Fox in Socks - Dr. Seuss

Advantages: Educational. Funny. Magical.
Disadvantages: I'm not 5 years old any more!

...1966 (first edition) copy of Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss as THE treasure in my book collection. I am not embarrassed to tell you that I have been known to pick it up when feeling down, read it from cover to cover and feel 100% better afterwards. Maybe for me Mr Fox is some kind of comfort blanket! Thank you Dr Seuss, you are a genius putting me in the right mood to handle that particularly tricky business call this afternoon. OK, why then is Seuss ...
...the beginning, introducing you to Fox - he is red incidentally. A picture of a red fox, the word Fox. A pair of blue socks, the word Socks. Then we have a brown box and a rather daffy yellow character by the name of Knox. Incidentally Knox looks very much like Sam in Green Eggs and Ham. As you can see from the list of words; Fox, Socks, Box and Knox we have the basis for the ever more incredible tongue twisting pages to follow. As with all good ... Read review

Advantages: Colourful pictures, story is in rhyme
Disadvantages: Some of the tongue twisters are hard to say!

...he went to bed and Fox in Socks by Dr Seuss was the one he picked. I gave him a choice of Dr Seuss books but he chose this one, as he'd never heard it before. Dr Seuss (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel) was born on 2nd March 1904 and died on 24th September 1991. During his lifetime he wrote nearly 50 children's books. He was probably most famous for The Cat in the Hat, which has also been made into a film. The whole book is written in rhyme which ...
...general story line is Mr Fox is trying to get Mr Knox to lots of different tongue twisters but poor Mr Knox just cannot get his tongue around them (I don't blame him - I found some of them pretty difficult myself!) The first page introduces the story with four words and four illustrations, fox, socks, box, Knox (an unusual yellow creature). Throughout the story we meet lots of interesting characters, including chicks with bricks, Sue who sews crow's ... Read review

Advantages: a good beginner reading book
Disadvantages: ?

Fox in socks by Dr Seuss I can read all by myself! Fox in socks is a beginner book aimed at young children, making reading fun. I am sure most of you will either have read some Dr Seuss either as a child learning to read or to a child. Dr Seuss books are fun This book, Fox in socks is one of my favourites. Lots of rhyming words; tongue twisters about characters doing silly things children love the silliness. The pictures are bright and bold ...
...hate this game, sir Fox thinks and says What a shame, sir Here is lots of blue goo now New goo. Blue goo A horrified Knox is lead to a blue goo pool he does not like it. So Fox leads him to other tongue twisters. Fox instructs him to say them. Three fleas flew And then they talked about tweetle beetles And When beetles battle beetles In a puddle paddle battle and the beetle battle puddle Is a puddle in a bottle This is where Knox finally ... Read review

Advantages: has you in stiches
Disadvantages: makes your tongue numb

...my father-in-law sent the wonderful fox in socks book as a birthday present. There is a warning of the front cover of this book advising you to read slow and that the fox is tricky and will get your tongue into trouble, well he was'nt wrong there. From start to finish this book has you and your child laughing it is so pleasurable to read and bedtime reading never seems to be a chore when my daughter chooses this book to be read to her. There are ...
...is a complete rhyme with fox and knox being the main characters, both trying to out do each other with the tongue twisters. It starts from fox in socks and box and knox, then goes on to tweetlebeetles and so on. My daughter and I absoulotley love this book and each member of my family have read this to her and they have also enjoyed it. The book is priced at £5.99 and is available at all good bookshops. ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, encourages early readers to improve
Disadvantages: price

The Dr seuss range of books is clealy marked in three caorgary of readers: preschollers, learning to readers and fluent readers. For learning these books are excellent, the child is reasured they have read it right by the ryhme. While the excellent illustrations provide a second assurance. They also make th reader want to read more which lead to a happy, fluent reader. While leaves the parent with an empty pocket the short books RRP is around £4.99 ...
...stores. This sacrifice of money though is all compensated when you peep round you childs door to them giggling and fluently reading word for word. Further more the range of books progresses with the child, there is over twety books which can be read again and again, it is hard to run out of books to read. You may even find your self reading them, with childhoood memories flooding back. ... Read review