King nr 39

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Language: 
Title in English: 
Shoe #39
Author: 
Jaanus Vaiksoo
Illustrator: 
Katrin Kaev
Illustrations: 
Black and white
Place of publication: 
Tallinn
Country: 
Publisher: 
Ärkel
Year of publication: 
2019
Pages: 
p.183
Size: 
22,1x14,8 cm
ISBN: 
9789949727223
Category: 

Paul the fifth grader oversleeps for the first time in his life and doesn’t make it to school. Yet when he goes out to get a breath of fresh air, it turns out that the day’s extraordinary events aren’t over yet. A series of escapades unfolds, starring the world’s most beautiful saleswoman Yekaterina, the artistic Arthur, and Arthur’s spunky daughter Minna. The leading role in all these events, however, belongs to a strange man who buys a brand-new pair of size-39 shoes every day without trying them on first. Why would anyone do that? Will Paul manage to figure out the shoe-man’s secret?
Awards:
2019 Annual Children’s Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2019 Good Children’s Book