Book Descriptions
for Where's My Sock? by Joyce Dunbar and Sanja Rešcek
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Pippin the mouse can’t find one of his yellow socks with clocks. Pippin and Tog look for the lost sock everywhere—in every drawer and in every basket—but no sock. They line up all the socks they have, and they eventu ally decide the sock must be hiding. Pippin and Tog give up and decide it is permissible to wear socks that don’t match. They check their socks and realize Tog had on the missing sock all the time . si
Originally published by Chicken House Great Britain, in 2006.
Bridges to Understanding: Envisioning the World through Children's Books. © USBBY, 2011. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Pippin is as mad as can be. I can't find my other sock! he exclaims. My yellow sock with clocks, just like the one I am wearing! Where do those maddening missing socks go? Pippin is determined to find out. Together with his friend Tog, he embarks on the greatest sock search ever. Laundry baskets! Wastebaskets! Fruit baskets? No drawer is left unturned. From a mountaintop of socks, through a maze of mismatched knits, to a gatefold clothesline showcasing cheerful argyles, stripes, and dots, WHERE'S MY SOCK? bursts with colorful footwear for kids to look for, count, and pair.
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.