Fox in Socks (Beginner Books) - Hardcover

Seuss, Dr. [ Theodor Seus Geisel]

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0001717987 ISBN 13: 9780001717985

Publisher: Random House, 1965

Synopsis

Fox in Socks is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1965. It features two main characters, Fox (an anthropomorphic fox) and Knox, who speak almost entirely in densely rhyming tongue-twisters. The book in some ways bears a resemblance to Green Eggs and Ham, another book by Dr. Seuss. Both stories contain two main characters: one who is stubborn and wants to be left alone; the other, a persistent and sometimes annoying opposite.

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Review:

"This Fox is a tricky fox. He'll try to get your tongue in trouble." Dr. Seuss gives fair warning to anyone brave enough to read along with the Fox in Socks, who likes to play tongue-twisting games with his friend Mr. Knox. "Here's an easy game to play. Here's an easy thing to say.... New socks. Two socks. Whose socks? Sue's socks." But Mr. Fox Socks isn't about to let Knox off so easy. Soon Goo-Goose is choosing to chew chewy gluey blue goo, while tweetle beetles battle with paddles in a puddle (in case you were wondering, that's called a "tweetle beetle puddle paddle battle"). Mr. Knox gets exasperated: "I can't blab such blibber blubber! My tongue isn't made of rubber." But he catches on to the game before it's all through. One of Seuss's best, this must-read-aloud classic is guaranteed to get many giggles out of readers young and old. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes

From the Inside Flap:

Illus. in full color. A collection of tongue twisters that is "an amusing exercise for beginning readers."--"Kirkus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1965
• ISBN 10: 0001717987
• ISBN 13: 9780001717985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Dr Seuss