Felipe wants to play soccer with his friends, but it’s his turn to bring the ball, and he doesn’t have one. So, on the way to school, he makes his own out of socks that he swipes from his neighbors. But Felipe is a considerate sock thief―he leaves delicious mangoes in exchange for each one, and at the end of the day, he returns them all (with thank you notes!).
Why I like this book: The Sock Thief is about a child who steals socks to make a soccer ball for himself. It’s a simple, authentically diverse book about a child who just wants to be able to play soccer. He learns that the village supports him in his quest to play
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