Sock on the Loose

by Conor McGlauflin, Conor McGlauflin (Illustrator)

Overview

In his debut picture book Sock on the Loose, author-illustrator Conor McGlauflin takes you on a fun, sock-filled, adventure about finding yourself and discovering your way back home.

Socks come in twos,
snuggled up in your shoes.
At night they sleep tight,
matching pairs in a row.
Until—wait a minute!—oh no!
Where did Blue Sock go?...

After its twin doesn’t come back from the wash, Blue Sock decides it wants to explore the great big world outside its drawer. Just like you, there are so many things a sock can do when given the chance to try something new!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250304575
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	02/23/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	982,906
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Conor McGlauflin is a designer and teacher living in Brooklyn, NY with his wife. He graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design where he received a BA in Industrial Design with a focus in Sustainability. He has spent the past ten years creating digital products for startups and tech companies. Sock on the Loose is his debut picture book.

Editorial Reviews

"A story that encourages exploration and finding oneself along the journey." - Kirkus

"Kids will get a laugh out of this creative answer to mystery of their missing socks." - Bulletin for Center of Children's Books (BCCB)

From the Publisher

2020-11-27
A sock consumed by wanderlust decides to leave the safety of the dresser drawer.

Socks always seem to go missing—but just one of the pair. Where do they go? This particular fuzzy blue foot covering has a lot to explore. “Did it run away with a moose? / Sneak off for some juice? / Whatever happened, it’s a...” The titular phrase is shouted joyfully across the next double-page spread: “SOCK ON THE LOOSE!” The cerulean protagonist meets other socks who have also set off for adventures. There’s Dot (who has orange polka dots), Old Sock (who is gray and wears tiny spectacles), Sport Sock, and so on. The escapades that the socks enjoy are silly and arbitrary, with no clear connection to their sockness: “There are so many things a sock can do / when given the chance to try something new. / Surf a big moon wave! / Explore a watermelon cave!” Ultimately, as is often the case, after getting a better sense of oneself from a trip into the wider world, home beckons. Newcomer McGlauflin’s text has a fun bounce—but it also reaches to complete the rhyme and at times struggles with meter, both coming at the expense of storytelling. The splotched watercolors (foreshadowed by the sock’s artistic endeavors depicted in the frontmatter) add to the glee and whimsy of the open road. (This book was reviewed digitally with 8.5-by-22-inch double-page spreads viewed at 33.4% of actual size.)

A story that encourages exploration and finding oneself along the journey. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews