To get to the bottom of the mystery of her missing sock so she can run away in peace Zadie interrogates each member of her big, annoying family—even her dog Banjo—before a surprise discovery as she plays with her baby brother convinces her to stick around a little while longer.

Reminiscent of Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry…by Molly Bang, Zadie and the Stripey Sock is a new story filled with handmade cut paper illustrations from author-illustrator Barbara Nye that explores family, identity, emotion, imagination, and the comfort of home.