Dear Socks, Dear Buddy facts for kids
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| Author | Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
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Publication date
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November 17, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 0-684-85778-2 |
| Preceded by | It Takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us (1996)' |
| Followed by | An Invitation to the White House: At Home with History (2000)' |
Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets is a children's book from 1998. It was written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was the First Lady of the United States at the time. The book is all about the two famous pets who lived in the White House during the Clinton administration: Socks the cat and Buddy the dog.
Contents
About the Book
This special book shares more than 50 letters. These letters were written to Socks and Buddy by children from all over. The book also has over 80 cool photos of the First Pets.
What's Inside the Letters?
Kids asked all sorts of fun questions in their letters. Some wondered, "Who do you like best? Mr. Clinton? Mrs. Clinton or Chelsea?" Another child asked Buddy, "How do you like being a dog? I like being a person." Socks was even asked if he watched MTV! Buddy got a question about whether the Spice Girls ever petted him.
The book also includes parts written by Hillary Clinton herself. She talks about Socks and Buddy's habits. She also describes the funny rivalry between the cat and the dog. You can also read about other pets that lived in the White House before. The book gives helpful tips on how to care for your own pets. It also encourages parents to help kids express themselves through writing.
The very last part of the book has a special message. It's called "A Note on Saving America's Parks and Treasures." This section reminds us how important it is to protect our national parks and historical places.
Helping Our National Parks
Hillary Clinton did not get paid for writing this book. All the money she earned from book sales went to a good cause. It was donated to the National Park Foundation. This foundation is the official charity for America's National Park Service. The publisher of the book also gave some of their earnings to the foundation.
The National Park Foundation was given the copyright to the book. This made it easier for the money to go directly to the foundation. It helped avoid some of the complicated tax rules that came up with her previous book, It Takes a Village. This way, more money could go to protecting our parks.
Images for kids
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The First Lady with Socks and Buddy in 1999
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See also
In Spanish: Dear Socks, Dear Buddy para niños
