| Socks |  | Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Category: eBooks
In Stock
Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 38,971
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
Socks is the name of the newest character to be created by Beverly Cleary. He is a young tabby cat with four white paws, and he lives happily with a young married couple, Marilyn and Bill Bricker. The center of the Bricker household, Socks rules it affectionately but firmly. Into this loving home, however, comes another pet. This creature has a small, wrinkled, furless face, and Mr. and Mrs. Bricker spend an inordinate amount of time trying to burp it. Its arrival fills Socks with jealousy and a terrible anxiety. How the rivalry between Socks and Charles William, the Bricker baby, turns into an alliance makes a domestic drama both touching and funny. Although her story is about a cat and faithful to his point of view in every detail, Mrs. Cleary demonstrates with it the emotional upheaval experienced by a child who must learn to share his parents. As young readers come to understand Socks and his problems, they will gain a new understanding of themselves. But, most of all, they will laugh.
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 A cool and creative book April 11, 2010
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
SPOILER ALERT
This book is cool because it shows a cat's point of view. There's a new baby in the house and it makes it harder for Socks to get the Bricker's attention. When Socks bites Mrs. Bricker's leg, he wasn't trying to hurt her but Mr. Bricker threw him out the front door. You feel bad for Socks because you know he only wanted someone to feed him. When Mrs. Risley comes over she gives him lots of attention and lets him on her lap. Finally, Socks sleeps with the baby in his playpen and he is happy.
 Cat takes back seat to baby in this short, simple tale March 7, 2009
Julee Rudolf (Oak Harbor, WA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mr. and Mrs. Bricker, a young, childless couple, choose to add a kitten, which they name Socks, to their family. With plenty of food and affection, the cat thrives. But then something terrible happens, Marilyn Bricker gives birth to a baby boy named Charles William. When baby makes four, all seems swell with the Cleaver-like family, but the kitty feels neglected. Charles William hogs his mother's lap and love, leaving the furry feline in the lurch. The only reprieve he gets is a visit from a cat-loving babysitter. But his mischievous nature lands him outdoors after some bad behavior involving Nana's wig. He gains back his place in everyone's hearts (and the house) after a bad experience with a local cat. Eventually, the two newest members of the Bricker family learn to live together in harmony. All's well that ends well, I suppose, in this simple story. But it's dated, as is obvious in the repeated use of "Mr. Bricker" and "Mrs. Bricker" to refer to the man and woman of the house. Cleary's Ralph and the Motorcycle books are better. Tales with good pet characters: Bad Kitty by Nic Bruel, Coraline by Neil Gaiman, and Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell.
Reflects the times February 11, 2009
natural mom (Phoenix, AZ USA)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
This charming book tells the story of a new baby in the family from a cat's point of view. I remembered it fondly from my own childhood, and thought it would be helpful to read to my oldest daughter from a sibling-rivalry perspective.
Sadly, the book is a reflection of the times in which it was written, and the baby in it is exclusively formula-fed. Why Cleary got so much flak for mentioning spaying pets to prevent overpopulation, and none at all in this day and age for setting formula feeding on par with human milk, and presenting that to her young target audience as a harmless choice, I'll never understand.
 socks August 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
emily kocian says that she really love the book and that she likes the auters othetr books
socks by beverly cleary June 18, 2008
Sal (Nashville)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Excellent book for your child's library. My son has read this over and over... Happy reading
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