Fox in Socks (Beginner Books)
by Dr. Seuss
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Read in August, 2008
In Fox in Socks, Dr. Seuss poses a treacherous, but delightful linguistic challenge for adults and children alike. It is also the only work by the famous children's author prefaced with a warning: "This book is DANGEROUS!" Through a series of vignettes on diverse subjects, Dr. Seuss melds his trademark silliness with near-lethal tongue twisters, including a variant on the infamous "The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's ...more
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This book is nothing more than a list of tongue twisters.
Each set of tongue twisters gets progressively harder and harder (not to mention more and more disastrous in the illustrations) until Mr. Knox throws his hands up in frustration, and it all starts over again.
Definitely read it before you read it aloud! I'd also recommend this book for the late stage of early readers - the words are just simple enough for them to actually be able to read them, while the wordplay is tricky enough to ...more
Each set of tongue twisters gets progressively harder and harder (not to mention more and more disastrous in the illustrations) until Mr. Knox throws his hands up in frustration, and it all starts over again.
Definitely read it before you read it aloud! I'd also recommend this book for the late stage of early readers - the words are just simple enough for them to actually be able to read them, while the wordplay is tricky enough to ...more
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Read in January, 1976
Ahhhhggghh...I never really liked this Dr. Suess book - it was very confusing for me - I learnt that language could be very tricky and that I had to slow down to understand - one word at a time!!!! - I remember entering into the world of the illustrations as if they were somewhere in the world I'd never travelled or seen - the book was somehow a hybrid of book (that I tried to read) and reality (like Fox in Sox's photo album) - at this stage it was entirely possible that Fox in Sox and his bizar...more
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Read this book out loud if you want to sound like a big dork. It has lots of tongue twisters which my kids think is hilarious. Laughing at mom is fun. Let's read it again!
It's great for early readers too, but they can get a little frustrated with the tongue twisters. We usually only read a few pages a day to help eliminate that problem.
I hope this doesn't sound like I dislike this book, because I don't. We love to read it. And after awhile you get really good at it and all your adu...more
It's great for early readers too, but they can get a little frustrated with the tongue twisters. We usually only read a few pages a day to help eliminate that problem.
I hope this doesn't sound like I dislike this book, because I don't. We love to read it. And after awhile you get really good at it and all your adu...more
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worst enemy
This is an evil kid's book, for sure. Pick it up and you'll be condemned to a near eternity of grueling tongue twisters. And your kid will love it... Not because it's one of Seuss's masterpieces, but because he or she will enjoy watching you sweat like a hog as you labor from page to page and go purple in the face while you silently (with any luck) curse yourself for buying the thing.
[shelf: evil-kids-books]
[shelf: evil-kids-books]
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I think I first read this book to Nathan, also, so I am thankful to my darling nephew for that. But I have read it probably thousands of times to my own children, and aim to read it to my grandchildren when the time is right. My father was the funniest when it came to tongue twisters, and my mom was the crowned queen, so these books are a natural fit for my sisters and me.
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Read in June, 2008
It says "this book is dangerous" on the first page and warns you to "go slow". It's dangerous because the rhymes and riddles are such tongue twisters that you will be challenged to read this aloud. I laughed so hard as I tried to do so, and told myself that I will read it everyday (for myself and for Stig). This puts sally and her seashells far out in the ocean.
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Read in January, 1981
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little rhyming toddlers that wanna check if their folks really are drunk
this was the first book i read. well, first i memorized it and pretended to read it; then me and my mom put some skills to the charade. so it's important to me. who sews sue's clothes? sue sews sue's clothes. slow joe crow sews rose on sue's nose...etc. it isn't much on plot, but what perfect story ever is?
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every child
This book could be my childhood. I remember many evenings that my brother & I would choose "Fox in Socks" for our nightly bedtime read.
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Read in January, 2008
Ok, I read this to my 4 month old and while she had NO idea what I was talking about, I was indeed talking and making her smile.
I recommend this one for all of us who enjoy speaking an infinite amount of nothing, such as myself.
I recommend this one for all of us who enjoy speaking an infinite amount of nothing, such as myself.
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Read in January, 2008
Added this to my new beginning collection of Dr. Seuss books. It's wonderful! A real tongue-twister that elicited many smiles from my granddaughter as I read it to her. She loves rhyming books. Dr. Seuss is so clever.
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I have a really vivid memory of buying this with my dad on a day when we were visiting a bookstore in some big town when I was little, and loving it mainly for its associations with that really amazing-seeming day.
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Read in March, 2008
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any child
I bought this book for my 2 1/2 year old daughter today. It's been quite a while since I have read it. I've always loved Dr. Seuss, but this is one of my favorites. I love the "tweetle beetle battle" part.
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Read in January, 1970
One of the most important things I learned from this book is that:
"Luke Luck likes lakes, Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke takes licks of lakes Luke's duck likes, duck takes licks of lakes Luck Luck likes."
"Luke Luck likes lakes, Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke takes licks of lakes Luke's duck likes, duck takes licks of lakes Luck Luck likes."
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My kids and I love this book! It never gets tiring...other than trying to get the tongue twisters out that is. It always gives us a good laugh and is great for sound repetitions for young ones.
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I KNOW EVERY WORD IN THIS BOOK!!!!!! my dad used 2 read it to me every nite when i was little!
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This one can keep parents amused as they read to their kids. The warning in the beginning of the book is not a joke, although it took my son ten years to figure out why it made me laugh anyway.
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Read in January, 1985
My favorite book of all time. My father used to read this book to me almost every night. I believe it inspired my love of language and certainly silly stories. Doing battle with the beetles.
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Catch me in the right frame of mine and I just may be able to recite this and Hop On Pop verbatim. I certainly recited them to my children often enough. LOOOVE these 2 Seussers. Holy cow.
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Fox in Socks is absolutely my favorite Dr. Seuss book because it's just so much fun! You have to read Fox in Socks out loud in order to appreciate it in its entirety.
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