Shoe Wars
Liz Pichon
Subjects
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
A Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Year 2020 pick. From the imagination of Tom Gates’ multi-million-copy bestselling creator Liz Pichon… ’Following up a best-selling series like Tom Gates is no easy feat, but Liz Pichon does so in huge style in Shoe Wars […] Bursting with imagination and fabulous gadgets, Shoe Wars is full of Pichon’s characteristic warmth, humour and quirky illustrations.’ The Bookseller Welcome to Shoe Town – and meet brother and sister Bear and Ruby Foot. They are running out of time to rescue their inventor dad from his hideous boss, Wendy Wedge. She’ll do ANYTHING to win the glitzy Golden Shoe Award and knows that entering flying shoes is her hot ticket to the trophy. Flying shoes that Ruby and Bear just happen to be hiding… Get ready for a gadget-packed, wedge-of-your-feet adventure like no other! Fully illustrated throughout with Liz’s hilarious doodles Laughs on every single page! More praise for Shoe Wars: ’As with the Tom Gates books, every page here is dynamic and attention-grabbing, packed with cartoons and typeface trickery.’ Financial Times ’An original and outrageous storyline gives plenty of scope for absurd inventions, loathsome baddies and heroic deeds from underequipped underdogs. This is a tale oozing creativity and packed with pen and ink illustrations, exciting and expressive typography and visual jokes.’ Booktrust ’Shoe Wars is an exciting story with lively characters that offer plenty of laughs […] Like Pichon’s other books, it can be enjoyed as a funny, action-packed page-turner, but also as a comic book of cartoons so that children can keep returning to their favourite bits again and again.’ Books for Keeps
Reviews
It was very nice .
General Chester Vesuvius 03.12.2025
its a funny book about shoes
Coach Bart Frankfurter 17.08.2025
The characters are: Wendy Wedge, Walter Wedge, Ruby Foot, Bear Foot, Ivor Foot, Mr Creeper and loads more. The bit I liked was when everyone in Shoe Town finds out that Wendy put on slippers which is illegal like she said and goes into SHOE PRISON! The books genre is detective and crime.
Officer Cupcake Sudoku 02.08.2025
People from 7 years and older would enjoy this book.
Corporal Jazzy Volcano 28.07.2025
I liked it because they had flying shoes which I thought was really cool and one shoe took pictures! I also really liked the names of the chapters because they were shoe sizes instead of chapters
Coach Pixie Eragon 14.07.2025
Star Reviewer
Really funny, definitely reccomend and if I had to choose a pair of shoes it would be the monster one. 4 stars.
Coach Petronella Jellybaby 09.07.2025
İvor was very funny and wendy waas bad. Shoeton was treated badly and unfairly
Doctor Rip Paperclip 06.07.2025
Super funny
Sergeant Hank Paddington 18.03.2025
I found it really fun to read. I liked when Ruby snuck into Wendy Wedge's room and saw her wear slippers,[that were illegal to wear she said].
Queen Babs Sausage-Roll 02.09.2024
MS Wedge is creeping me out, I think ms wedge was the snake to kill sally sandall
Marshal Lacey Banana 31.08.2024
Very funny though the very start was a bit sad
Coach Pudsey Sheep-Dip 30.08.2024
Amazing book i felt like was inside the storyline
Chief Raccoon Stegosaurus 14.08.2024
I thought it was a very good book. I especially liked the guard dogs and all of the scheming in it. (Plus I like how the dogs are called Left and Right!) However there is one teensy problem, there are too many bad characters in it. Wouldn't it be fun to have flying shoes? You'd never be late for anything ever again!
Nurse Pansy Satellite 27.07.2024
Star Reviewer
It was about a girl who's dad had flying shoes
Commander Gator Tinkle 19.07.2024
really funny. so imaginative!
Lady Petronella Squirrel 16.07.2024
I really liked this book. It was the first time I read a book by Liz Pichon and I finished it in 2 days. My favorite character was probably Ruby because she was nice and she had lots of great ideas. I think Wendy Wedge was very especially to steal Sally and Ivor's creation of flying shoes just to win the golden shoe award.
Lady Blueberry Teabag 17.04.2024
I liked ruby.
Dame Cilla Glitterball 13.01.2024
I enjoyed this book; my favourite character was Walter because he was stuck-up and had an interesting personality. I would recommend it to Tom Gates fans.
Pumpernickel88 04.01.2024
It was very interesting and exciting with brilliant illustrations and I would recommend this book if you like Tom Gates
Empress Bunny Sausage-Roll 12.12.2023
Best Book Ever!!!!!
Princess Tulip Turkey 22.09.2023
