Which Shoes Do You Choose?
By Aaron Shepard
Reader’s Theater Edition #22
Adapted for reader’s theater (or readers theatre) by the author, from his picture book published by Skyhook Press, 2019
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PREVIEW: With so many kinds of shoes at the store, how can Katie ever choose?
CULTURE: American
THEME: Choices in life
READER AGES: 6–9
LENGTH: 3 minutesROLES: Narrators 1 & 2, Clerks 1–9, Katie
NOTES: For best effect, place NARRATOR 1 at far left, and NARRATOR 2 at far right, as seen from the audience.
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NARRATOR 1: Katie was tired of her same old shoes.
KATIE: I want shoes I choose!
NARRATOR 2: She went to the store to buy new ones.
NARRATOR 1: The clerks asked her,
ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose?
NARRATOR 2: Katie said,
KATIE: I want shoes that are braggy, not baggy.
ALL CLERKS: (thinking about it) Hmmm. Let me see.
CLERK 1: We have small shoes,
CLERK 2: and tall shoes,
CLERK 3: and walk-on-the-wall shoes.
CLERK 4: We have red shoes,
CLERK 5: and head shoes,
CLERK 6: and down-the-hill-sled shoes.
CLERK 7: We have blue shoes,
CLERK 8: and BOO shoes,
CLERK 9: and paddle-canoe shoes.
ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose?
KATIE: I want shoes that are slicky, not sticky.
ALL CLERKS: Hmmm. Let me see.
CLERK 1: We have jog shoes,
CLERK 2: and log shoes,
CLERK 3: and hop-like-a-frog shoes.
CLERK 4: We have tied shoes,
CLERK 5: and wide shoes,
CLERK 6: and carnival-ride shoes.
CLERK 7: We have trail shoes,
CLERK 8: and snail shoes,
CLERK 9: and wind-in-your-sail shoes.
ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose?
KATIE: I want shoes that are spiffy, not iffy.
ALL CLERKS: Hmmm. Let me see.
CLERK 1: We have black shoes,
CLERK 2: and snack shoes,
CLERK 3: and ride-on-a-track shoes.
CLERK 4: We have wet shoes,
CLERK 5: and pet shoes,
CLERK 6: and super-speed-jet shoes.
CLERK 7: We have moon shoes,
CLERK 8: and goon shoes,
CLERK 9: and hot-air-balloon shoes.
ALL CLERKS: Which shoes do you choose?
KATIE: I choose all these shoes.
ALL CLERKS: (admiring her choice) Ah!
NARRATOR 1: She bought the shoes and took them home.
NARRATOR 2: Now Katie chooses all her shoes with
ALL CLERKS: (to audience) ALL THOSE SHOES TO CHOOSE!
Which Shoes Do You Choose?
By Aaron Shepard
Illustrated by Wendy Edelson
