"I lost my sock!" says Fox. "Have you seen it?"

So begins Ox's ridiculous attempts to help Fox find his missing sock. Ox presents each newoption just before the page turn so the reader has a moment to decide for herself whetherOx has, in fact, found Fox's sock.

At its heart, I LOST MY SOCK is the story of a funny misunderstanding between friends. But it’s also about pattern, color and shape recognition, comparing and contrasting, and object identification. Mastery of these skills enriches a child's vocabulary, prepares them to understand letters and numbers, and helps them gain a better sense of the world around them. Elio's bold, geometric character designs further reinforce the early math concepts hinted at in this book.

 

P. J. Roberts is forever losing socks, but doesn’t mind wearing polka dots with stripes. Chris “Elio” Eliopoulos has worked for Disney, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr., among others. He teaches illustration at Columbia University in Chicago.