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KEEPER OF SOLES
by Teresa Bateman
Yayo Yayo, Illustrator

Paperback | 32 pages | 10 X 9 | US$ 6.95
ISBN: 9780823421374 | 03-01-2008

Grade: THIRD | Age: 6 to 10

Themes: Fairy Tales & Fables, Death, Dying & Grief, Humor


About the Book
A humble shoemaker manages the near impossible. When Death comes to call in his black cloak, Colin the shoemaker does not go quietly. With some quick thinking and sweet-talking, Colin distracts Death by offering to make him some new shoes. Death, completely befuddled, is fitted for sandals and soon after that for a pair of boots. Each time Death comes to claim Colin's soul, he leaves with a sole, but never the kind he intended.