"When I was a little girl, I loved the story of the red shoes, the story about he little girl who so wanted to wear the shiny red shoes, that when she got them and put them on her feet, she couldn't stop dancing. Now the end to that story by the famous Hans Christian Andersen, did not have a happy ending, but to me it wasn't about the tragedy that befell the beautiful child, it was a story about having a passion for doing something with a dire warning that sometimes your own passion can be the end of you, even if you must do what must do." (Penelope Dyan) , This is not such a story, other than it is about a girl who doesn't have much in the way of riches who longs for a beautiful pair of red shoes she sees on a shoe store shelf. Read this book and find out if Rose gets her red shoes, and then ask yourself, "What is really important in life?" The familiar funny Dyan characters of the rat, dog, cat and elephant seem to have a a firm grip on what some of the more important things in life are, and our heroine Rose agrees with them; but she still wants those brand new red shoes all for herself. Written by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, this book, like all the Bellissima books, is meant to invoke conversation and to inspire.