Title: If You Could Wear My Sneakers
Author: Sheree Fitch
Illustrator: Darcia Labrosse
Publish Date: September 1998
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Pages: 32pp
ISBN: 1552092593
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Children’s Rights/Poerty
Annotation: A collection of poems aimed at children (for children’s rights) in support of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Told through humorous verses and using animals to present each intricate and significant idea.
Plot Summary: A collection of poems that interpret fifteen articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Each poem (article) uses a variety of animals and plenty of humor to help present each important idea. Additionally, in the back of the book is a guide, showcasing each poem and matching it with the article it represents.
Personal Response: I am starting to see this Canadian theme of children’s rights as Fitch creatively constructs a poem for each right (fifteen of them to be precise) in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in a language that is fitting for a child. In addition, the colorful images by Darcia Labrosse not only compliment Fitch’s verses but add to the playfulness and humor. From freedom of speech to having the right to health care, Ms. Fitch get’s her important message across.
~Reader’s Advisory~
Themes: Children’s rights, based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Age Range: 4 to 8
Subjects: Children’s Rights, Humorous, Poetry, Animals,
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