every occasion – three pairs for work, three pairs for outdoors, three pairs for play, three pairs for parties and three pairs of slippers..." more
From National Writing for Children Center: March 6, 2009
"Any fan of dress-up will fall in love with this beautifully illustrated Chick-Fashion Story..." more
From Montreal Gazette: December 5, 2008
"Ever wonder why ants don't wear shoes? No, me neither. But now that the question is out there, wouldn't you like to know the answer?" more
From The Imperfect Parent: Feb 2009
"If you've ever wondered why ants don't wear shoes on all those feet they have, Musharraf Ali Farooqi's The Cobbler's Holiday or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes offers kids quite an explanation..." more
From Kahani magazine (www.kahani.com): Spring 2009
"Have you ever wondered why ants don’t wear shoes? Toronto-based writer Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s, The Cobbler’s Holiday, answers this very question..." more
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The Amazing Moustaches of Mocchhander the Iron Man
and Other Stories
By Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Illustrated by Michelle Farooqi
Publisher: Puffin
80pp
A giant sets up shop in a perfect little town and immediately runs
into problems with the townspeople. An ambitious porker learns the
truth about Madame Snotbog who loves fat little piglets a little too
much.
A monkey successfully conducts his business in town until he
runs into someone who is not good at monkey-math. The Iron Man learns
that his moustaches love him as much as he loves them.