Socks (Beverly Cleary)

Socks (Beverly Cleary)

infobox Book |
name = Socks


image_caption =
author = Beverly Cleary
cover_artist = Beatrice Darwin
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Novel
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = 1973
media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
pages = 160
isbn = ISBN 0688300677
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Socks" is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary, originally illustrated by Beatrice Darwin, and published in 1973. It won the William Allen White Children's Book Award.

Plot summary

The story is told from the perspective of a tabby cat with four white paws who lives with a young married couple, the Brickers. Initially, Socks and the Bricker couple are alone, and Socks receives a great deal of love and attention as a result. However, the Brickers soon have a child and Socks begins to feel as though he has been forgotten. In order to take care of the new baby, Socks receives less attention than he normally would, and even ends up living in the garage at one time when his behavior is misinterpreted. He has several misadventures in the course, culminating in a fight with another neighborhood cat. After this takes place, the Brickers realize they have been so wrapped up with the new baby that they have neglected Socks. The book ends with Socks sleeping next to the new baby in the baby's crib.


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