Where Are Your Shoes, Mr. Brown? by Justin Rhodes Illustrated by Heather Dickinson

 

Where Are Your Shoes, Mr. Brown? by Justin Rhodes is a beautifully illustrated (Heather Dickinson) fun book to read with young children. This book is a dust-jacketed hardcover children's book aimed at young children under age seven that is 32 pages long. It measures about 9 1/2 inches by 10 inches in size--an especially fun size for reading together.

Where Are Your Shoes, Mr. Brown? is written by a popular YouTube homesteader that I honestly wasn't familiar with before reading this book. However, I think this book has some great messages for both young children and their parents/caregivers. I love that this book is written from the point of view of the father. I don't see as many books with Dad as the main character. Mr. Brown is his young son in this book. Rhodes and his wife have five children, which all show up in the beautiful watercolor illustrations of the family on their homestead. Throughout the story, the father and the boy travel around the farm looking for his shoes--past the cows, chickens, garden and more. 

At the back of the book, there is a note from the author where he shares his joy in being a father and some of the joys and challenges of parenting. I think Where Are Your Shoes, Mr. Brown? is a great book for both children and parents. I highly recommend it for families interesting in learning about the farm and the role of fathers/children. 

 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.