“...a surefire readaloud selection…” —BCCB

“In the hands of any person even remotely not to the pen's liking, it will write only such words as it wishes. These, to the delight of the reader, tend to be both comically candid and scathingly insulting.” —Wall Street Journal

“In telling the clever story of a pen with a mind of its own, Dormer bridges the gap between youthful precocity and adult sophistication, and makes a very good point about artistic inspiration along the way.” —New York Times

“Children will enjoy the warm humor and silly-but-smart writing in this book...” —School Library Journal

“A book as much fun to engage as it is simply to follow.” —Kirkus

“...in this congenial company [the obstinate pen] finds its true purpose in life.” —Horn Book, starred

“Dormer's hilarious, spot-on watercolor-and-ink illustrations make a monsterful hit with Socksquatch.” —School Library Journal on Socksquatch

“The writing debut of illustrator Dormer has plenty of comic sensibility to go along with his signature scratchy line-and-watercolor illustrations. . . . While youngsters will definitely enjoy listening to this one in a crowd, don't be surprised if they borrow it afterwards to reenact with a friend.” —BCCB on Socksquatch

“Dormer's (Supersister) naïf cartooning and simple silliness make this the kind of book that will probably get requested again and again.” —Publishers Weekly on Socksquatch

“All expectations fall at the feet of the monsters, and they do not disappoint.” —Kirkus Reviews on Socksquatch