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Two starred reviews! From Caldecott Honor– and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Jashar Awan comes a hilarious and “confidence-boosting” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces!This big kid is wearing his first pair of... Read More
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From the creator of I’m Going to Build a Snowman and Every Monday Mabel comes another surprising celebration of an important kid milestone that captures the joy and wonder of those everyday experiences that make childhood extraordinary.

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Two starred reviews!

From Caldecott Honor– and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Jashar Awan comes a hilarious and “confidence-boosting” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces!

This big kid is wearing his first pair of big-kid shoes, the kind with laces! Even though they’re a little on the roomy side—shoes to grow into, of course—he knows he can take care of them. Except they keep falling off!

Not to worry, he’ll just tie them up again, because he knows how to tie those loops! But wait a second, where did that darn shoe go?

Nothing is ever truly easy when you’re just starting something new; but, just like with any stage in childhood, whether it’s making your first steps, or going down the really big slide, with persistence, doing anything scary or overwhelming quickly becomes a piece of cake! And before you know it, you’re a BIG KID!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665974943

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Illustration: f-c digital; jkt: uncoated w-matte film (spfx: heavy spot gloss); int: uncoated

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jashar Awan

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 254.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 361g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Author-illustrator Jashar Awan won a Caldecott Honor for his picture book Every Monday Mabel. Growing up outside of Washington, DC, Jashar loved drawing and reading. In fact, he still does. For many years, he drew illustrations for publications such as The New YorkerThe New York TimesAmerican Medical News, and Columbia Journalism Review. Jashar made his debut as an author-illustrator with What a Lucky Day!Publishers Weekly spotlighted him as one of the most promising children’s debut authors of fall 2020. His book Only Ants for Andy was selected for the 2023 and 2024 Choose to Read Ohio booklist. Jashar is also the creator of Strum & Drum: A Merry Little Quest, I’m Going to Build a SnowmanEvery Monday Mabel, and Loops. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Emily, and their son, Maxwell, who loves drawing and reading, too.

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