In Yellow Shoes, M. H. Mundy turns memory into meaning. Through vivid, funny, and deeply human vignettes, she captures growing up in Chicago as one of eight kids under the steady eye of a father whose quiet lessons shaped everything that followed.

Each story begins with a simple truth — “My dad said” — and unfolds into something larger: how love, patience, and a well-timed joke can grow a child into a strong, thinking, self-possessed human being.

Both personal and universal, these reflections reveal how ordinary moments — a card game, a meal, a small correction — become the foundation of identity, integrity, and joy. Yellow Shoes isn’t just about a good dad; it’s about the power of goodness itself and what it leaves behind.