Little Sock

by Kia Heise, Christopher D. Park, Christopher D. Park (Illustrator)

Overview

Little Sock is tired of his routine. Day after day, it's the same old thing. He gets worn, he gets dirty, and he gets washed. Nothing ever changes. The other socks in the drawer don't seem to mind but Little Sock wants something different. He has heard of a place, Sock City, where everything is new and exciting, so one night he makes his escape from his drawer. Will Little Sock reach his destination? And what will he find there?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534110052
Publisher:	Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date:	08/15/2019
Series:	Little Sock
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD460L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 6 Years

About the Author

Kia spends her days as a sociology professor, teaching students about the world around them. Little Sock is her first children’s book. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, Chris, and their son Remi, who is always losing his socks.

Chris is a professional illustrator who has been creating art since he was old enough to hold a crayon. Kia spends her days as a sociology professor, teaching students about the world around them. Little Sock is his first children’s book. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife, Kia, and their son Remi, who is always losing his socks.

Chris is a professional illustrator who has been creating art since he was old enough to hold a crayon. Kia spends her days as a sociology professor, teaching students about the world around them. Little Sock is his first children’s book. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife, Kia, and their son Remi, who is always losing his socks.

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Editorial Reviews

2019-06-16
Weary of routine, a sock escapes to discover a wider (sock) world.

Little Sock lives in a drawer of identical loose socks, never has a mate even when taken out, and, according to the narrative, is improbably worn and washed every day. Venturing into a scary secret tunnel at the back of the clothes dryer, Little Sock finds himself in Sock City…which is just like a regular city except that it's populated by socks. Readers who think "Aha! So that's where lost socks go!" are doing better than the authors, who not only never make that claim, but are evidently so in love with their metaphor that they never trouble with constructing either a credible backstory or an actual plotline. Hardly does Little Sock arrive in Sock City than, without transition, he's back where he started, looking forward to bringing a friend on future visits. Along with faces and pipestem limbs, the socks of Sock City all sport different colors or patterns in Park's bright cartoon illustrations and are also varied in size and shape. Even the ones that pose in pairs are mismatched—a vision of diversity far removed from Little Sock's monocolored community. Maybe that contrast is the intended point here? Nonetheless, next to the sock-themed exploits of Jennifer Sattler's One Red Sock (2019) or C.K. Smouha and Eleonora Marton's Sock Story (2019), there's less here than meets the eye.

The tunnel bit is clever, but it's not enough on its own to pull this sketchy outing from the drawer. (Picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews