Socks
A purr-fectly hilarious portrait of life with a baby from a cat's point of view. Socks is one happy cat. He lives with a nice young couple called the Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family. Suddenly, the...
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A purr-fectly hilarious portrait of life with a baby from a cat's point of view. Socks is one happy cat. He lives with a nice young couple called the Brickers who play with him, pet him, feed him treats, and always have a warm lap for him to sit in. Then a new baby joins the family. Suddenly, the Brickers are sharing their laps and love with Charles William, and Socks is getting into all sorts of trouble. He runs from a phantom dog, wrestles with Nana's best wig, and fights Old Taylor the tomcat for territory. But as Charles William grows, Socks discovers that he has a new best friend and a new way to be part of the family.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061972416 (006197241X)
Publish date: October 6th 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
Loved Socks, but the Brickers were the worst cat parents ever. Hated them and their stupid baby. Loathsome book.
This was one of my favorite books as a child, and I'm delighted beyond words that I can still enjoy it re-reading it as an adult.Socks's cat personality is just so fantastically spot on. Everything from the tail curving into a question mark to the need to teach his humans lessons about allowing him...
Not the best Cleary book, and I found the story very offensive to the treatment of animals.
This book made me bawl my eyes out as a child. Loved it.
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