Author: Ann Dixon
Illustrator: Evon Zerbetz
Softcover $8.95
Published by Alaska Northwest Books

National Outdoor Book Award 2000 - Children's Category
Bookbuilders West 2000 Award - Juvenile Book Interiors

"As comforting as a warm blueberry cobbler." - Publishers Weekly
"An elegant picture book." -Kirkus Reviews

"Not since the classic Blueberries for Sal has there been such a charming picture book about blueberries. Zerbetz's linocuts are fascinating, bold and colorful with unusual wit and charm." - Tampa Tribune-Times

"The artwork is delicious." – Bookviews

One summer, somewhere between the top of Ptarmagin Mountain and the bottom, Baby lost his shoe. First vole turns the small red sneaker into a nest, then a mother fox plays with it, and finally a bear suspects it may be a tasty morsel. Each animal alters the shoe, then loses it, with a simple refrain tying the losses together. The following summer, the shoe returns full circle to it's original owner with a surprise ending.

About the Author
Ann Dixon lives, writes, and picks blueberries with her husband and two daughters in Willow, Alaska. She picks wild cranberries, and strawberries and raspberries from her own garden. She recently taught her dog, who loves raspberries, to pick them himself. This was a mistake.
Ann's other books for children and young adults include The Sleeping Lady, Trick-or-Treat!, Waiting for Noel, and Alone Across the Arctic. You may reach her at renee40@alaska.net.