Little Chanclas

K-Gr 2—In this bilingual book, Lily Lujan is a young girl who enjoys wearing a favorite pair of flip-flops everywhere she goes, hence her nickname, Little Chanclas. The community has come to recognize her by the noise her flip-flops make. One fateful day while attending a family barbecue, the sandals finally see their last use. The shoes are destroyed, and one is even eaten by Chewcho, the neighborhood bulldog. Lily cannot be comforted, though her friends and neighbors shower her with many wonderful new shoes. Her mother is upset after Lilly decides to go barefoot and tells her that she may no longer attend parties (her favorite thing to do). Granny Lola comes to the rescue with boxes of beautiful chanclas and reveals that Lily's mother also refused to wear any other type of shoe until she got married. From then on Lily learns to wear all types of footwear. The story is quite endearing, and children will surely tell tales of their favorite things to wear. The illustrations, while colorful and eye-catching, do not quite match the text. The stylized art features characters with extra large heads and exaggerated features.