A Sunday Times Children's Book of the Year 2020 pick.From the imagination of Tom Gates' multi-million-copybestselling creator Liz Pichon...'Following up a best-selling series like Tom Gates isno easy feat, but Liz Pichon does so in huge style in Shoe Wars[...] Bursting with imagination and fabulous gadgets, ShoeWars is full of Pichon's characteristic warmth,humour and quirky illustrations.' The Bookseller  Welcome to Shoe Town - and meet brother and sisterBear and Ruby Foot.They are running out of time to rescue theirinventor dad from his hideous boss, Wendy Wedge.She'll do ANYTHING to win the glitzy Golden Shoe Awardand knows that entering flying shoes is her hotticket to the trophy.Flying shoes that Ruby and Bear just happento be hiding... Get ready for a gadget-packed, wedge-of-your-feet adventure likeno other!Fully illustrated throughout with Liz's hilarious doodlesLaughs on every single page!  More praise for Shoe Wars:'As with the Tom Gates books, every page here is dynamicand attention-grabbing, packed with cartoons and typeface trickery.'Financial Times'An original and outrageous storyline gives plenty of scope forabsurd inventions, loathsome baddies and heroic deeds from underequippedunderdogs. This is a tale oozing creativity and packedwith pen and ink illustrations, exciting and expressive typographyand visual jokes.' Booktrust'Shoe Wars is an exciting story with lively charactersthat offer plenty of laughs [...] Like Pichon's other books, itcan be enjoyed as a funny, action-packed page-turner, but also asa comic book of cartoons so that children can keep returning totheir favourite bits again and again.' Books for Keeps