Fotini Tikkou Books

Step Into My Shoes is a beautifully illustrated book that follows a little girl exploring the lives of others by ‘stepping into their shoes’. The story uses informal language to make it feel as if the little girl (Matou) is talking to you – the reader. This helps connect the reader and immerse them into the story.

The little girl discovers the mosque and sees the sea of shoes outside, by trying on different shoes she thinks about who they may belong to. The story follows Matou meeting new characters and bonding with new friends. This book makes you predict and think about what we can learn from others. The book can help enable conversations about how to consider other people’s feelings and what we can learn from the people around us. At first, Matou struggles with understanding why her Mum is so busy with work but once she steps inside her Mum’s shoes she starts to realise how hard her Mum is working.

This book would be perfect to help children widen their understanding of others and how important it is to consider how others are feeling.