Duck Sock Hop
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A rollicking, rhyming read-aloud that will knock your socks off!
Warm-up, wiggle, stretch your beak.
Duck Sock Hop comes once a week!
The mood is high, the sun is low,
the music starts, get ready, go!
In this tongue-twisting, toe-tapping picture book, ducks grab socks from a big sock box and head on down to the duck sock hop. In socks with stripes and socks with spots, socks with squares and socks with dots, these brightly, boldly illustrated ducks dance until their socks go rip; and ducks teeter, tumble, twist, and trip. But not to worry; in this preschool-perfect read-aloud, when one sock hop ends, the countdown to the next one begins. So, prepare for a feel-good, giggle-inducing read.
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This rhyming whimsy stars a crew of dancing ducks whose webby feet are made even happier by donning all kinds of sprightly socks, including "Socks with stars and socks with moons,/ socks with cars and socks with spoons." No matter that socks prove more of a hindrance than a help when it comes to dancing (the sock hop results in "big duck flops!" and trips to the first-aid station); at book's end, the dancers are back at the Duck Sock Shop to pick up new pairs for the next soiree. Debut illustrator Porter is better at portraying the ducks pre- and post-dance than in the act her ducks aren't quite rubbery enough to convey dance moves and pratfalls. But they're still an engaging, eye-catching bunch, rendered in bold black outlines and playful silkscreen-like patterning that's an inventive visual riff on feathers. Kohuth's (Estie the Mensch) verse offers plenty of read-aloud pleasure, giving readers the immense satisfaction of saying "socks" and "ducks" over and over. Ages 3 5.
