- mystery in a small village concerning a little wooden shoe found floating on water
- a boy confesses his misdoings and feels much remorse
- the adults plan a way to publicly tease him–he was embarrassed but relieved
- convo points: pipe smoking mentioned
- clean language
Type: short chapter book
Ages: 5-7
Author: W.G. Van de Hulst
Illustrator: Willem G. Van de Hulst, Jr.
I’ve seen this book series for years and finally purchased a couple to check them out. It was originally written in Dutch and has been decently translated.
The end where the adults pull off their surprise for the little boy was a bit odd to me. Perhaps it’s more of a cultural difference, so I’m not going to put up a big fuss about it. It’s just not how I would have handled it. 😉