There's A Wocket In My Pocket
Bibliography:
Seuss. (2018). There's a wocket in my pocket. Collins.
Plot Summary:
The book starts with a boy asking if the reader has ever wondered is there a "wasket in your basket" and other make-believe animals hidden around your house. The boy tells the reader that this is the kind of house he lives in, a house filled with animals playing and making their homes in furniture everywhere. The boy then tells us about the friendly animals like Yot who lives in the pot and the Zable who lives on the table. But some of the animals are not friendly, but rather mean, like the Bofa who lives on the sofa, or the Nooth Grush who lives on the boy's toothbrush. There are even some animals that the boy is afraid of, like the Vug who lives under the rug and the Zall that runs down the hall. There are also animals that the boy likes to have around because they are lots of fun, like the Zower in the shower and the Zillow on the boy's pillow. The boy loves all the animals, scary or fun, nice or mean, and never wants to leave his home.
Personal Connection:
Any book by Dr. Seuss is a classic, we all grew up with him, his words live in our heads. At random times, usually the most inconvenient, my head will just go on and on about green eggs and ham and some boy named sam. This book has that same effect because of all the rhymes and made-up words that just sound so perfect together. I will admit, this happens to be one of my favorite books by Dr. Seuss because I love that the boy of the book doesn't care about the animals, he just happily lives with them. I think it's an example of how he's not greedy, he shares and he's friendly and kind, even to the mean animals. Kindness is free and this boy provides an example of it and even though it's a silly example, it just makes me feel glad to know the boy loves his home filled with all the animals.
Classroom Connection:
As poetry is a topic itself to be taught in school as more than just a genre, this book would be great in many lessons with poetry. It can also be used for rhyming and understanding sounds of letters and sounds of letter patterns. One activity to do in class would be to have students make up their own animals rhyming with things around their house or in the classroom. This would activate their imaginations as well as helping them to recognize sounds of letters and patterns of letters and their sounds. Another activity could be done with a group where students have to find many words that rhyme together. The class could be split into groups where everyone would be given a word and students would have to list rhyming words, allowing them to critically, sound out words in real-time, and have some fun!
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