shoemakers

Tells the story of George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in the Boston Tea Party and other events of the American Revolution; examines Hewes's memories of the rebellion as he shared them when he was in his nineties; and considers the historical value of oral testimony and memory.

Lift-the-flap pages accompany the story of a group of elves who help a shoemaker and his wife, who in turn repay the elves with kindness.

When a wealthy neighbor tempts him with a chest full of riches, a poor but cheerful shoemaker is so burdened with worry about his wealth that he decides to return it.

Enza and Ciro meet as teenagers despite growing up in villages just a few miles apart in the Italian Alps. When Ciro catches the local priest in a scandal, he is banished from his village and sent to hide in America, leaving behind a bereft Enza. Unbeknownst to one another, they both build lives in America, until fate intervenes and reunites them, but not before Ciro has volunteered to serve in World War I.

Alphabetically-arranged entries provide a brief overview of more than 350 shoe designers, manufacturers, and brands.

New York shoemaker Valentine Roncalli is at her grandmother's wedding in Tuscany when she learns that her brother has been made partner with her in the family business. Valentine escapes the drama by re-igniting her relationship with Gianluca. When Valentine takes a business trip to Buenos Aires, she discovers a family secret that threatens to destroy the Roncallis. Valentine struggles to keep the family together while debating her future with Gianluca.

Even for an apprentice magician Enzo is not very good--but when Tessel the shoemaker needs to use a single piece of leather to make twelve sets of shoes, Enzo finds that when magic fails, math may solve the problem.

Two quarreling cobbler brothers who specialize in opposite feet learn it takes two to make a pair.