Synopses & Reviews
and#8220;I have lost my new blue socks. Did I put them in my box?and#8221; Simple rhymesand#8212;including socks, box, fox, and ox!and#8212;spin the tale of a small duck who waddles through the countryside, forlornly searching for his blue socks. and#8220;Iand#8217;m trying not to be depressed. / Without my socks I feel undressed.and#8221; Finally, a sharp-eyed peacock sees a bit of blue peeking out of duckand#8217;s lace-up shoes and the mini-mystery is solved! Soft-hued, adorable pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings adorn this winsome story that shares the familiar experience of not really losing something after all.
Review
"A great addition to the literature on ducks. . . or socks!"
and#8212;Kirkus, starred review
"Bunting and Ruzzier create a lightly surreal and emotionally benevloent landscape. . . . The book's gentle takeaway [is] reinforced by Ruzzier's signature offbeat aesthetic . . . and Bunting's solid, conversational rhymes."
and#8212;Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Such angst over a pair of socks has never been conveyed so well. . . . A perfect book for the newest reader, especially one with a grand sense of humor."
and#8212;Horn Book, starred review
"This is a whimsical delight for children whose parents clamor for phonics-based books."
and#8212;School Library Journal, starred review
"Good fun."
and#8212;Booklist
and#8220;What makes this version particularly enjoyable are offbeat touches that mirror a preschoolerand#8217;s precipitously escalated emotions. . . . Bunting and Ruzzier work together well, capturing preschool fears and uncertain sentiments but, in the end, making it all O.K.and#8221;
and#8212;The New York Times Online
and#8220;With its simple vocabulary and Seussian rhymes, this would be a fine choice for an emerging reader to read aloud.and#8221;
and#8212;The Wall Street Journal
"The sonorous, Seussian cadence of Bunting's rhyming text lends itself to reading aloud, but older beginning readers up to a few challenging vocabulary words might also successfully tackle this on their own, especially once they've heard it read a few times."
and#8212;The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Synopsis
Duck can't find his new blue socks. He looks everywhereand#8212;except on his own feet!
About the Author
EVE BUNTING has writtenandnbsp;over two hundredandnbsp;books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz. She lives in Southern California.Sergio Ruzzier has illustrated a number of picture books, some of which he also wrote. Italian by birth, he lives in New York City.