Synopses & Reviews
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"Charmingly offbeat...simple text and childlike pictures speak directly to the pleasure kids derive from found objects." BOOKLIST
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"Utterly simple and springtime fresh...charming...hilarious...indominitable character and her spot-on experience of...childhood drama." BOOKLIST, starred
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"Cunning, quick-sketch watercolor illustrations carry the story, focusing on the simply drawn characters." KIRKUS
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"Charming watercolors...a pleasantly retro feel...strikes just the right note." Publishers Weekly
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"Utterly simple and springtime fresh...charming...hilarious...
indominitable character and her spot-on experience of...childhood drama." BOOKLIST, starred Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
"Charmingly offbeat...simple text and childlike pictures speak directly to the pleasure kids derive from found objects." BOOKLIST Horn Book
"Cunning, quick-sketch watercolor illustrations carry the story, focusing on the simply drawn characters." KIRKUS Kirkus Reviews
"Gentle....perky pastel-colored watercolors...a sweetly satisfying tale of resourcefulness, friendship, and the pleasures of a good sock." BCCB Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Charming watercolors...a pleasantly retro feel...strikes just the right note." Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
One day Lizette finds a pretty green sock. Shes delighted, until some neighborhood bullies begin to tease her. Socks come in pairs, they say. What good is one sock by itself? Lizette searches and searches, but she cannot find the socks missing mate. Fortunately, her friend Bert helps her see the situation in a new way. And together they come upon the perfect solution in this ingenious story about how socks, like friends, are always best in pairs.
About the Author
Catharina Valckx attended art school in Holland and began writing picture books after the birth of her son. She lives in Amsterdam.