I would also highly recommend it for families of a small child which are adding on a second soon, since the book deals with a coddled cat who is being usurped by a new baby.Įven though it does not tie into Klickitat Street and all the other Cleary characters, I think this is a standalone gem. Seriously, I would highly recommend it for young readers or for family reading time. He is a young tabby cat with four white paws, and he lives happily with a young. The book was funny and sensitive, well written and interesting. Socks is the name of the newest character to be created by Beverly Cleary. There is some personification going on, yet it remains true to the nature of cats. I felt both like I was utterly human and also in the head of Socks as I read it. Surprise! This book is perhaps the best animal fiction that I have ever read. Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary charms readers with yet another lovable characterSocks, a jealous cat who must learn to share his owners with. So we snagged it, despite my distaste of the feline. Socks was one of the Cleary books that we did not have but the library did. We have a number of the books, mostly in the Ramona series, and we have been adding to them from the library. I have already reviewed the Ramona series and the Henry Huggins series, as well as Muggie Maggie. I am in the middle of reading out most of the Beverly Cleary books (there are a lot of them) to my kids. My loving this book came as a surprise to myself. Let me also give a review spoiler: I loved this book. Let me begin this review with a revelation: I hate cats. Seen here in the William Morrow and Company version illustrated by Tracy Dockray.

Socks, by Beverly Cleary, and first published in 1973.

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