Jimmy Choo: how a boy from Penang, Malaysia, became the shoemaker

Jimmy Choo: how a boy from Penang, Malaysia, became the shoemaker of choice for British royalty, including Princess Diana

A picture book biography of the shoemaker Jimmy Choo, tracing his life from his father's workshop in Penang to the runways of London to the halls of Kensington Palace. On the island of Penang, Jimmy Choo is born into a family of shoemakers. At his father's side, he learns to make all kinds of shoes--loafers, stilettos, slippers, and more. After learning all he can at home, Jimmy immigrates to London, where he can study shoemaking by day and English by night.

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