Rocko and Spanky Go to a Party

Rocko and Spanky Go to a Party has 35 ratings and 5 reviews. Kelly said: It's a story of two sock monkey twins and how they are getting ready for a party.
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We also have the other book with these characters. We have also purchased it as a gift. Daughter found this book to be very funny. Plus, she enjoyed all the subtle references to the previous Rocko and Spanky book. A short book, but one she read over and over. The two animals are drawn with verve and their adventures transpire in a blaze of green and pink 50's inspired decor, though they have a hip-hop twist to their vocabulary speak which appeals to the young.

I tried this book out with four kids of different races and all enjoyed watching the sock monkeys cavort to their own party; even the one little girl who spoke no English at all, laughed out loud at the two monkeys, Rocko and Spanky, hugging each other as tightly as they could, perhaps reminding the little girl of her childhood in Cambodia. Kara LaReau should receive the Newbery Award for her work on this book.

The Newbery, in case we forget, went to Hugh Lofting the Dr Doolittle author, so it is not out of the range of possibility to suggest that Rocko and Spanky deserve it too. And if the author gets an award, I vote also that we give one to sister Jenna, whose illustrations prove one more time the truth of the old adage, that you can throw everything but the kitchen sink into your drawings, but if there isn't heart there, than you have nothing.

And she has heart to burn! Check out the drawings of Rocko on skates or behind the wheel of his miniature Vespa. He's an excitable boy! Stand clear, here comes Rocko.


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In the meantime, his quieter twin Spanky looks at you with those big soft eyes and you melt a little, even a hard hearted old grownup like myself. Looking forward to the next adventures of these two. If Curious George could have fifteen books, why not thirty for Rocko and Spanky? Rocko and Spanky are a couple of sock monkeys-twins, actually.

Rocko and Spanky Go to a Party

They've been invited to a birthday party so they hop on their yellow motorcycle and zoom on down to the Gift-o-Rama to pick up the perfect gift. Rocko wants to buy something fast, flashy, and fun. Spanky prefers something a bit more glamorous. They finally settle on the perfect compromise: Which look suspiciously like themselves. After deciding what to wear, they arrive to find the party is actually for them. They'd forgotten their own birthdays!

Thanks to their friends, they are able to celebrate their special day in style. The text includes a double-page spread titled "Rocko and Spanky's Wrapper's Delight. This buoyant, fast-paced tale was an instant hit with the first graders to whom we read it. The cartoon illustrations are done in a 50s retro style, complete with period details such as poodle prints, coconut monkeys, and the ever-present pink and green.

A deliciously fun retro-read. Who knew a couple of sock monkeys could be so hip? This is the story of 2 sock monkey. They are invited to a party! Join them as they get ready for it. The pictures are just too cute!

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    Rocko and Spanky Go to a Party

    Sep 28, Kelly rated it liked it Shelves: It's a story of two sock monkey twins and how they are getting ready for a party. It's cute enough, and I think it would appeal to children. Feb 17, Penny rated it did not like it Shelves: I hated this book. There was absolutely no educational value to it and it was all a lot of fluff about a couple of sock monkey twins that forgot it was their own birthday. The only cute thing from an adult standpoint was the reference to the perfect gift being a pair of socks, the exact kind of sock used to make sock monkeys.

    Unfortunately for me, my boys loved this book. They don't even like the story. They just like the pictures of the sock monkeys. I've never before had a book that can't even I hated this book. I've never before had a book that can't even capture their interest long enough for the read through. It was difficult for them to focus because the story was so painfully bland. I would definitely not recommend this book unless you have sock monkey lover in your family and can take the sacrifice of reading a painfully bad story to your kids. It might not be so bad if they can read it on their own, but for me it was just painful.

    I'm just glad it was a library book so I can return it. I don't know how I'd feel giving it away when I feel it's so lacking in value. Jan 16, Alice rated it it was ok Shelves: Twin Sock monkeys go shopping for birthday presents for a friend and they buy socks because "that is what they are made of" pun intended-- I guess. Then at the end they realized the party was for them. It was okay, I don't have sock monkeys and don't really get them..

    Pictures were good enough. Didn't hate it didn't love it!! Feb 20, Shelli rated it liked it Shelves: Roco and Spanky have two very different personalities even though they are twin sock monkeys. They are invited to a party at their friend Shelly's house so the need to get ready, pick out a gift and get their on time. Something that seems to be a bit of a challenge for them to achieve.

    Apr 27, Patricia rated it really liked it Shelves: The illustrations were cute.

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    The motorcyle looks very banana-styled. A story about sock monkeys. Molly rated it liked it Aug 21,