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Fox in Socks and Other Stories
Dr. Seuss's stories have entertained readers for over fifty years with their off-the-wall humour, rhythms and rhymes.
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First published January 1, 2003
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Dr. Seuss
981 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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May 21, 2018
Such fun!
October 27, 2018
I read this from cover to cover to my nephew tonight, and you know what? It is still a classic. He's too little to really understand any of it but just the rhythm still made him laugh. And that punchline at the end made *me* crack up, so it's fun for the whole family.
December 20, 2024
amazing imagery. truly a book i won’t forget.
March 19, 2025
2/5
I had to read this out loud to kids I don’t think I have anything more to say
I had to read this out loud to kids I don’t think I have anything more to say
March 3, 2014
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss is a story about a fox trying to teach a Knox stories through rhyming words. I love on the very first page Dr. Seuss posts a warning sign saying "Take it SLOWLY. This book is DANGEROUS." This book teaches children to read slowly and not jump ahead. A lot of times children will begin reading the next line or paragraph before their brain can comprehend what the have read. But by reading this book children cannot do that. This is because of the tongue twisting lines that Dr. Seuss provides throughout this book.
I also love the illustrations. They are detailed and very necessary to the story line. Without the illustrations I would not have known some of the things Dr. Seuss is talking about.
Also I loved that the fox is portrayed as trying to trick the Knox when really the fox is also trying to trick the readers.
I also love the illustrations. They are detailed and very necessary to the story line. Without the illustrations I would not have known some of the things Dr. Seuss is talking about.
Also I loved that the fox is portrayed as trying to trick the Knox when really the fox is also trying to trick the readers.
April 25, 2014
The story Fox in Socks is about Mr. Fox and Mr. Knox. Fox and Knox speak in rhymes to one another the entire book. The Fox is annoying Knox with his rhymes the entire story until Knox cannot take it anymore. Knox eventually puts Mr. Fox in a bottle and gets the last rhyme in. Knox walks away at the end of the story. This book would be a great book for helping students obtain a more complete understanding of rhyming words together. Students could read this book and then practice their own rhymes. I personally thought this book was pretty funny because the rhymes made me laugh. I believe part of the message of this book is to not pester people but I’m not sure, it’s unclear. Furthermore I definitely really enjoyed the illustrations in this book, I really like Dr. Seuss style illustrations (and this book was no different than other Dr. Seuss books).
April 26, 2014
I found that there is not one actual setting in this book. The Fox and Knox travel to many different places. The fox’s word game creates the setting and brings us to it, like when he calls for a lake and then they are somehow magically at a lake. When the fox doesn’t talk about a specific location, they end up in grassy hills or blank rooms. Like A lot of his books, Dr. Seuss uses a lot of white space, black lines, and pops of color that are usually primary colors. This book has a lot of rhyming, tongue twisters. Each one of them however, has a picture to go with it that shows the crazy combination of words put together.
May 12, 2013
The world appeared a better place the day I discovered that tweetle Beatles are a part of it.
January 7, 2014
It's Dr. Seuss! What more can you say? Inspirational, appropriate and fun for any age.
September 12, 2016
Great tongue twisters for kids.
February 5, 2015
Cashing in on the theme of "Green eggs and ham"....kinda boring,
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February 8, 2018It's very good for kids
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