There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
A boy tours his home and pairs ordinary objects with invented creatures whose names rhyme with their locations.
- First published
- 1974
- Reading stage
- Picture books & shared reading
Reading this with your child
The joke is a rhyme plus a hiding place
Each creature becomes memorable because its invented name is attached to a real object in the house. After a few examples, choose a chair, lamp or door and make a new creature name that nearly rhymes.
Use the pictures to test a prediction
Before revealing a creature, ask where it might live or which object its name resembles. This makes invented vocabulary easier to follow without stopping to define nonsense words.
More wordplay than plot
Random House classifies the original as a Bright and Early Book using fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. It suits children who enjoy patterned language even if they are not yet interested in a continuous story.
Compare before choosing: Choose Wocket for rhyme and invented words around a house; choose The Alphabet Book for letter order and alliterative object combinations. View the comparison title →
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