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New Socks

by Bob Shea

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Something new can change the way you look; it can change the way you feel; and, in the case of new socks, it can change the way you walk--especially if you're a chicken. With a quirky sense of humor, retro style, and hip attitude, Bob Shea captures the excitement one irresistible chick experiences when he puts on a brand new pair of socks. This is for readers who have decided that they can wear nothing but their superman capes or tutus or have discovered that the only food worth eating is macoroni and cheese. In other words, this book is told with "kid logic" and it embraces the affection we have for things when they're brand new.

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"Slick digital design and silly antics rule the roost in this paper-over-board celebration of footwear, narrated by an excitable young chicken. 'Notice anything different about me?' the peep asks. 'Nope, it's not my glasses,' he adds, pointing the squiggly line of his wing at the heavy black frames around his black-dot eyes. A close-up of his feet reveals two reasons for his apparent delight: 'I got New Socks!' Where the chick's yellow body is a double-yolk kidney bean shape, with black sticks for legs and just a hint of chatty beak, his bulbous orange socks look like inflated moon boots, with a star-shaped sparkle on one toe to indicate their pristine condition. The chick skates across a wood floor and, at the playground, calls out, 'Watch me not be scared on the big-kids slide! In New Socks!' Graphic designer Shea uses animation techniques akin to Mo Willems, from emphatic first-person statements to iconic illustrations to near-empty backdrops of minimalist white and robin's-egg-blue. This comic sequence holds up as an exercise in dynamic layout, but like its title product, it seems unlikely to seem fresh after repeated use. Ages 3-6." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780316013574
Author:
Shea, Bob
Publisher:
Little, Brown Young Readers
Subject:
General
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Clothing & dress
Subject:
Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings
Subject:
Chickens
Subject:
Socks
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction-Emotions and Feelings
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction
Copyright:
2007
Publication Date:
20070431
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
, Y
Pages:
40
Dimensions:
9.26x9.15x.36 in. .79 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Slick digital design and silly antics rule the roost in this paper-over-board celebration of footwear, narrated by an excitable young chicken. 'Notice anything different about me?' the peep asks. 'Nope, it's not my glasses,' he adds, pointing the squiggly line of his wing at the heavy black frames around his black-dot eyes. A close-up of his feet reveals two reasons for his apparent delight: 'I got New Socks!' Where the chick's yellow body is a double-yolk kidney bean shape, with black sticks for legs and just a hint of chatty beak, his bulbous orange socks look like inflated moon boots, with a star-shaped sparkle on one toe to indicate their pristine condition. The chick skates across a wood floor and, at the playground, calls out, 'Watch me not be scared on the big-kids slide! In New Socks!' Graphic designer Shea uses animation techniques akin to Mo Willems, from emphatic first-person statements to iconic illustrations to near-empty backdrops of minimalist white and robin's-egg-blue. This comic sequence holds up as an exercise in dynamic layout, but like its title product, it seems unlikely to seem fresh after repeated use. Ages 3-6." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
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