Books published by publisher The Women's Press

The author and illustrator of Crabs for Dinner, Adowa A. Badoe and Belinda Ageda have created another enchanting picture book for children. The Queen's New Shoes introduces us to Esmeralda, the formidable queen of Istanbul, and her closet full of shoes - not including the ones on her feet, which totals two thousand four hundred and forty-nine pairs in all! Esmeralda must have one more pair of shoes because the number "two thousand five hundred sounds even and nice." When Esmeralda has searched the cit, finding not one pair to please her, she issues a royal decree granting a wish to the person who finds her a pair of shoes to match her rainbow royal gown. When a poor girl named Rada brings Esmeralda her only pair of shoes, sandals woven from strips of colourful rags, Esmeralda must face the girl and the promise that will change her life and the city forever. The Queen's New Shoes teaches us thoughtful lessons on greed and arrogance, and offers us a wonderful tale of learning and sharing.

From the gifted author of Granny & Me comes Gale Henry's second enchanting children's story, Grandpa's Garden. Every morning in the garden by the house, Simone helps her Grandpa water the eddoes and sweet potatoes and pull out the weeds. One day Simone tells Grandpa he's missed a patch of weeds beside him. "No, I didn't", replies Grandpa. When Grandpa's back is turned, Simone pulls out the patch of weeds. So begins the tangible and touching story of Grandpa and Simone coming to terms with the loss of Grandpa's sight. When Grandpa says he's not going to the garden any more, Simone asks him to let her take his hand. She shows Grandpa the mango trees he knows so well and Grandpa recognises the sounds of the birds he used to hear every morning.