Author Eva Chen’s voice is fresh as she narrates the story of Juno Valentine. What would you do if you went to your closet to pull out your favorite shoes and found something else entirely? When Juno finds a “cornucopia” of shoes rather than her own, she sits down to try them all on. The collection includes shoes that belonged to Cleopatra, Frieda Kahlo, Cinderella, and Serena Williams, along with ballet slippers from THE NUTCRACKER. Chen sets a jaunty pace. Just as the listener is picturing what one pair of shoes might look like, Chen is on to the next and then the next. Certainly this adds to the magical quality of the story, and listeners might wonder, along with Juno, if it really happened. A.R. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
Imagine this: you’re invited to a party planned by Reese Witherspoon, in immaculate Southern fashion. Chrissy Teigen brings the food. Busy Philipps brings the laughs, and Eva Chen tells you exactly what color lipstick to wear for your complexion and lets you try on her gorgeous designer heels. Are you imagining? Then you’ve got the […]
The picture book—written by fashionista and former Lucky magazine editor-in-chief Chen, with sweet, stylish illustrations by Derek Desierto—takes little Juno Valentine on a big journey in search of her MIA favorite shoes. Instead, she discovers a magical room filled with hundreds of pairs of amazing shoes, some that take her on adventures featuring female icons like Frida Kahlo, […]
It’s getting to be that warm and fuzzy time of year, when hot cocoa and storytime are best served under cuddly blankets, in front of crackling hearths. If you love snuggling up with your little reader at every bedtime (and who doesn’t?), your picture book shelves might require some refreshing, so you’ve come to the […]