{"product_id":"9780547752679","title":"Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHave You Seen My New Blue Socks?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Eve Bunting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I have lost my new blue socks. Did I put them in my box?” Simple rhymes—including \u003ci\u003esocks, box, fox,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eox\u003c\/i\u003e!—spin the tale of a small duck who waddles through the countryside, forlornly searching for his blue socks. “I’m trying not to be depressed. \/ Without my socks I feel undressed.” Finally, a sharp-eyed peacock sees a bit of blue peeking out of duck’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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"A great addition to the literature on ducks. . . or socks!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eHorn Book,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"This is a whimsical delight for children whose parents clamor for phonics-based books.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—School Library Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"Good fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What makes this version particularly enjoyable are offbeat touches that mirror a preschooler’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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The New York Times Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With its simple vocabulary and Seussian rhymes, this would be a fine choice for an emerging reader to read aloud.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKirkus Reviews Best Books, Horn Book Fanfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780547752679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41162002825422,"sku":"9780547752679","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780547752679_c98cb29e-32b2-4b90-91ef-7d4903700142.jpg?v=1652122298","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780547752679","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}