Young Jimmy Choo learns how to make shoes at the feet of his father, making his first pair of sandals for his mother. As time goes on and lots of hard work is put in by Jimmy, he achieves mega success when he starts designing shoes for Diana, Princess of Wales.

This is a very beautiful picture book biography. There are great overt messages about working hard and persevering, as well as subtler ones about having a strong familial relationship and being smart enough to find your audience when it comes to work. This is all the more powerful and inspirational by being a nonfiction title rather than a story about a fictional hard worker.

The illustrations in this book are extremely eye-catching. They are bright and cheery, with lots of details on every page to pore over. There's a fun style to them that is a cross between animation and fashion book designs.

This is definitely a great book for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (and all the rest of the year too). It's good for children who are interested in design and fashion, as well as those who just want to learn about different people and what they do. This could be useful in a school unit about careers for that reason. It may also be useful for talking about inspirational leadership and ways to influence the world. ( )