Bobby Orr and the Hand-me-down Skates

<b>Even hockey legends start with hand-me-downs. A beautifully illustrated true childhood story about hockey great Bobby Orr.</b><br><br>Bobby eats sleeps and breathes hockey. So when his birthday is coming up he only wants one thing: new skates. He's seen the exact pair he wants in the shop window: sparkling blades shiny leather clean new laces tied in perfect bows. But when Bobby opens his gift he's dismayed to find hand-me-down skates: scuffed leather nicked blades floppy laces. <br><br>Once Bobby breaks them in though he and the hand-me-down skates become inseparable and he can't imagine life without them . . . until the brand-new skates come into his life. How can he leave his hand-me-down skates behind?<br><br><i>Log Driver's Waltz </i>illustrator Jennifer Phelan brings this classic story to life with timeless gorgeous art and Kara Kootsra's words evoke the joy and dedication that Bobby Orr brought to his favorite sport. A perfect gift for readers and fans big and small this book is destined to be a classic that is reached for time and time again.