Red shoes, golden slippers, seven-league boots... Just step into the shoes of princes and princesses, ogres and orphans, cats and rabbits, and discover a fascinating fairy-tale world of footwear.

Did you know that long ago Cinderella lived in China? That dogs in America wear boots? And that a small pair of shoes in France can fall in love?

With original illustrations by Lucie Arnoux, this is a timeless and captivating collection of fairy tales and folktales, whose footprints have lasted through the generations, over the centuries, and all around the world.

An eclectic, shoe-themed collection... arrestingly illustrated by Lucie Arnoux Sunday Times A fantastic collection Read it Daddy Ideas for anthologies are rarely as inventive as those that lie behind In their Shoes... this elegant book (evocatively illustrated by Lucie Arnoux) celebrates footwear and its significance in its wearers' lives Irish Times This beautiful book brings together some of the most enduring and best-loved tales from around the world, along with some lesser-known gems - all united by the common thread of shoes Lady

Includes stories by:

   • Duan Chengshi
   • Charles Perrault
   • The Brothers Grimm
   • Hans Christian Andersen
   • Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev
   • Joel Chandler Harris
   • Murielle Szac
   • Pierre Gripari



Lucie Arnoux is a keen storyteller, who likes to spend a lot of time on her illustrations, and in her illustrations. She left her native south of France for London, because the grass there is genuinely greener - and they have tea. Since graduating from Kingston University in Illustration & Animation, she has settled in a cottage where she paints and doodles and enjoys life.