I have read a lot of children's books when I was a kid and loved some of them. Of course, I upgraded my taste as I grew older and got bored with rhymes and drawings. But I surprised myself as I enjoyed reading Sigfried's Smelly Socks! today as an adult. I have to give credit to the description because it is the one that got me to open this book and actually read it. My attention was caught by the writer's claim that the book itself - the actual book - is smelly. I wanted to know how the author was going to pull that claim off and I have to say that she nailed it! :tiphat:

The story of Sigfried's Smelly Socks! revolved around how smelly the controversial book and socks are and what made them disgusting. Other characters who contributed to the book's unfortunate condition were put in. There are true-to-life pictures mixed with cartoon illustrations, making it more appealing especially for children. Just when I thought it could not have been any funnier, the twist at the end still gave me a hearty laugh. …show more content…
I love how it still gave me a fun reading experience, given my age. As I was reading, I could literally smell the elements described by the speaker in the story. Relating to his wonder whenever he would start a sentence with speculations like "Perhaps it was the . . ." and "Or maybe the . . ." and "Could it be the . . ." makes the reader's brain automatically remember how those things smelled in real life. And they say that children have more heightened reactions than that of adults and much wilder imaginations. It got me to thinking, how much more will it be wonderful from a child's