Sid is surprised to learn why his shoes don't fit anymore.

Supported by her faithful friend Simon, a gull named Samantha goes through a series of distinctive pairs of shoes, trying to make herself different from all the other gulls.

After years of ballet Jada feels she is ready to go "on pointe," but the whole process is a lot more complicated then she ever realized: from being measured and fitted for the shoes, to tying the laces correctly she still has a lot to learn, and that is before she actually tries to walk in pointe shoes, which seems to uses muscles she was barely aware of--for the first time Jada finds that ballet hurts.

A little girl explains to readers the types of shoes she likes to wear.

Caillou shops for new shoes.

Maxine the rabbit shops for a new pair of shoes, but wants one blue shoe and one red shoe just like Spunky Spaniel on television.

"In this historical fiction picture book, Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store" --

When Suzy's family moves, she finds everybody is too busy to play with her. Eager for someone to play with, Suzy decides to advertise. When a big bear turns up and ticks all her boxes he seems perfect--except for one thing, he refuses to wear shoes. Can Suzy and Bear still be friends if Suzy loves shoes and Bear absolutely won't wear them?