Step Into My Shoes Degna Stone The people of Jacqueline Crooks’

The people of Jacqueline Crooks’ stories are deeply enmeshed in their African/Indian Jamaican world of dreams

Lange’s imaginative excesses and almost hallucinatory images make this uncanny exploration of desire

at the very first stirring

Using true stories from her own family annals

renowned for its unique vision and prophetic themes

Step Into My Shoes Degna Stone The people of Jacqueline Crooks’Matou passes a mosque on her way home from school and cant resist trying on some of the shoes she finds outside. Curious about the shoes wearers, she begins to imagine the lives they might lead. One day, when her mum has to work late, she feels frustrated and let down. Can stepping into her mums shoes help Matou build a bridge of understanding between them? A delightful story about empathy in which a little girl takes the expression to step into