This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Sherley Mondesir-Prescott began writing at the age of 14 when she was in high school. Mondesir-Prescott barely spoke English since she had only lived in the U.S. for less than a year. Her parents, siblings and she relocated from beautiful but politically-tumultuous Haiti to New York in 1990 when she was 13 years old. During her high school years, she wrote many poems, short stories and plays. As a result, she was inducted into her school district's prestigious Talented and Gifted Program. Mondesir-Prescott studied psychology at Queens College-City University of New York. Then more recently, Mondesir-Prescott studied children’s literature at the Institute of Children’s Literature. Today, Mondesir-Prescott lives in Central Florida with her husband and their two toddlers, and she is still writing. Writing allows this author to create worlds that are completely different from her own. Writing allows her to dig deeply into her imagination and pull out situations that exist in her mind. Since Mondesir-Prescott writes for young children (age 0 to 6 years), she turns her imaginative stories into adventures that are easy for kids to relate to. In fact, Mondesir-Prescott was honored by her readers and was voted as one of The Authors’ Show’s “50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading.” Mondesir-Prescott writes for readers who want to be transported into the story and be part of the fantasy. She writes to entertain.
Reviewed by Mary DeKok Blowers for Readers' Favorite
"If Your Shoes Could Speak" by Sherley Mondesir-Prescott is an adorable book. As it is filled with descriptive situations and fun word pictures, your child will enjoy reading this book or being read to, especially aloud. The choice of words lends itself to enthusiastic reading with words that are fun to say. The silly pictures add to the enjoyment. Shoes with eyes and mouths, animals taking part in the activities, and the bright colors make this a visual smorgasbord. An additional feature in this technological age is a free audio download of the book being read aloud, which your child could listen to over and over. Full instructions are given in the book to download from the publisher’s website. I tried this and it is easy to do and the narration was pleasant to listen to, with just a short commercial message at the beginning and end.
It is my hope that today’s children will be encouraged to read clever books like this one. Sherley Mondesir-Prescott has provided a cute and colorful book in "If Your Shoes Could Speak", with enchanting drawings of animals that will draw the reader in and make them excited to turn the next page to see what happens next. When I was a young reader, I liked books with pictures like these and they were my favorites and I would read them over and over. I can’t wait to see what my grandchildren think of it. I am sure it is ideal for elementary school and preschool age children.
