King Louie's Shoes

Steinberg, D. J., (2017). King Louie's Shoes. New York: Beach Lane Books.
48 Pages, Grades PreK-3, Picture Book/Biography/Historical Fiction, ISBN: 978-1481426572

King Louie the 14th had the biggest and largest of everything. He had the biggest palace, army, parties and gave the largest gifts.  However, there was one small exception- he was five feet and four inches short.  King Louie was committed to changing this and ordered larger everything a higher throne, larger wig, and a bigger pair of shoes.  None of these seem are working until he realizes that his people saw him as the great king he was no matter his height. 

I love this book and think it would be great for social studies.  This book would be a great book to use while talking about government and power because it emphasizes the fact that size doesn’t matter.  You can still make a difference even if you are small in stature.  I like how the book talks about image and how we try to change what we look like because we are insecure.  This book talks about how even King Louie felt insecure but then realized that image doesn’t matter as much as what you do in your life. 

Reviewed by: Serena R.