Books like Socks by Beverly Cleary

Name: Socks
Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary

Socks is a lively, feline resident of the Bricker household, where he enjoys the company of the kind young couple and their affectionate laps. When the family welcomes a baby boy, Charles William, the dynamics shift. Socks must share the couple’s attention and manage a phantom dog, a mischievous wig, and the territorial squabbles with Old Taylor, the neighborhood tomcat. Through these adventures, the cat learns to adapt and discovers a new place in the family. The story offers a charming, humorous glimpse into life with a baby from a cat’s point of view.

First publish date: November 1911

Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers

Authors: Beverly Cleary

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