I absolutely LOVE Beverly Cleary books! They are funny,
troublesome, and fun! It just seems IMPOSSIBLE not to love these! And we now
have a cat, his names is Socks! Well, he looks like he has torn socks actually.
Title: Socks
Author(s): Beverly Cleary
Age Level: 8-adult
Target Audience: Anyone
Stars: 5
Violence: none
Pages: 139
Main Characters:
Socks
Marilyn Bricker
Bill Bricker
Charles William Bricker
Mrs. Risley
Nana
Debbie
George
About the Main Characters:
Socks- A gray tabby cat that looks as if he is wearing
socks.
Marilyn Bricker- A woman who loves Socks with all her
heart.
Bill Bricker- Marilyn’s husband who also loves Socks.
Charles William Bricker- Marilyn and Bill’s baby who is
born later on in the book and then seems to get all the love and attention.
Mrs. Risley- A babysitter who checks on Charles every now
and then but absolutely LOVES Socks.
Nana- Bill’s mother who doesn’t approve of Socks near the
baby at all.
Debbie and George- The kids who owned the cat that gave birth
to the litter which Socks was in. They are only in the beginning of the book.
What I think about This Book:
I think I explained what I think about this book at
the top but I’ll give a little more information.
This book shows that a pet needs attention and love no
matter how busy you are. And it shows that a pet could keep at it and try to
get you to… re-love itself.
Socks clearly says this and I totally LOVE animals, I
think it is horrible to treat any animal like this, no matter what.
On The Back:
Watch
out, Socks!
Socks
is one very happy cat, He
lives
a good life with his nice
young
owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Bricker-
they play with him, feed
him,
and always welcome him
with
love into their warm laps.\
Then
a new baby arrives. Suddenly
little
Charles William is getting all
the
Brickers’ attention! Socks feels left out- and to
show
it he starts getting into all sorts of trouble!
What
will it take to make Socks realize just how
much
the Brickers care for him?
I would recommend this book
to any cat lover. Young or old.
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
