{"product_id":"book-bc0y","title":"Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?","description":"Publisher Marketing: \"I have lost my new blue socks. Did I put them in my box?\" Simple rhymes--including \"socks, box, fox, \" and \"ox\"!--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. Review Quotes: \"A great addition to the literature on ducks. . . or socks!\" --\"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.\" --\"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.\" --\"Horn Book, \" starred review \"This is a whimsical delight for children whose parents clamor for phonics-based books.\" \"--School Library Journal, \" starred review \"Good fun.\" \"--Booklist \" \"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.\" \"--The New York Times Online\" \"With its simple vocabulary and Seussian rhymes, this would be a fine choice for an emerging reader to read aloud.\" \"--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.\" \"--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01\/21\/2013 pg. 68 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 01\/01\/2013 pg. 71 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Horn Book Magazine 03\/01\/2013 pg. 82 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 03\/01\/2013 pg. 108 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 03\/01\/2013 pg. 70 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06\/01\/2013 pg. 455 (EAN 9780547752679, Hardcover)","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49388062867760,"sku":"BDbc0y","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49388062900528,"sku":"ZEbc0y","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/330923-bc0y-Square.jpg?v=1735210812","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bc0y","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}