Odd Socks
Michelle Robinson author Rebecca Ashdown illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:7th Jan '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The epic adventure... that starts in a sock drawer!
Suki and Sosh love their life. Each day they go to work together on their pair of feet, and each night they snuggle together in their sock drawer. But then disaster strikes: Sosh spots that Suki has a hole. Sure enough, his warm, woolly wife starts to unravel, until one day Suki is nowhere to be found.Suki and Sosh love their life. Each day they go to work together on their pair of feet, and each night they snuggle together in their sock drawer. But then disaster strikes: Sosh spots that Suki has a hole. Darn it! Sure enough, his warm, woolly wife starts to unravel, until one day Suki is nowhere to be found. The rest of the underwear warn him not to go it alone – no one likes an odd sock. But Sosh swears to find her.
"This picture book tells a story of love lost and found… From the tactile textured socks on the cover to the romantic reunion in the toy chest, children will be tickled and adults will say “aaah"." -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times *
"This rhyming love story is inspired... A delight." * Daily Mail *
"Everyone will enjoy this epic tale of true love and steadfastness... Author and illustrator both go to town, creating a fabulously funny and inventive story of true sock love, with a surprise ending that will leave everyone smiling." -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading4Kids *
"This book provided a perfect opportunity to explore important ideas such as love and loss, kindness and meanness, happiness and sadness." * TES *
"Told with excellent rhythm and tongue-in-cheek humour... Delightful." -- Marilyn Brocklehurst * The Bookseller, Bookseller's Choice *
- Short-listed for Hillingdon Book Award 2017 (UK)
- Short-listed for Sheffield Children's Book Award 2017 (UK)
ISBN: 9781783443376
Dimensions: 267mm x 258mm x 9mm
Weight: 451g
32 pages