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‘Dr. Seuss ignites a child's imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses.’
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Dr. Seuss ignites a child's imagination with his mischievous characters and zany verses.
The Express
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My 2 1/2 year old daughter loves all Dr Seuss books, but this is the one I like reading to her the least and thank goodness this is also the least requested at bedtime.
I think it's our least favourite because it's basically a book of tongue-twisters & doesn't really have as much of a 'story' to it like Green Eggs & Ham or Cat in the Hat (I use the word story in the loosest way).
So buy it by all means because if your child loves Dr Seuss then they will love this as well, but if you hate tongue-twisters you have been warned :)
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is simply (actually, not so simply) the best beginning book ever for reading aloud!
Children learn to read by first hearing adults read aloud to them. The funnier and more memorable the story, the faster the child learns. In this outstanding book, Dr. Seuss has created delightfully convoluted tongue-twisters to engage enormous laughter, combined with lots of learning. You'll have a ball reading this book out loud, and hearing your child read it with you. Such experiences are great bases for building emotional support and comfort for your child, and establishing a lifelong closeness with your child.
What is absolutely brilliant about the book is that it creates forgiveness for any errors that occur. Mr. Knox, the person who cannot easily say the tongue-twisters, is the hero of the story. This, too, encourages learning. We are expected to mis-say these sentences. Reprieved by Dr. Seuss from the sentence of perfection, we go ahead with more confidence into our laughter.
Here's you first warning about reading aloud: "The first time you read it, don't go fast! This Fox is a tricky fox. He'll try to get your tongue in trouble." Notice, that since only your tongue can get into trouble, you as a person are safe. What a wonderful, loving way to encourage your child!
Your tongue also gets sympathy at the end wondering how numb your tongue is from reading aloud.
Everybody can handle the first page but it soon goes to maximum difficulty.
Mr. Fox is good at coming up with challenges. Mr. Knox is quickly overwhelmed, and Mr. Fox comes up with a harder one each time despite agreeing to come up with an easier one.
But Mr. Knox comes out on top in the end.
After memorization is quite far along, you can have races and time how long it takes to read the book. Children love to be timed doing things and take great pleasure in their progress. I suggest that you not race yourself, for that might discourage a child who goes more slowly than you do.
You can also use these sentences to point out how word order affects meaning. There are many advanced grammar lessons in this material, that will help you child write better.
In typical Dr. Seuss fashion, though, the drawings are the best part. You will see more complex, amalgamated images than you can possibly imagine, and each one visually reinforces the importance of word sequencing.
Having been challenged by this convoluted cove of cavernous cacophony, it will eventually occur to your child that reading such siblilant spoutings of stirruped stentorian sounds . . . is most easily done silently. So the learning to read process will naturally progress from the book's content. Yet, the silent reading will be predictably punctuated with great gales of laughter, built from the experience of reading the book aloud with you. You'll smile when you hear the familiar laughs.
As you can see, this is not so simply a brilliant book. It will provide your family with endless fun and learning.
After you have finished mastering this book aloud, I suggest that you and your child write your own version. You'll have even more fun with that one.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my 2 year old for christmas, and he loves it. It's full of tongue twisters, which he thinks is really funny and has even tried to do them himself! I would definately recommend this book for anyone, adults and children alike!
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A challenge to read aloud!
As has already been said in several other reviews, this is a book of tongue twisters that make it a fun, but challenging read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Taylor
Fox in Socks
I bought this book for my 4yr old grandson. He enjoys iy because it keeps him interested. I bought 'The Cat in The Hat' too and like all the books it was a great hit.
Published 4 months ago by Dee77
Fox in Socks is great!
Great book that is very entertaining for children and also for the adult reader....if you can manage to get your tongue around the tongue twisters... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mandy
Classic Dr Seuss
Another brilliant Dr Seuss book, this is a tricky text if you are new to Dr Seuss but its is a good way to introduce rhyme to young children.
Published 8 months ago by Rachaelcc
for completists... not one of the better books!
It's good if you like tongue twisters, but not if you want a good night-time story! I write this as a lover of many of the other Dr Seuss books!
Published 9 months ago by Max Rael
Bim bends bens broom
Great book, really silly tongue twisters. Grandma will nearly have a siezure trying to read this.
My little girl loves it, absolutely bonkers story, makes no sense but really... Read more
My little girl loves it, absolutely bonkers story, makes no sense but really... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Philip Raw
Fox in socks
A book I read with my children. Just purchased a new version for my grandchildren. Good fun, but the tongue twisters get worse as the book proceeds!
Published 16 months ago by Stuart
TONGUE TWISTERS, NO STORY
As previous review mentions, this is basically a book of tongue twisters with no story. I don't know why any child would love this or parent who has to read it to them when there... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ej
a real tongue twister!
try it! its a trip down memory lane, utterly rediculous, and I defy anyone to get through a page without tripping over the words!
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Helene E. Evans
Fox in Socks
Bought as a gift for an adult. Very well received. Had hillarious fun, good tongue twisters. Arrived in good time.
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by Valerie Batty
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