The Sock Kids Meet Lincoln by Michael John Sullivan and Susan Petrone
It’s Saturday in the Sock Kids’ house and that means its wash day. The Socker family is scooped up and put in the wash where Stretch plays until … he gets whirled around so fast he had to close his eyes and felt like he was falling.
Stretch opened his eyes to find himself on a strange man’s leg.
That man was Lincoln. Stretch has gone back in time!
Stretch meets the sock on the other leg, a black sock named Meade.
The Sock Kids Meets Lincoln offers a quick lesson in history, just right for the young age group (my daughter even went back to check the year again!) and gives a good opening for a discussion on who Abraham Lincoln is.
After a quick adventure with Lincoln, Stretch finds his way home again.
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The Sock Kids was entertaining and full of action for such a short story. My youngest picks the easiest and quickest books to read to avoid real homework reading, but most quick reads also tend to be too easy. You can typically see the struggle between Mom making her do the required school reading vs. the distractions that pull her away from the books she is bored with. The Sock Kids was easy enough for a struggling reader without being boring.
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There were no distractions here. She read The Sock Kids through without pause and was excited about it when she was done, instantly demanding more. Heck, she tried to find how to get more on my phone! (Good thing purchases are password protected!)
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If you are not sure whether your kid will like this book; just read my own daughter’s review after reading it herself.
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Book Review by Robyn Gaudet: The Sock Kids Meet Lincoln
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