

Spiral-bound: 24 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; Ina Nov Sp edition (March 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812065530
ISBN-13: 978-0812065534
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.9 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (159 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #7,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #53 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > New Experiences #239 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Basic Concepts
Age Range: Baby - 3 years
Grade Level: Preschool and up

I was disappointed with this book and returned it. It teaches tying laces by making two loops and tying the loops together. I was looking for a book that taught the "one-loop, wrap around, push through" method.On the plus side, it is a very sturdy book that would take much abuse from a small child.
After spending a few months trying to teach my then four year old how to tie her shoes (and succeeding only in frustrating her), her babysitter gave her this book as a gift. Within a week or two, she was tying her shoes perfectly! I like the books construction (it's a board book) and the model shoe and illustrations that teach shoe tying with a little catchy poem. The shoe model at the bottom of the book has one lace in it that is red on one end and yellow on the other and the different colors makes shoe tying easier for beginners. This book is now my "standard" gift to children turning four.
I have used this book in therapy to teach older kids (who had given up) to learn to tie their shoes. This tool has especially been successful with people who learn visually. There are a few pictures that I find a little confusing, that is why the 4 star rating, so I turn the pages as they tie and I skip over those. I basically use 4 - 6 of the pictures. I give the minimal verbal prompts of criss-cross, down and through for each section (twice). I have 2 books. You can use one to model if you need to, and after they learn to tie with the book, I take the shoe lace out of the 2nd book and put it in their shoe. Then they can continue to follow the colors if they need to on the actual shoe until they are doing it independently. Very exciting for them to see success after years of failed attempts!
We purchased this book because our daughter is great at learning rhymes and we thought it would help her learn to tie her shoe. We were dissappointed that it teaches the "rabbit ears" knot, but even more dissappointed to find two of the illustrations out of sequence. That type of error make learning very difficult.
I ordered this for my son who is mildly autistic. He has been very discouraged attempting to learn to tie his shoe. Usually our shoe tying attempts have resulted in tears and meltdowns. (sometimes from me, lol)He initially was very reluctant to try this book, but on the very first attempt he was able to tie the laces. He was very proud of this accomplishment and even showed his younger brother how to tie the laces. I would recommend this book to anyone that needs to teach either a young child or someone with ASD how to lace and tie shoes.
The book is a wonderful book, but the lace is not anchored to the book. Your toddler can pull it out and wrap it around his or her neck. Make sure you anchor it to the book (with glue or tape on the back)
I bought this book for my oldest daughter after realizing that she couldn't tie her shoes at 7 years old, thanks a lot slip on shoes.She learned how to tie her shoes in only one day. The book is extremely simple to read and follow along. The text makes sense and with two different colored laces it makes it simple to use.
My 5 year old son has been struggling to learn to tie his shoe...and I have been struggling on ways to teach him so he gets it. So I went to and searched for "teach tie shoes" and came up with tons of products. I read the reviews of a few products, but settled on this because it had the MOST reviews. When it arrived, my son was so excited. We went through it step-by-step, page-by-page, and he got it on the first try. I couldn't believe it, so he did it again and again.....and he did it! Then we tried it with a real shoe, and a half hour later he knew how to tie his shoes. I even added the extra step to double knot them. The dual colored shoe laces paired with easy visual steps made this one of the best things I've ever bought from . I wish I had gotten it earlier. Thank you author Mark Casey!!!
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